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...behind every political saint, there must be a treasured legend, and Brady's begins back in the early 60, when he was chairman of the MPA. which was supervising the construction of the public garage underneath Boston Common...
...rate of gain in short tonnage has not increased appreciably since the Authority assumed control in 1959, and an even more depressing note is revealed in the number of ships visiting the port, which decreased by 361 ships from '59 to '64. The fact is simply that the MPA has not increased or even equaled the rate of growth experienced during the Port of Boston...
...these are sizable hindrances. But overriding them is the larger question of the combined Authority's effectiveness. There is widespread belief that the New Boston has cast its lot with airplanes rather than ships. Though repeatedly denied by the MPA, the concept of airport priority would seem to be borne out by facts. In the fiscal year 1965, for example, capital expenditures for port properties amounted to $648,000 as opposed to $5,162,000 for airport properties. Nearly as much was spent on the Mystic River Bridge as on the port. Logan, of course, is an expanding enterprise with...
...future of Boston as a port according to MPA officials at least, is bright. When confronted with immediate past records, they quickly point out plans for the future which they hope will overcome the sluggish rate of growth. "The future is excellent," Robert S. Tobin, Chief Trade Representative, said. "I'm sure we can double, possibly triple, foreign trade as far as was done between '46 and '59. I'm confident...
...features accommodations and showrooms for visiting businessmen, very similar in concept to the proposed Trade Center in New York. Baltimore, whose port has achieved huge growth rates in recent years, took an old airport harbor that had fallen into disuse and rebuilt it as a giant unloading facility. The MPA is now planning a similar project at8CRIMSON Roger W. Sinnott...