San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-06

syndicate but CHAINS administration
fitted and DIR. Sun Yat-sen came back
before anything vas done. With his
return the dust again was blown off
the harbor plans.
The latest forward step was the
signing Of contract with c. V. Cum
ming. representing the Northern Con-
struction Company of Canada. Civ
ing the right to build 1900 miles of
railroad northwest from Canto to
Chengtu. capital of Szechwan province,
as told in an exclusive cable at that
time. Morris A. Cohen of Edmonton.
| Alberta, Canada. one of DIR. Suns
staff here, interested the well-known
Canadian railroad builder. The road
would intersect Kwangtung, kwangsi,
Human. Kwaichow, Yunnan and SEC
chwan provinces. 1t has not been sur.
veyed. The cost is estimated at $780,
O00. 900. and Mr.. Cummings is home,
comforting with his financial hackers.
Canton's improvements as port is
necessary accompaniment. Hence the
harbor plans again are to the fore.
Two Separate Projects.
The plans divide into two separate
projects. an outer and al inner har.
Dor. The outer harbor would be at
Whampoa, the old port of 100 years
ago. when foreigners were not per-
mitted TO enter Canton, about ten
miles down the river. The delta
starts at Canton and boats have their
choice of twaAroutes to reach Wham.
poa. The haSbor, 5000 feet long and
1000 feet wide, would be on the back
reach of the river. opposite Danes
island. It's cost, including S1,322,-
600 drydock, is estimated at 3d.
662. 500. A railroad connecting it
with canton would add $3,0O0,0O0 r
SI.O00.O00.
While Hongkong does not approve
OF the outer harbor project, it has
ceased to object to the inner harbor
improvement. That would be in Can
ton and. being higher mp the river,
could not be reached by the same deep
sea draft steamers. The contract for
the inner harbor was signed by the
James A. Rabbit Engineering Com.
pany and the Davis company, both
American concerns, and By Chan
Kwing-ming, governor, and Sun Fo,
mayor, and was approved by DIR. Sun
Yat-sen on September u. 1921. Once
the Chinese signatories settle their dlf-
ferences, which now seems possible,
work may start.
Cost Is Cheap.
Opposite Canton. on the south side
Of the river. is Honan City. On the
Honan side. the harbor will extend
southwark 1900 feet and eastward
1900 feet along the Pearl river. The
channel will be reduced TO $50 feet
with wharves on the opposite Can
ton side. In Honan, five acres will
be condemned and % reclaimed from
the river and in Canton fourteen acres
reclaimed. Honam contemplates 10
600 square feet of go-downs and Can
ton 101 900. Estimated total pier
frontage will be 1910 feet with $780,
600 square feet of warehouse space.
The total required to build the pre-
tentious inner harbor is less than So.
900 900 American money. Canton conld
easily raise il il Picking would stop
invading the province. However, Pek-
ing has the whip hand. the American
State Department sa.ing in regard TO
the harbor project: ave refuse to in
dictate an attitude of approval in the
absence Of showing that the transac-
ton accords with the existing law OF
China. Among the necessary condi-
tions required by such law is, the as.
sent of the approved authorities al
the central (Peking) government Of
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