Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-12
LOAN BILL DEFEAT
HARD BLOW At PORT
Harbor Development Plans Are
Given Death Thrust by Vare-
: ties, Sproule Asserts
HADLEYS FIGURES HIT

The Ware Combines killing of the
proposcd S1O,0O0,O00 municipal loan
vas death thrust at the development
of the mort Of Philadelphia, according to
a statement made today by Director
NJ Whorycs. Docks and Ferries SprOule
Administration leaders said that this
revelation of "pull back policy on the
mart of the Combine meant that tho OPP
nostion was taking special pleasure
in hamstringing the Mayors personal
program of developing tho port"
Director Sproule. in support of his
statement, said that the killing of the
loan bill prevented the city from sup
plying the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road with urgently needed pier facili-
ties. The Combine attack on the city
Administration has. therefore, It was
pointed out. struck direct blow at
the commerce and prosperity of Phila-
dclphia Mt time when President Hard
jnz and other national leaders are
striving to devise ways and means for
lifting the industrial depression.
Hadley's Figures Hit
Furthermore, Director Sproulc rid
died the declarations Of the Combine
anu ~, ,bot ne n ,noitor of foct I,js
1n...,o,'e hos M octIoi ,rorLin, s,,r-
.o'nnIIoI uncnc,rmhrroI hol.
pLus " r. this Tho Diroctnr odJnd fho
hntr. ,I,n. .i,n .lorar,r,o,. ata,d, ~,
sIa.eiI, sIt.o nooJ of an oJJ;t;orni
ta,'!S az non 400 ,,r,ioh Nos ~, h ',.;Taa
So'?v'.uoo, NV, nsnl m" Go nnn Eon Pi"' roo ,"''
Showing just what the attitude of
the Combine t0unclllncn meant In ar-
tual commercial loss to the "ltN, Dl-
rector Sproule SAID that ms department
has been unable TO ma ACCOMMODATIONS
on any OF the munlclpn! or private
owned piers NJ ms port tor tnc Baltl-
more ana ohlo hallroad company:
which Is ABOUT TO be 9ispoSScSsed OF
Municipal ller NO: H. North NhnrVes:
In statement issued at the office of
the loan was detailed as follows:
Pier No. is included in that prop
erty Of the city that Is soon to be taken
over by the bridge commissioners for
the construction of the anchorage pier
OF the new Delaware River bridge. The
Baltimore and ONO railroad Company
has lease on this pier, with about two
years to run. and being dispoSscSsed Of
its most important uptown terminal,
threatens to hold the city liable for
damages that may accrue if other suit
able quarters are not found. The di-
rector regretted his inability to find
quarters for this railroad company and
thus insure a continuance of the freight
business that has meant so much TO The
City of PHILADELPHIA.
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