And I want to say further. Mr. Chairman. being reminded of it by the gentleman from Pennsylvania . that in the minds of the committee. touching all these items respecting Ellis Island and the vast improvements that they are requesting. this station has reached partly. if not entirely. the zenith of its growth. and it Is not going to handle in the years to come the same number of immigrants that" it has handled in recent years. The Government has established immigration stations at other ports of the country. Steamship lines have been established between European ports and other ports in America besides New York. and the immigrants coming into this country are being more widely scattered than they have been in the past history of immigration. The committee. therefore. does not believe. In view of these facts and this tendency. and in view of the pressure that is being brought to bear by gentlemen representing other localities than New York City and Ellis Island. that for any considerable length of time there is going to be the necessity for room and accommodation at Ellis Island that now exists. and in view of these facts I do not believe that these estimates are warrantedor that the appropriations asked for should be granted.
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