Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
CANAL anniversary
Second Days Celebration at
Sault. Ste. Marie, Mich.
NOTABLE ADDRESSES
INTERESTING PROGRAM, WITH
VICE RESIDENT A FEATURE.
Significant and Felicitous Remarks by
Commercial Expansion.

! SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, August g.
Commemoration exercises in the govern
! ment park here adjoining the ship canal
f, made up the second days program of the
I semi-centennial celebration of the opening
| Of the ST. Mary's ship canal which con-
| meets Lake Superior with the lower great
! lakes. The exercises took the form of
| program of addresses. the feature of which
| was address by Vice President C. w.
| Fairbanks, which appears elsewhere in The
4 Star today.
| The shrill tones of a bugle call and the
| boom of sunrise gun at Fort Brady
| opened the second day of the celebration.
| and before the echoes of the shot had died
| away the thousands of visitors who crowd
| ed the city's entertaining facilities to the
| utmost began to stir. The streets leading
| to the park were early filled with people
| walking to the scene of the days exercises.
| The park was handsomely decorated and
| the addresses were made from speakers
stand erected at an advantageous point.
| A concert by the Calumet and Hecla band
| at o'clock opened the exercises. The park
was well filled before the musical program
was begun and at its conclusion the
grounds were crowded with thousands of
people.
After the distinguished guests and speak
ers had taken their places on the stand
Archdeacon Lord of Saut Ste Marie
| opened the exercises with an invocation
| Chase S. Osborn Of this city followed with
an address in which, in graceful words,
| ne made the throngs welcome to the city.
Noted Pioneers Address.
second in Importance, perhaps, to the ad-
dress Of the Vice President was that made
by Mr.. Peter White of Marquette, pres-
dent of the commission which had in
charge the celebration, and the most wide
| ly known man in the upper peninsula of
Michigan Mr.. Whites topic was 1.-The
Development of the Lake Superior Region
Mr.. White is pioneer of the upper pc
ninsula, and is an authority on the history
of that part of the state and its develop
ment from an unexplored wilderness to its
present Importance mining center. Mr..
White described the development of the
mining industry. both copper and IRON in
the upper peninsula, and the marvellous
growth. of the lake marine traffic since the
opening of the first 35O-foot locks here fifty
1 years ago.
Other addresses were made by Repre-.
sentative T. E. Burton of Ohio chairman OF
the rivers and harbors committee of the
House of Representatives; Rudolphe Le-
mieux, solicitor general of the Dominion
of Canada; Gov. Fred M Warner of Michi-
gan, on The State of Michigan and the
Building of the st. Marys Canal United
States Senator ]. G. Burrows on THE Fu-
ture of American Commerce. and William
Livingstone, president of the Lake Car
riers Association, on THE Navigation of
| the Great Lakes"
a number of impromptu addresses were
made by other prominent guests The COM
memoration exercises were SO lengthy that
they were divided into morning and aft
ernoon program, the speakers and distin-
guished guests being entertained during
the interval at luncheon at the LIE Sault de
Ste. Marie Club.
Canadians Address.
Rodolphe Lemieux, solicitor general of
Of he lyorS
IF ever there was an occasion when both
Americans and Canadians should unite in
| the celebration Of an event calculated to
| bring-nay, to assure peace and harmony
between the two countries this indeed was
| the most fitting, the most appropriate The
great republic and the Dominion of Canada
must and will, trust, forever, in their re-
spective spheres of influence. look for no
other rivalry on this broad continent than
| that which Is the direct outcome Of peace
Can it be doubted that with the goodwill
of both and with a fair policy in matters
| concerning trade relations, there Is not in
store for them future of such brightness
as will overshadow all other nations past or
present"
Raoul Dandurand. speaker of the senate
of Canada. said:
although Canada and America are sep
| arated as to allegiance. we should have but
one aim, but one ideal-the application Of
the golden rule in our national acts"
Continuing, he said:
| 1--WE know what you have done for the
| betterment of navigation on the lakes and
| how helpful you have been to our mariners
We hope to be able before another half
| century Is completed to reciprocate in kind
by offering you a direct outlet to the sea
through a twenty-foot waterway via the
Ottawa and ST. Lawrence rivers, thus saw
| Ing you the annoyance of twice breaking
bulk before reaching a European port"
Senator Burrows Remarks.
United States Senator Burrows of Mchi-
| gan discussed the Future of American
| Commerce" He said that when the future
| of our domestic commerce was assured
| American foreign trade in the time to come
| is more problematical and it's development
| a matter of keenest solicitude
1T is a reproach to the nation said he,
that while our entire foreign commerce in
| 1903 aggregated in value 81, AGO OOJ 600, only
| $214 OOOCOO, or per cent, was carried in
| American ships. The prospect of an
larged commerce with foreign nations and
\ outlying possessions was never more fat
| tering, however hopeful sign for the
| future of the country to foreign trade is
! the aroused public sentiment and interest
| in favor of building up our merchant ma
! rine. the establishment of the Department
of Commerce and the sending of its agents
| to other countries"