The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-21
Senator Caxscrly and the James w.
and kanmuhn Canna-A Gar"
Colonel RsrrNcll.
RICHMOND, May TT, t"'".

RICHMOND, May ~. 1919.
NJ r,,;tor--I sec from n telegram pllr-
,,ort;ny +, come from a New York special. IN
vour issue this morning. that senator IaS-
scrly i described as oblectlnS 10 ihr '''o'."'
.ain.rcscr,oir systcm on ms iate mp VI III.
.pec,ion Of the line Of the James RIVER ana
kanawha canal. -,
during his trip 10 the kanawha and back.
and me- heard no such objection from that
Distinguished senator. Moreover. there Is no
fnr,,c in II, unless Mr.. CsSSCrly thinks the
reservoir system Is Inadequate TO supply the
canal with water. This reservoir system l.
no, relied on for any such purpose, nut Is
attended to furnish water for the western
rivers during the dry season. AeadoI river
reservoir, with its 1917 million, cubic !eet
Of water. i intended. through the Gau'rs'
10 suprleu,eni the kanawha during TINS CIR!
season. 30 with Anthony Creek reservoir,
cxccn, > small portion Of its waters, which
will a:,; the t;rrcnhrier in furnishing the
sun,mit level with water.
:1urinr the examination by these senator's
OF the SUNSET level. with the aid OF tho
United States engineers. there was NOT
doubt expressed but that the Lorraine t,in-
ncl. reducing he summit level go feet from
that OF the summit level of the old tunnel.
and thereby turning the Greeubricr river on
,h. level would furnish at all seasons an
abundance vi water for the raaal.
The two senators, a. the committee on
Commerce last winter, appeared perfectly
s;.ti,tied with this great central watcr-!inc
within the limits of Virginia and West Viz
gnia.
Mr. Cas>cIly did express some doubt about
the Ohio river. with it, flow of water during
f,,r oh nnf faI
for six feet during the entire wear. but ever
this doubt was removed when il WAC shown
hlm that that water would be conserved by
a system Of open dams under Mr.. Fisk ;
plan. aud, IN conjunction with the re.er.
ruils Of Meadow river and Anthony creek
over one hundred millions Of cubic feet oil
water daily would be let into this river for q
Ieriod Of one hundred and twenty->iX days
Such objections come from quarters hostile
10 the canal and il an eye Is cast to the move
mcnt which has taken possession OF thu
minds of the great West and Northwest il,
trbalf of cheap water transportation a.
against the railroad monopoli>t>, whose con
>Giidatcd lines have enabled them TO con-
sumo the larger portion of the values OF The
Summing products, they will see that nothing
IAN now stand in the way of the demand fol
'hlS great work from that controlling section
"f The country. This feeling on behalf Of
cheap transportation and down with rail
road monopol>tS is manlfcsting itself in Tho
oranges all over the States of Illinois and
iowa; i heard on the floor of the conven
ton lately assembled in st. trouisj will he
heard in the convention at Atlanta Ga. ni
the 10Th of this month and even louder
note will In beard at the Farmers Conyen
ton at Indianapolis on the 18th. The move
IL kt,,
it cannot lie stopped and the next Con
"rc>~ will lave to respond TO the great lie
mand whlrh will be made hy that controlling
section OF the country by the passage of this
hill for the james River and kanawha canal.
W.p.B.