Tonnage handled New York Canal section, May to August, 1919, inclusive.

Tonnage handled Mississippi River section, Sept. 28, 1918, to July 31, 1919.

Warrior River.-Coal handled from October, 1918, to May 31, 1919, 42,586 tons.

List of officers and employees, and salaries paid to each one, of Division of Inland Waterways, United States Railroad Administration, July 31, 1919.

1 Director Tomlinson has been on furlough without pay from Apr .15, 1919, to Aug. 7, 1919.

List of officers and employees, and salaries paid to each one, of Division of Inland Waterways, United States Railroad Administration, July 31, 1919—Continued.

NEW YORK CANAL SECTION AS OF JULY 31, 1919.

Blackmore, E. M Rick, E. J Conghlin, J. R.. Mason, C. B. Baldwinsville

Addington, Helen. Holmes, Charles. Carroll, James F. New York CityNoonan, John.. Bird, Bernard D.. Briggs, F. E.

Tonawanda-Keyes, F. J.

Little Falls-Galbraith, F. F.

Hudson, N. Y.-Huntington, Henry.

Waterford, N. Y.

Keller, Robert H..

Salmon, Edyth D.

Troy, N. Y. -Buck, William H..

Fairport, N. Y.-Cary, F. A..

Total...

Federal manager.

$833.33

1 $10,000

Disbursing officer and assistant to

300.00

13,600

Federal manager.

Cashier....

150.00

11,800

Secretary to Federal manager.

150.00

11,800

File clerk..

100.00

11,200

Switchboard operator.

83.33

1 1,000

Messenger..

Joint employees of New York canal section and Mississippi-Warrior River section, 50 per cent of salary and expense charged to Mississippi-Warrior River section.

Joint operating and traffic employees.

Statement, as of date Sept. 1, 1919, of salaries of all officers and employees of Mississippi-Warrior River section, exclusive of daily labor forces and crews employed on floating equipment.

125 per cent of the salary of these employees is charged to Warrior River operations.

Statement, as of date Sept. 1, 1919, of salaries of all officers and employees of Mississippi-Warrior River section, exclusive of daily labor forces aud crews employed on floating equipment-Continued.

Delaware & Raritan Canal-Tonnage in canal, by years, 1904 to 1917, inclusive, in gross tons (2,240 pounds).

NOTE.-Extracted from report of survey authorized by Committee on Inland Waterways.

Delaware & Raritan Canal-Statement of loaded, light boats, and tonnage for

STATEMENT OF MR. W. L. CLARK, REPRESENTING THE PACIFIC

STEAMSHIP CO.

The CHAIRMAN. We have now just one hour, Mr. Clark, and owning to the pressure of time, we have been limiting the witnesses to half an hour. We hope that you can finish within that time, and what you can not cover in your oral statement, you can insert as part of your remarks in the printed record.

Mr. CLARK. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have endeavored to condense as much as possible, and have, therefore, avoided some detail that perhaps would be of interest to the committee, in order to make my statement this morning. I would be glad, however, it it be the will of the committee, if I might be given additional time, perhaps, to-morrow morning.

The CHAIRMAN. The time, I think, is all filled.

Mr. CLARK. Then I will endeavor to get through to-day.

Gentlemen, I came into this question and into the consideration of the provisions of the Esch bill in a very peculiar manner. For