Telegram-herald., 1891-12-19
TWENTY FEET IN DEPTH
That II What the Deep Water
Convention Demanded.
nASET OF VIGOROUS Resolutions
Liberal Appropriations DsnasAsd fsr
kis<r ssa ebADn~i D.spsaiax-Sea-
yics Labor Far Constructing Csnais
aaa Artinelai NatsFways

DxrKofr. Dec. fs.-When the deep
water ways convention assembled tnls
norn.ng the committee oo resolutions
reported . lengthy memorial TO the
q nate aud house OF representatives..
setting forth the history of lake navi-
gatlon. and dllanng upon the import
sncs OF = twenty-foSt channel from
Buffalo TO Duluth aud Chicago. The
memorial abouncs IN interesting sta
tsstics. AL of whiea 20 to show the sd-
vantage 20 be derived from ,he pro-
posed action, and earnestly appeals to
congress for such legislation as will
provide for All lmmed ate beginning of
work at each of the required localities
a. vii insure the comp elton Of atwen-
ty-foot channel along the whole line
by the time the works now IN progress
On 81. Mays river are c mpleted. The
report OF the eon niittee also embodied
the following resolution:
Tvsssy Feet Demanded.
Resolved. That the convention does
hereby earnestly and respectfully re-
quest and urge congress TO authorize
the immediate commencement and
speedy completion of an unobstructed
channel not less than twenty feet in
depth. and of suffisl lent width, through
the lakes and ths lr connecting waters,
between Cnicsgo, Duluth and Superior
and Buffalo, aud that the secretary OF
war be authorized 10 make contracts
tor the entire work. and sufficient
sum OF % ley be appropriated therefor.
Second.
Whereas. Every consideration of
Prosperity IN tinie OF peace and pro-
tscton IN time Of var. demands the
construction OF 3 waterway of sufficient
capacity 10 allow the free passage of
vessels drawing twenty feet OF water
through our ou n territory from the
great lakes TO the Atlantic ocean; there
fore.
t;csc'vgd. That We further request
Congress 10 authorize the secretary of
Wal 10 cause TO Dc made surveys. ex-
anilnations and estimates OF cost OF the
various praetical routes Tor such water
ways, with a view to determining the
ore wlich Is most sdvsnts gous, and to
appropriate sufficient sum TO defrsy
the expenses of such surveys and ex-
peuses OF such surveys aud examina-
tons. Third:
Resolved, That this convention
strongly favors the improvement of the
Hudson river TO u navIgable depth of
twenty feet from Coxackie to Troy.
Fourth:
Resolved, That we respectfully urge
uron congress the necessity for the
most literal appropriations for the es-
adjustment and maintenance of all
needed light houses. fog signals, buoys
and beseons throughout the entire
chain OF lakes. 10 the end that added
security may be gwen to life and prop
erty-
The report Of the committee was
adopted without opposition. but only
sfter strenuous efforts had been made
To increase lis scope.
Congress snd Conviets
Mr.. Maybury of u. troii, offered the
following resolution:
Resolved. That the commIttes on leg
lelation of this convention present the
action of this convention To the con-
gress of the United State at the earliest
day practicable. and that the president
of tins convention Le and 10 hereby re-
quested to arrange with the appropri-
ate committees of the senate aud mouse
of representatives for q hearing on the
s1t ject discussed by this convention.
Unanimously adopted.
Dir. jesse Farwell of Michigan, Of
fered the following resolutions:
Resolved. That congress he requested
70 formulate = definite plan whereby
the con net labor OF the several states
may be concentrated and ut.llzei in
the construction of ship canal from
some point on the eastern shore on
Lake Erie or Lake Ontario 10 the sea-
board ss soon as the most avsilable
route can be determined upon by she
engineer corps of the army.
Referred to the committee on resolu-
tiors.
After the usual resolutions of thanks
the convention sdJouTned sine die.
After adjournment the legislative
committee met to dev;se means to- bring
the action of the convention before
congress.