The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-10-02
FROM LAKES TO SEA.
The Doep Waterways Association
Meets at Cleveland
And Discusses Plans for Better Means OF
Transportation from the Great Lakes
to the Seaboard-Old Officers are
Reelected for Another Year
Resolutions Adopted.

nual session OF the lnternatlonal
deep waterways convention was opened
at o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Gen.
Edward c. O'Brien, of New York, pres
dent of the New York dock commission
and ex-commissioner of navigation of
the United States, was selected tenn
porary chairman. Mayor R. E. McKis-
son, on behalf of the city of Cleveland,
delivered an address of welcome.
International President Oliver A.
Rowland responded to the mayors ad-
dress in behalf of the association. His
remarks were brief, as he was on the
programme to deliver his annual ad-
dress in the evening.
At the evening session of the associa-
ton International President Sir Oliver
A. Rowland, NJ. p, delivered his an
nual address
The regular programme was set
aside, the informal debate being passed
until to-day, to give delegates time to
study the papers. Congressman Towns,
of Duluth, and Gov. Burke, of Dakota,
concluded the session by delivering
the great lakes to the sea-
CLEVELAND, Sept. 26.-At the open
ing of the morning session of the Inter
national Deep Waterways association
Wednesday, Ambrose p. McGuirk' OF
Davenport, Ia, chairman of the COM
mittee on credentials, submitted par
tial report of the committee. 1t indi-
Gated the presence of $50 delegates
from fifteen states and provinces.
President Rowland stated that he
had received letter from Sir Macken-
zie Bowel, premier of Canada, desig-
mating an eminent engineer. Thomas
Munro, to represent the Canadian gov
ernment at the convention.
Discussion was then declared in or
der. Richard X. Dobell, of Quebec, and
A. L. Crocker, president of the Mime
apolis board of trade, gave abstracts OF
the papers which they had prepared on
export Lumber and Timber Trade. "
Mr. Dobell in closing, invited the con-
vention to meet next year in Quebec
AS no one desired to discuss these pa
pers. the subject: Necessities and Ad
vantages of Ship Canal from the
Great Lakes to the Ocean" was taker
ND and Denison b. Smith. of Toledo
secretary of the Toledo Produce Elk
change, gave an abstract of his paper
Mr.. George II. Anderson, superin
tendent of the chamber of commerce o
r Pittsburg, was called upon and spok'
in terms of high praise of Mr.. Smith
paper.
Hon. James Fisher, member OF tn
provincial parliament of Manitoba
gave the principal points of his pape
on THE Volume and Value OF Com
merce Tributary to an Enlarged Water
way System"
Col. E.. C. Gridley, of Duluth, said h
thought itNvould not be wise to hol
too tenacieusly to the idea of buildin
canal on United States land. He bt
lieved that the day is coming when tn
people of the two nations will be unde
one flag.
Charles E. Wheeler, of CLEVELAND
read the paper ON 1.-The Ultimate Effe'
of Deep Water from the Great Lak'
to the Sea on Iron and Steel Manufa
turing" by Arthur j. MoXham, pres
dent of the Johnson Iron and Ste
Company, of Lorain and Clevelan
The convention then recessed uni
afternoon.
A. L. CroclSer, of Minneapolis, pr
. sided over the afternoon session.
paper by Emory r. Johnson on Il
legitimate Effect of Deep Water fro
the Great Lakes to the Sea on Railroi
Traffic and Earnings was read
Secretary Flower He did not belle
that the canal project was ,antagon
tic to railway interests, saying that t
highest industrial organization and .
most rapid industrial progress requi
the use of all means of transportati
and unication-railways watt
ways and other agencies
4 RIhouaas J;Johnson, assistant CHI
engineer Of the Chicago sanitary a
ship canal, in his paper on regulati,
lake levels advocated changes of fro
three to six feet in the permane
levels of the lakes He thought Il
practicable, stating that the create
difficulty would be found in the int
national and the least in the engine
ing questions involved.
The papers were followed by n &
cussion on the general subject. 1
first so ealser was fFarfand Henry,
Detroit He was followed by Wills
Livingston, of the same city. The
ter spoke at length on bettering
Lime Kiln crossing in the Detroit riv
B. A. Echert, of the Chicago board
trade, read paper in defense OF
Chicago drainage canal. Capt Ora
of Buffalo, took issue with the pa
and its inference that Chicago, by
canal, was not interfering with
purpose of the Deep Waterways ass
alton. Mr.. Seymour, of Detroit, r.
paper asking for national agr
ment between the two governments
At the evening session William W
ter, president of the Chicago drain
canal board addressed the convent
in defense of that work. Capt A
McDougal, builder of the whaleba'
spoke of the necessity for canal Fl
the lakes to the sea. Isham Randol
of Chicago, gave talk on canal
struction, illustrated with maps
models. Capt. M. NJ Drake, of \
York, introduced a resolution urg
the deepening of the Erie canal.
CLEVELAND. Sept. .27.-The Inter
tional Deep Waterways Convention
called to order Thursday morning
the chamber of commerce.