Evening journal., 1919-01-11
Three MILLION FOR
CANtL PURCHASE
Included in River and Har-
Dor Ill to Pass House
Today
INCLUDES $4,000
FOR CllY'S HARBOR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE House
OF Representatives, yesterday In con-
mlttee OF the whole. passed the prOyi-
slons In The Rivers and Harbors bill
appropr.aling S3,57i.OSO for The port OF
/ ph. h.lauelphia and sJ,UOO,OJO for the TAX
ing over by COVE. nment of the Ches-
apoake and Delawae Canal.
The appropriations TO- the port in
clude S2,JJO.UOO Tor deepening and main
tanning lhe channel in the Delaware
RIVER from Allegheny avenue 10 the
sea; siO0l00O for the Sohuylkin River.
and Sii,0S0 for completing Improve
ments at Camden.
The provision for taking over thu
/ canal was amended upon motion OF
Representative Small OF No. On Ca Ollna
by striking out the provision for the
purchase" OF the canal, so as TO leave
u 10 The discretion OF the War Depart
ment as 10 how the canal shall be ac-
quired., The Appropriation was left at
SJtOOOO0. OF which not more than
s2,5ii2s9.70 was 10 be used for acquir-
.ns the canal.
Canal Purchase Condemned.
representative Frear, Of Wisconsin,
led the opponents OF the canal project
lie declared the 100000 would only
subsequently, cost the government be-
tween Si5,OOOOO0 and S20OOO,OOO.
II Is merely a project to connect
Ph ladelpha and Baltimore" Repre-
sentative FrelT continued. "The COM
megce between those two cities is en-
tirely too small TO warrant The assess
Ing the taxpayers OF the county with
h.s cost" lie conlended that the gov
ernment already had put S450OO0 In
the project, and that now an efiort was
beng made 10 buy II from It's private
owners.
Representative Focht OF Pennsyl-
vanla, and Representative Frear asked
II the whole p,olecl was not pork
barrel" affair.
u believe this project TO be OF nation
al moment or | would not stand here
and defend H." said Representative
Moore. No one has cOntr .buted more
to the pork barrel reputation OF this
bin Than he gentleman fiom wlscon-
sin"
Mr.. Moors read a letter from a sol
der In France showing how the Amer
lcan army utilized the canals OF France
for the transpoi tatlon OF troops ami
supplies The operators OF the boats
are membe OF a waterways regiment
which was o ganlzed under The Inlanl
waterways Association, SAID Mr.. Moore
He cOntrasted the use OF these foreign
canals wthe the lack OF waterway IA
cll.tles In the United states.
The development OF inland water
ways has never been encou aged In the
United States" Representative Moore
continued. because the railroads have
not found u 10 their interest"
II the waterways are 20 be Included
under the appropriation OF S5O0,OO0OoO !
for the rallo ads, he said he would |
vote for the Appropriation. "Our ldea,"
said Mr.. Moore, 'is 10 utilize these in
land maierways along the coast. which |
would penetrate the very territory they |
are intended TO serve without rehand- J
ling freight"
Ennland's Experience Cited.
lie told how American commodities
sent abroad were carried in'and 10 cit
les like Mlnchest'r, England. without
b Ing rehandled at Live pool, because
OF The development OF inland water
ways Manchester has progress ed fast
ar industrially than Liverpool, he said
because OF the deepening OF the chan
mel OF the Mersey River.
Meats are shipped from Chicago 10
Manchester at the same transportation