Improvement and Development of Ports

In the improvement and development of ports there is no question of more vital importance than the powers that are vested in the body entrusted with the control and administration of port matters. The best laid plans for increasing efficiency will fail in their ultimate purpose unless the port control is such that the various unit facilities can be co-ordinated into a smooth working whole. A single port unit may be designed and built and be capable of operating with the utmost economy and dispatch, but unless the other units are coupled with it to produce the same efficiency, the whole operation of the port will be inefficient. The absolute regulation of each and every element entering into port problems must be controlled by a port body, which, in turn, must be established, organized, and maintained so that it can be administered exclusively as a business proposition.