Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
HOOVER COMMENDS
R|vER-HARBOR BILL
FOreSeeS Labor Greatly Ben
Gifted in $145,OoO,00o Out
lay for Public improvements.

1t was With great satisfaction that
President Hoover afixed his signature
to the rivers and harbors bin providing
for the construction Of more than $50
projects TO cost ultimately approx
mately S145. 100000, inasmuch as It
represents the final authorization Of the
engineering work for the construction
and coordination OF a great system OF
waterways and harborS which he has
advocated for more than FIVE years. and
which he promised in his campaign for
the Presidency and which he has rec
commended to Congress since becoming
President
This attitude of the President toward
| this legislation was revealed yesterday
in statement issued at the White
| House
o. ks Inland Waterways Extension.
This statement also called attention
| to the fact that this inland waterway
undertaking represents larger project
even than the Panama Canal, will pro-
| vide employment for many thousands
of men and according to the opinion
of the President, will be fruitful in
bringing about reduced transportation
! rates on bulk goods and should bring
great benefits 10 the agricultural sec
tions and industries. He believes also
/ that IL should result In better distribd-
| ton of the population away from con-
| gested centers.
Presidents Statement.
| The Presidents statement in full fol-
| lows:
1t was with particular satisfaction
| that l signed the rivers and harbors
BILL as it represents the final authorize
| ton of the engineering work by which
we construct and coordinate our great
systems of waterways and harbors.
which I have advocated for over FIVE
years. Il was promised in the last cam
paign and in my recommendations 10
| Congress:
| I'VE can now build the many re-
naming segments of a definite canalizA-
ton of our river system through which
modern barge trains Of 10000 to
$4,000 tons of burden can operate
Systematically to the Midwest and to
the Gulf Of Mexico. ard through the
lakes to the Atlantic. The system
when completed will have $4,000 miles
| of waterways, and will give waterway
connection between such great cities as
New Orleans, Memphis, Knoxville.
Chattanooga, st. Louis, Kansas City,
Omaha and Souix City, Keokuk, Min
neapoliS, st. Paul, Chicago, Evansville,
Cincinnati, Wheeling and Pittsburgh.
Through the Great Lakes and the Erie
Canal many of these points will have
access to Central New York and the
Atlantic. BY its authorization for
deepening of lake channels we shall
support the present commerce Of the
Great Lakes and make preparation for
ocean shipping by the ultimate deepen
ing of the st. Lawrence.
HarbOr Improvements Cited.
1T is long-view plan for the future.
ments in our harbors.
1T is long view plan for the future.
IL VIII require many years to complete
its construction. 1 do not propose that
we should proceed in a hephazard man.
ner, that we should approach the prob
lem on sound engineering lines, COM
pletlng the main trunk systems and
gradually extending the work outward
| along the lateral rivers.
Some of the items authorized have
not yet been recommended by the en-
glneers, and OF course they will not be
mended -000'
THE bill does not call for anv IN
crease In the budget for this fiscal
year. the appropriations having pro-
Vloed by which work will be pushed
at all available points in assistance to
Cile temporary unemployment situation.
Program Of Operation Outlined.
II have, in cooperation with secre-
tary Hurley, established during the mast
year a new organization for the COM
quot OF these works In this orpaniza-
ton we have created under Gen. Lytle
Brown eight separate divisions headed
by responsible directing engineers, as
follows:
Lakes division. Col E. M. Markham:
! Upper Mississippi Valley Lieut. Col.
9. S. Spaulding; Lower Mississippi VAL
icy, Brig. Gen. r. H. jackson: North
Atlantic division, Col. w. j. Borden:
South Atlantic division, Col. Fl. B. FER
| guson; Gulf division, Lieut.. Col. Mark
Brook; North Pacific division. Col. G.
Sukesh; Soth Pacific division, Lieut..
Col. T. NJ. Robinson.
In aggregate this inland waterway
undertaking represents larger project
than even the Panama Canal. It will
provide employment for thousands of
men. 1t should be fruitful Of decreased
transportation charges on bulk goods:
should bring great dement's TO our farms
ana industries. 1t should result in bet
terment of our population away from
the congested centers"