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Show oo NEW YORK MUST HAVE LONG DOCKS Now York. Nov. 14 New York city will meet tho shipping emergency caused by the refusal of Secretary Stlmson to permit tho lengthening of certain North river piers to accommodate accommo-date the new big liners, In the opinion of Mayor Gay cor. "We must get at it at once," &atd the mayor. "It won't do for this great city to fall to build docks to receive steamships as they grow longer. The dock funds are ample for that purpose pur-pose Nor do wo lack places on thtr North river for the building of such docks. We will meet the emergency.' The major thought ouo relief measure meas-ure would bo to use four or five South Brooklyn piers, which are moro than 1,000 feet In length. |