Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14

movements now under way Which
might easily develop to the dlsad-
vantage o. their port. Ne" Eng
land cities are seeking exp TT ana
port d!tfet entails under New Yotk
such as those now enjoyed Dy Phll-
adelphia and Baltimore. n gun
ports are making every effort to Sc
cure railrates which would divert
to them freight from the interior
that has found an outlet through
New Yo.k for years.
Some of the transcontirenfal rail-
roads a1e also seeking reductions
from Middle West points to h Pa
cifc which might result in the
movement of traffic overland to the
western coast hat now goes to new
York and thence to the Paclhc by
water through the Panama canal.
Voistend Law Also Blamed
Even prohibition is in the con-
spiracy against New York, it is
I claimed, ard this is no vaudeville
Joke. If the Interpretation thus
far pla ,ea on the Volstea1 law is
sustained and it operates to keep
liquor and wiaes off all vessels. do
nestle or foreign that enter or
leave United States ports, j. is re-
garded as highly probable that a
considerable rart of the arans-At-
lantic passenger traffic from the
port of New York will be diverted
to Montreal. Quebec or Halifax.
Shipping board authorizes are in
clined to agree with this pessimist C
view of the Gothamites.. AMI no one
seems to know just what can be
done about it.
In view of the rivalry between
New Yo + and Montreal and the
fact that they are the leading ports
of North America a comparison OF
their shipping facilities aud business
status in general is interesting. The
depth of channels and ha Dor at
New YORK averages from 80 to SO
feet as against an average OF 20 to
SIS feet at Montreal. New York has
$40 shin perths. whereas Montreal
has but 100 In the last S5 years
| New York has expended ~SS5,00O.-
900 for dock construction. az COM
pared with s3I,000,0 900 FOR the en-
ire port of Montreal.
New York has manufacturing
plant to the number # $4,000.
with a capitalization of mors than
$4,000, OG0, 900 and an aanu4l out
put valued well in excess CT s5.-
600, 600, goo Manufacturing plants
at Montreal number 1850 with =
! total caDi.al of less than nalf a bill
|, lion and al. annual product only N
! little moro than n tenth he value
of Nee York's. Foreign trade
through the port of New York last
year amounted to s2,6S2,G50,0 900 as
against 800, 600, 600 for the port of
Montreal.
Port facilities at Montreal in
clude two large. modern, tireproof
elevators with conveyor system to
fifteen steamship berths al which
nine vessels can be loaded with
grain simultaneously; 23 permanent
freproos sheds: So miles of harbor
railway terminals; constructor and
repair Giants: about 200 acres of
land, all reclaimed in the most val
uable part of the city and a total of
wharfage at the close of last year
of 8.13 miles. A IS foot channel
between Montreal and the ocean is
now beirg dredged by the govern
ment. and 1t is said that t will be
available for ships within a few
years.
New Yotkers who are waking up
to the activities of their rival are
naturally not enthusiastic over the
projected waterway along the ST
Lawrence which the promoters
claim will make possible the ar
p~earance of ocean ships az ports On
the Great Lakes. They believe that
such a waterway would result in
the diversion OF a great amount OF
traffic from. the Middle West which
is now routed through their city
and while this might cot all re-
dound 10 the advantage of Mon
treal IL would be a blow to New