provides work for some 6, 000 longshoremen; thousands more are em-
ployed by custom house brokers, foreign freight forwarders, weighers,
inspectors, tug boat crews, and others. Then there are the hundreds of
federal and State employees—U. S. customs personnel, immigration,
U. S. Public Health Service, and others. There are the ships' pilots, the
water barge operators, the marine radio personnel—the list is almost
endless.

With this at stake you can well appreciate the State government's
vital interest in preserving and enhancing our port-linked industries and
our port business. To grow and prosper our port must be modern and
competitive and we are making every effort to put it in that condition.
The economic well-being of all of us, and the State as a whole, depends
on it and it is gratifying to be here today to see this tangible evidence of
this huge port renovation program.

The Maryland Port Authority will not do the job alone. It will
require the full cooperation and the best abilities of all of us—manage-
ment, labor and public officials. It is most encouraging to note that pri-
vate business is sharing in the huge task of renovation. The Bethlehem
Steel Company has within the past few weeks put into operation a great
new pier facility to accommodate export and import movements for that
firm. The dean of our port operators, Captain Norman Rukert, is hard
at work adding a new million dollar berth to his Lazaretto Terminal.
Other private operators are improving their port properties.

In conclusion, permit me to again thank you for your presence here
today and to assure you of our continued interest and support of the
renovation and revitalization of the Port of Baltimore that is evidenced
by the construction we have seen here today.

REMARKS AT DEDICATION OF NEW ROUTE 40

CUMBERLAND
September 21, 1962

A visit to the western part of our State always has been a pleasure for
me but it is more of a pleasure today than ever before. Today, we are
officially dedicating and turning over to the motorists of Maryland more
than eight miles of new construction on U. S. Route 40.

We all know what new highways can mean to motorists. It is par-
ticularly evident on Route 40. It means a safer drive through the beau-

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