The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-08-23
THE SHIP CANAL.
Ssr,e Suggestions rs to rs construction by
PrDr.-:n. mt River .Icn.

PrDr.:n. mt River i!cn.
C!XCINNAvl. Aug. 1s.-Thc projected
| ship canal to connect the great lake,
with the Ohio river has been the SUR
ject Of mach comment in this city. y
number of surveys have been made
and one of the cities proposed t" t
: benefited is Cincinnati. While NJ da';nt
is expressed that the advantages vi :,
ship canal TO the Queen City woul,.
be very great. there :, Gus = .c 4
difference of opinion au;o'': tho c
who have studied the subject as 81
whether the proposed canal should be
built from Cincinnati north through
Ohio, or whether it should be con-
structed from Pittsburgh. or sUn!>
other point nearer the lake.
Following are views OF prominent
river men on the subject:
Capt. y. j. Ellison. local manu"er o.
the Pittsburgh Racket Co.: ~ 'oul,:
be built imme ciy. as it Won, ;;li :,
lOng-falt want and Go more cnc,t i,l
! Cincinnati's mercantile interests ami
travelling public than anything els
congress can do. As I"tura! ";!::l
way the Ohio stands fu:ci;O,t Hnl
; should be loo..rd 20 by t..c govern
ment rs foreign countries de- tnt'r
Waterways. To make Il succ, stu.
canal. and one that would nc less c:.-
pensive to the country, would lie to
either have it enter the Ohio at Pitts
burgf or the Allegheny at Il point near
Kittanning. Ia. rs it would benefit all
classes. 1t would stop coal famines.
give cheap travelling rate. hri"., Good
water to the city. and induce lEanuf;lc-
turcis to couc and erect them plants
along he river. Look 1t the amount
of coal that is annually brought: t:"nl
the mines. The Joseph Il. William,
and its three and onc-half acres Of coal
boating down the Ohio and Mississippi
TO southern ports. would be crca t
boom to the Queen City"
Capt. Eli n!auc!s, freight agent: If
It is a feeder 10 thu Chic river and can
be proved practicable. | say put some
Of the thousands Of idle men to worl,
aud improve orr natural w3tevw: IS.
1t would do Il world IF good for ihc
Queen City in every way. Look 1T the
records Why. the Ohio at lit ,5urgh
. carries more bulk tonnage than any
other seaport during ma; yation, and II
great deal more could lie brought mere
with a few improvements. that would
insure more water.
Com. Laidlry. general manager OF
the packets from i'omcroy to N>" Or
leans: "Euild it 50 it Will rnt "a:cr
into the Ohio. Iarl !lc,rtily in favor
of it where il viii Go The most good 80
the merchants and people
Cnpt. Mex Montgomery, president vi
ihc Huntington and It. Louis Tovhoat
Co.: Build it to Cincinnati ~ ..uon rs
possible Int ! YIN not il Iacur If Il
seven or ten foot canal Construct one
that vii! permit Il boat drawing twelve
or fourteen Feet to get throu@': c;.i' y.
do not think enough water could &c
brought from t3," lai>c. to increase Che
stngc of the river ut ih, point.
Capt. George Bay. of .hc !:n. Line,
Proctorvillc, o.: II am very Iauch in
favor Of ship car;.l. but woulH I!ec
to see it enter he Oii;o at Ii point ural
Pittsburgh Or envcr. orat Il rGini nc:.i
Kittanning, Ia. 1t Wou!d inuiic The
Ohio valley onc Of the richest districts
in the world"
Capt. Vinton. of the john X. speed:
IF water could lie secured 81 as 20 rut
a steady stage in the Ohiol.y construct
ing IL canal at Pittsburgh. il would 1--WE
Cincinnati Il Great deal more southern
trade ana improve the Ohio VALLEY
wonderfully. Then the Queen cay
would bca distributing point uncqunc,i
in this country
Capt. X. w. Wise. superintendent of
the Cincinnati and Memphis Pack, {:
Go: Il want to see the canal enter 1t
Cincinnati, unless it could be con-
structcd elsewhere SO rs to form u
fccder for the Ohio"
Capt. Shinklr. secretary Of the Pilots
association: The canal 1T si;t>hur@h
would | Z the proper thing. :; it co"!,i
! be used as feeder for the .,.;o riyor.
1t would give great many men en-
ploymcnt nnrl:cr Of year, i'll con
structing H. lc>i',es icing the
means of employing many men III
building more boats. l.avc been
watching with much interest Tie
reports that have been heretofore
given Oh the subject. y great many
merchants are OF Tic opir:icn thar
more trade cou!d bc brought 10 this
city from the north and south by the
construction OF Il canal through Ohio,
but the people at ST. Louis arc not
asleep, and they can roach the lakes
! by shorter route and have Il goO,'
stage of water TO the gulf, thereby
getting foreign trade