The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-20


or twenty per day for the pail. Thes
minority point to the experience ats
the sGault, which shows that this. 81
innate ID notain accord with American
practice, and they shsw that viii the
double flight Of locks proposed, ae
,>trahic of at least; 80, 000, 900 tons per
annum cam b comnodated. Addt-
/ tional locks may be- built hereafter Y /
/ needed. IN
! The majority ms one place. express,
I the optpion that the canal al sea level
will endure for all time page a.,
and in another give weight to ..the
comparative ease and economy. Of en-
Tlarging the prism OF tie sea level canal
to, accommodate any additional de-
nlands Of the future, :, page "a. We !es4.
i innate that to; widen the sea level
x canal without deepening It will i cost.
( at least $S7, 008, 900. 70 deepen 1t In
wolves excavation: under water;
throughout Its length: The canal with
looks may be, deepened easily and
cheaply by simply raising the crests:
of the spfllways and the height OF the:
locks. So Il
The majority express, the opinion
that, the cost Of operating and main
tanning a sea level canal will ba very
much, less than. that for. q canal with,
locks: and using tho fienres. of TIA
commission, OF 18a9.1a01 thew give the
cost. of operating and maintaininv tha
locks at about s625 .OOA ner annnm
That estimate ia nrohahlv a near an
approximation to the truth al. can now,
be given. The canal. at sea, level viii
/ require more dredging than. the other
and It, has; one lbak tn, he ,m;aintainad.
It must also be furnfahed with. t;urrn.
out, places and attendance there.
reasonable allowance for there ex.-
penses is $225.O00. leaving saffl 600 .nar
annum as the apparent adyantagas "a,
operating expensen of tha sea.. iavel
canal. Against this la to be ulacced the
interest on. the additional inyestment
II the canal al; saa. level win costs
s132.O0O 900 more. ti,an tine canal vit,,
locks. as we believe II, viii the ihtnrast
en-, that sum ia IN. additional Aver
charge, and at q per cent amounts 10
S2.64() ())0 nar annmm ! that q the az
nual fixer charges, Of the canal ut sea
! level Will he 90 340 mn, moro Than tboaa
Of a canal with. iocks
& The madhritv az the hoard no,nt n.
the ease with, which an enemy might
infime. Of war. disable. the locka WITH
u few sticks of dynamite and law much
stress ,inon the disastrous re.uIts
which would ensna ~ tbo Irn;tad
States shonld the massage hs interrnnt-
cd. The dificuitv of defendine tho.
canal was clearly nointed ont bv tha
commission a 1884, e01 who closed
their discussion 10 fellows VIZ DIT
js the ontnion of the oommias,or thot
q, neutral canal Generated ana CON ,,,,.
trolled hv Amaircan. cit,zons. 'xvo,,la
materia,lv add to the nilit, Nv. stron 9TH
of tho Iinited sto+.a. +ha+ = oa,,ai
whather nantr,l ~ not cnn+ro,,aa I1i ~,
fore}pners would ha . sonrea ~ ,va.l.,
ness r. the IIn,tad statas ra+tar thar
Of strength. and that emo, -. n ,..r.-
tra1 to ha defended 10 tha III Iy,. tic.
states wbather. hv sort,aaat,.,ns -,
land or nv ~ navv Of co... ,,.,o,,Ia -
n sonrca of waaEnaaa ~ n +tat sn,,
ion NC concmr = an,,,as aa,.s,,. 80 -
a canal o+ 90. iava, 49, On AZ = go. -
WIN iosiss II M q, : ss. .ss..
dam At Camho. and nc n+har . s,e,.t
dona. +ba stoan .,onas - srt,,,a...s 80
the tide lock 81 sosa al, nrasan+ w COB
noints of attack Lace f.vnrah,a -;
do,,ht than tba ,ooLs hit srtsa,ontI,,
- SN,-4N., 9>.1, 49,. -. $500