Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-17
THE CANAL CONVENTION.
Ringing Speeches and the Adoption of
Favorable R. solutions.
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DULUTH, Aug. 16.-The canal convention
re-assembled at 8 a. m, day with a full at
tendance. Stirring aud eloquent speeches
were made by Judge E. st. Julien Cox, OF
Grand Forks; Judge Frank Ives, of Crooks
ton; Hon. w. l.. Banning, of st. Paul; Hon.
kuute Nelson, Of Alexandria and Col. G. H.
Graves and Judge o. P. Stearus, OF Duluth,
In support of the following resolutions which
were unanimously adopted:
This convention, composed of representa-
| tives from the commercial bodies OF the cities
and towns of Minnesota and Dakota, has heard
the statements of engineers and citizens who
| have traversed and are familiar with the cOun-
| try between Lake Superior aud the Red River
| of the North, and of the conutry tributary to
| that river, do hereby resolve:
That iu our opinion, 1t islpracticable by the
| building OF about forty miles Of canal, with
| suitable locks aud dams, to utiliZ4 $40 miles Of
deep water lakes and rivers not now navig.
able for steam vessels lying between Lake
| Superior and the R-d river, aud SO to
make useful water way for crafts propelled
by steam from the great lakes To the vast
system of water routes 10 the valleys OF the
Red, the Assinriboin, 1.-THE Saskatchewan and
| their tributaries, which reach so large part
of Minnesota, Dakota, Manitoba and the
| Northwestern territory and are the natural
highways to the richest and IN, ,st extensive
| body of contiguous agricultural landsl on
| this continent.
| That this work can be done in a short space
| OF time, aud at reasonable and moderate ED
pense.
| That it will offer an outlet by a through
water Ioute to the Atlantic seaboard. for
stretch of arabic country equal in dimen-
sions to the entire istern and Middle states
of this union-a country already containing
q large population and producing 1000 900
bushels of grain-into which an immense
population is pouring, and capable of pro-
ducing breadstutts for the world; and will
give to the vast population which will in.
habit this territory all the advantages of cheap
trans portation to their produce and their re-
turn supplies.
That it will practically extend the existing
northern water routes from the Atlantic to and
through the great lakes to the valleys OF the
Red river, the Assinniboiu, the Saskatchewan
and their tributaries, and cheaper transpor-
tatioa to the sea board of their vast products,
sufficiently to make these lands valuable and
the Inhabitants of them prosperous.
That it will bring through the United
States the principal traffic of the Canadian
North Hest,and BE- powerful commercial link
between the two peoples.
ReSoLDed, That we urge upon the congress
OF the United States an order for an examina-
tion and survey of this proposed improve
ment of the national water avs of the North
west, that exact Information about the same
may be obtained.
ReSotped, That we request all commercial
bodies and legislative assrmblages in the states
lying along the northern boundary of our
country, assistance In pressing this matter
upon the attention of congress and the people
at large; and your committee recommend:
First-That a committee Of i've be appointed
by this convention with authority to frame
the detailed report supplementing the resolu-
tions, by facts, statements and figures, and to
publish The same together with a map illus
tratlng it in a neat pamphlet.
Second-That subscriptions be now taken
from the different commercial bodies repre-.
sented here for such numbers of this report az
they can take and distribute.
Third-That the officers of the convention
be made permanent 10 eerve until the sue
cessors are elected and bc authorized to call
ths convt ntion together again at proper
time to continue the work now SO h ippily
begun.
All the speeches were of an enthusiastic
character, and weat to show by facts, figures
aud surveys, that the proposed canal is pracfi-
cable and that it could be constructed at a
reasonable cost, and that the necessities of the
vast empire tributary to it imperatvely de.
manded the improvement.
The resolutions b.ing adopted the conv5n.
ton adjourned size die, aud in the afternoon
the delegates were taken out on the lake for
al excursion, which was highly enjoyed.