Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-19
MR.. WHITE AGAIN ANSWERED.

MR. WHITE AGAIN ANsWsRe
EDiToR GRAND RAPIDS HLRALp-ln
I. Stewart Whites communication 10
The HERALD. April IL, he acknowledges
a satisfactory answer to his former IL
April .. as contained in mine Of the lith.
Mr.. White is q man that talks TO the
point. He first asked the simple ques-
ton whether the board Of trade had
plan FOR the improvement Of Grand
river. I answered yes" according to
Colonel Ludlow's report. This he ac-
cepts with doubt as TO its details.
That doubt will be dispelled il he will
read the report through, as il gives the
course Of the proposed channel. depths
Of the same at points between here and
where the channel in already over ten
feet deep tabout thirty two miles below.
location u wing dam. location Of dam
and lock with dimension and cost IT
construction Of each. etc. etc; in fact, Q
plan complete. Mr.. White also admits
Colonel Ludlow's ability to outline
plan for the improvement Of Grand
river" The plan question ia now
dropped. The first question in his
second communication no doubt ia
meant all right. but / do not know
which OF the two constructions to put
upon il. What will the city OF Grand
Rapids do with ten foot channel!" To
maintain il or utilize il, which. II the
former. | will say the government will
do" the doing. II the latter. will say:
Ii will receive it's fuel for domestic use:
it will receYe it's fuel for manufacturing
purposes; i will receive its building ma.
terial; it will receive lite jobbing mer-
chandise, and many other lines at a
greatly reduced cost. 80 that We may he
on par with other large cities on Lake
Michigan, and thereby induce large
manufacturing concerns dependent on
cheap fuel and raw material. especially
coal and iron, To locate here. such AS We
have striven To get for the last few
years. but failed on account OF excessive
freights on those essentials. 1t will
send her manufactured products to the
world unhampered. 1t will do with ten
feet Of water just what cities on the
Erie canal do with seven feet; just what
cities on the Canadian canals
did for years with four and a
half feet and do now with nine feet:
Just what cities on the Ohio river want
10 do with a seven-foot channel at cost
OF s1O.0O0.0OO; just what the cities on the
Great kanawi1a propose to do with a
channel ninety SIX miles long and seven
feet deep. at cost Of s3.Vu0.0V; Just
what dozens Of other cities are doing
with channels Of the same and less
depths In fact. Colonel Ludlow in his
report of March y. 1870. uses this
language: The ruling draft for deep
water lake navigation is fifteen feet.
but very large proper
ton 81 tn. lake business IL done on
much less draft. The trade Of numerous
ports is conducted with eight and ten
feet. and side " heel vessels are abund
antly able TO carry heavy cargoes on SIX
and seven feet. or even five feet Of
water" Also. There il no doubt az D.
the commercial value 81 an eight oreven
"A SIX foot navigation when the business
actual and potential. is such az Ia war
rant H.
will float vessels carrying heavy cargoes
than nothing!
This question. as | have interpreted II.
asked IA Ia the utility Of the stream
only, but his seoond question. in the
same comprnicstion: Also in what
special way II will conduce tn the pros-
peri'y We ought Ia expect from the taxa
ton 81 ~ large q sunny" deals with q
7 phase on which there can be no doubt
! That IL will be ii vast benefit "a the
+ city and its interests IL conceded by all
7 that IL will he Il sufficient benefit e.
warrant the expense ~ honestly and
candiily doubted by some. To enter
into detail upon all branches ~ trade
+ and how much each would be benefited
F would take hundred columns or mort
I - TBE HER.rp H. explain. II the shiy
written editorial which appeared in 1Hf
/ HERAtp on the ssme morning Mr.
Whites communication did. ~ too gen
erai in answering his question. let hin
F des gnate particularly IN What wsy. 81
upon What line. aud ! will answer him
later
cannot psse this question of his
without yielding 10 the temptation al
asking him one along the same line. II
ssief communication g ~ - doubt
fnl a benefit Ia Mr. White. ~h,
did be Tor years operate large
sas mill At Grand Haven. ~
thsreaboRts and psv large sum,
arr asiiy Ia transport his logs D. som.
tributary 10 Grand river and fot hun
dred m,le@ 81 more sost them t. .ors.
hon u t-e s1rtei. rsftad. and tos@d y
the MIL ~ an additional large expense
before they were ready t. b sawed infs
urah~f. pnen hss mil ro;ili have er'~
no naore - srec7 or operate 81 s5ms rsfi
road station within fee mice from hi
z ioEg7rg camp
The furniture the machinery. 80.
rissfer ard TIE -four manufactured y
our city. together nth the ios,.sinl
trade sre ~ esrzsd Sspssls se-tsy whs
iunhes vs- - Grand Haven n the
dsvs srd The same rue spplies - - =
pieg with one exceyzisn Ec-sfs essa'
s4npfv - Grand Haven ard vrni sss,
loslesl ehiie bozfs vui eorbe ioaSes