New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
BARGE CANAL OPPOSED.
ROCHESTER, CONTENTION.
Resolutions Passed Urging Defedt
of the Project at the Polls.


Rochester. July sl-More than three hundred
Grangers from all parts OF state. legislators
officers of boards Of trade aud others were present
when the ant-barse canal convention was OpeHeH
in the Chamber OF Commerce assembly roo" th'S
morning. Among those present were Senators
Aids of Chenango County W. L. Brown OF
Herkmer: Benjamin n. Wilcox OF Auourn' John
Raines. of Ontario: F. d. Sherwood. OF Hornehs-
ville w. W. Armstrong and Merton l. LOWS "a
Monroe: Assemblymen +. G. Landon OF Du'ci'1SS'
Jean L. Burnett. of Ontario; 5. p Hooker OF
Genesee and Martin Davis and George II. smith,
of Monroe County
President Dunn of the chamber called the meet
ing to order. and John I. Platt Of The Poush-
keepsie Eagle" made temporary CHAIRMAN.
Mayor Rodenbeek in introducing Mr.. Platt SET
forth the for the calling OF the eonVenuOh
Mr.. Platt said in part
The purpose of this convention Is to arouse Is co one
psction % with fSis issue That there is money to
be made by contractors we ADMIT; tnat ~ tnas a. nsi
viii for the m6ment be an advantage @ them We
eanno deny Pnt tne Sie Srs ot ssm from its treas
ury and distributed as a gratuity without leaving
repeat. this is the unanswerable argument. TO
every claim that is put fSrwa1o ey ybi 5 conciusve
refutation It costs more money 70 ~ nv
freight by canal than it does to transport u 'y
Nor will it pay any better when there is an & en-,
Iarged canal The State will then pay very t mncn
larger proportion, the traffic may pay sil'dii''
The proposition to cast s2OoOOoOOO more into the
bottorless ditch. TO saddle upon our I,Nh dent
for such a purpose, is proposition tnaL Is cor cor,
iates eVerv rule of sound business enterprise and
outrages common sense ITSELF In the name and ana
sae G nf Interested in its ProspeFy ana devoted the
welfare of every part OF It, aeSrous 4 81 Pa ~ its
Industrial and commercial dsyelopmenI: sno t,Ts Us
tbet II our efforts and our votes can influence the
decision this monstrous thing shall not be done
CALLED NATIONAL PROJECT.
Lewis NJ Hsupt, civil engineer. from Philadel-
phia formerly a member Of the Isthnnian Canal
Commission. read paper on Proposed Enlarge
nlent Of the Erie Canal" He said the question
was one Of momentous Importance to the nation
1t was a widely recognized fact, Mr.. Haupt added
that better waterway facilities are the great need
of the country's commerce He said:
In the systematic development of the trunk line
waterways of this country there Is no roSte SO I'M
p9rtant as that which extead5 rem er ~ New
Orleans and the G llf of Mexico. known as the
It is is now % time that the government with ample
data, reports and resources at hand sn4uIu lend
forts to increase facilities for reaching foreign
@RFtS mse States enf nto tn c6se 96uSS
Il is therefore of the utmost importance that In
canal to the people Of this State should not be
abDT5 he by m Ee dimensions IS as o me not only
present but future requirements Of this rapidly
acter. and it will be found that the policy OF the
9s win S Tp E. Rg RSfs sts MsS MEET nGe h
own and the national welfare.
John A. c. Wright, of this city. viee-president
Of the international Deep Waterways Association.
favored deep waterway from the Great Lakes to
tidewater He said this was just as feasioie and
Just as far advanced the barge canal plan
He advocated a strenuous campaign OF educa-
ton"
At the opening Of the afternoon session al pro-
canal were requested TO leave the hail. seVeraI
"'''' RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
The following resolutions we're reported by Chair
man Merton K. Lewis OF the committee on resolu-
tions and adopted by the convention;
Whereas The electors of the State of New-York
are TO be called upon az tne appoaeg @ ~ gots no
eectlon 70 pc heIe @ N f5s a. tbs s1ormos
sum Of $l6 o00o6 for the enlargement OF the canal
Whereas. such proposition If approved by the
great mortga ge Indebtedness upon all taxable prop
erty within the state and the ultimate expenditure
necessitatng the collection of sum aggregating
many millions Of dollars annually for interest ano
the annual expenditure of further great sums for
Where's The goyernmsn{ Of the United States
daaTs da IN afns Surveys for ship eana Witch
surveys have never been completed; -.
tons shat that the ependituTe By the state government
Or 59rge sums or money IA & 1or fa ~ r5 naSl
money by extravagant administration;
canal IS s an S open q1eso and
one to which sufficient consideration has not been
Resolved That It is the tenor Of this convention
that the interests Of the State will be best
served If the aforesaid 10ooton barge canal PROPOSE
ton is disapproved by the people at the polls and
that, believing we do that our commercial and
industrial interests and the interests OF the agri-
cuturists and laboring classes OF the State will be
most disadvantageousl affected by the approval
Of said canal proposition, do earnestly recon-
mend the defeat OF such proposition.
Resolved. That permanent organization be ef-
fected to have charge OF and carry on ntelli-
gent. aggressive ard persistent campasn against
the proposition, and that the chairman Of the
vention be authorized TO appoint a committee to
consist Of one member from each county OF the
state to have the active management Of such cam
paign.
The last session o. the antI-barse canal conven-
ton closed this evening at Colonial Hall The
perm anent president Of the convention, James
Wood. presided. The speakers were Morton E
Lewis State Senator. and J. Giles. secretary the
NewYork State Grange: John a. c. Wright. Of
Rochester. and ]. B. Wise, president OF the Board
of Trade at WatertOWn.
President Wood will appoint State committee.
COMPOSED OF one representative from each county
OF the State, to organize campaign against the
passage OF the barge canal bill
a MILLIONAIRE IN FOUR YEARS.