The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-01-11


Thus it will be seen that the water-routea
reaching to the East and Europe, are the
vehicles furnished BY nature to carry to mar
ket the productions of the country referred
to, when they reach the point Of tranship-
ment from the land carriage that brings them
to the water. When these routes are rightly
improved, we may safely predict that the
policy and interests of the railways in the
West will be to carry their tonnage to, and
not around and away from Lake Superior
from three to four hundr8d miles, by expen-
slVe lines, out of the way to market.
RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, The rapid settlement
and fertile character Of the vast re-
glon of country north and west of
The head of Lake Superior, and its
ineXhaGsdbIe mineral and tint re
sources, calls for such Improvement
of our northern waterway as will
give the largest sized vessels free
ana uninterrupted navigation
through the great lakes, and thus
secure to the producer the cheapest
and most direct route, and TO the
consumer the products of this region
at the smallest cost; and
WHEREAS, The greatest obstrrc-
ton TO this water way is in the 81.
M4ry's River, between Lake Su,e-
rior and Lake Huron, the present
condition OF which permits vessels
Of but twelve tee draft to pass; and,
and although the government has
made large expenditures in the con
strucrion OF a ship canal tor vessels
drawing sixteen feet Of water, IL
cannot he available for the purpose
designed, until such further improve
ments are made to the river below
rs viii give the required depth OF
water, and thus save the present
less OF thirty per cent in the carry
ing capacity Of modern lake vessels
and the annually recurring loss of
so much OF the public wealth; there
fore,
Reso1oed, That we respectfully
urge upon Congress the immediate
acceptance by the United States OF
,la - s!ary'e cansI :, o.norI,,.a
,.,,,b rLo -. of ,ho C,oto,f zT;ah
loan Of Anr;I 2 1o6o il~ asfab.isI,-
mcnt as a free canal, and the speedy
complexion Of the new lock aud It's
approaches.
RcS0tce9. That we ask Of Con
uress an aDnroDriatiou f,r the further
.n,.va>, ~ tl,o chanr.!s ho,,rco, T ola
,,,,.,1;o "a IL. ~.
"PG' .o' ''ii' A.'N0 Ai''"'' an" -"
much ior the improvement Of tue
present channel and the st. Clair
Flats and Detroit River. SIS ia the
o,,;nion IF tho ,.-ar dano,.t,,,..rt c.n
:i; - .,.,1.,
"o ) '''''0'''''J q e'1'iN" ~"' III % '"e
coming season.
EcS03Us0, That we further ne.
titiou CONGRESS- for an arnronria-
-, o,.,'-..l.,.,, a., - ~.
hdi poi 1T TIE ItSau oi Like > ape
riOr, and It's early Improvement so
as 10 meet ihp DrpSeut incrpa4Inu
,ta,,apgo of c.,,,,.,.a
,, ~
80 ''0'''' 'i''o - - - '"0 "t'l4 '2~ y
Importance that the necessary har-
bors on the northern waterway be
s,iiiahIy i,nnrnvDl
should your honorable bodies grant the
prayer OF your Alea9iiaI's5s, and make such
d appropriations '-s ~ assure ne prompt com
Pe''o" q 'te ""E~S oeH1a"1e"' al sections
o. toe country WIZ receive measaTeIeSs hene-
ass III lte guarantees mus gwen to mli'ionS
]" iat Ha-5 SCUM ana d'p"le states tor tue
increase in tae hece ess&tles OF lite at greatly
reduced cost.
Fart.er jaan this, the opening OF this great
waterway WA! enan'e the produeeFs OF tie
West to place TIER agricultural productions
M ioffiGn maihets, az such reduced cost as
viii brsng tasm IN direct competition with
Ike products q l.0ss'a, or any otter portion
OF Europe or brltlsh India
Our exports OF tae7e productions have
aiTe"dE assumed aHch proportions as o dam-
phs'fale '.tat tutti'ef reasonable ana readily
q tf3lnaDie REDUCTION ~ the cost OF tfanEDOP-