St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-14
To PUSH the CANAL.
Deep Waterway Convention
Evolves a Plan to For
ward the Work.
Congress Asked to Appropri-
ate Money for the Pre-
lim;napy Survey.
Canals Connecting the Lakes
With Rivers Endorsed
by Resolution.
Republican Filibustering Pre-
vented the House Trans
acting Business.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-At the morn
ing session of the deep water way con-
vention, plan of permanent organlZa-
ton to carry forward the wor k OF the
convention was adopted. The working
power of the organization is to be located
III an executive committee OF five. or
which the president of the ORGANIZATION
shall b. eX-officio chairman. and board
of control composed. eX-officio, of the
presidents of the organization III state
and territories. individuals may be-
come members on payment Of an annual
due of 81, and commercial bodies on
payment of SIS. Mr.. Irwin, chairman
of the committee on resolutions, re-
ported the following as the expression
of the views of the convention, which
were adopted.
Whereas, Economy of transportation
is the chief cornerstone OF national pros
perty, and all the experience OF the past
has shown that deep waterways not only
furnish the cheapest form of transport
tation in and of themselves, but cOnStl-
tule the most potent possible regulator
Of railway rates; and work now Ill prog
reSS and
Nearing Completion
will npen through Canadian territory n
channel connecting the great lakes with
the Atlantic coast. which channel Will
be nowhere less than fourteen feet IN
depth. and Will be available Tor all pur-
poses of peace or war; and
Whereas, 1t is intOlerable that the
commerce of the United States in its
course toward the ocean should be de-
pendent upon dependency OF power
of which our fOretatherS achieved po-
litical independence more than cell
tury ago; therefore. be it
"Rts0lved, by the national ship canal
convention; that every consideration OF
national security, national property and
national honor demand the construction
Of a waterway not less than twenty
feet deep connecting the great lakes
with the sea through American terri
Tory, continuation of deep water chan
nel throughout the great lakes, which
has already been inaugurated.
"ReSOlved, That this convention re-
spectfully but earnestly requests the
national congress to promptly pass
House Bill No. 2S3, which has already
been favorably reported by the commit
| tee on railroads and canals, and which
authorizes the secretary OF war TO have
made surveys, examinations and eSt!-
mates of cost Of the various practicable
routes for such waterway, with view
to determining the one which Is most
advantageous"
Not All Harmony.
A committee Of five was appointed to
present the resolutions to congress.
During the session at various times ef-
IN onn n cnpnilp H.
dOrsements Of the Hennepin canal and
! the Ohio river and Lake Erie canal.
They all met more or less opposition,
! which aroused the indignation or the
pitlsburg delegation, one of whom, Col.
bravo, collector OF that port, retired
from the hail. Finally, Oh motion OF
Col. Graves. the following was adopted,
! i'll the nature Of an "ollve branch:"
"Resoyed That this convention,
while combining its action to the one
purpose for which it was called, cOrdi-
ally approves improvements OF the
Waterways and canal connections from
the Mississippi and OHIO rivers to the
! great lakes, whose Importance will be
! so greatly increased when they shall be
connected by 4 deep water channel to
| the Atlantic ocean,
AT II 40 the convention took recess
until 2:3O O'Clock, during which the del
egates repaired i'll a body to the White
house, and were received by the preSi-
dent. At the afternoon session all eX-
ecutive committee was appointed. con-
sisling of President Ely and Secretary
Thompson, and Messrs. Graves, Of Du-
luth; seymour, of SAUL Sic. Marie, and
MI. Wheeler, Of Albany, n. Y. After
the passage OF the usual resolutions of
thanks, etc, the convention adjourned
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