Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-10-05

~ Dy tncBe TWO PUBIC improvements.
An open river and AN open compe-
titive market for our products
WOULD BE LIKE PURE AIR FOR
AN OvER-CROWDED SCHOOL
ROOM.
| In 1905 "Derrlcks. British Re-
port" rightly declared that tho
Manchester ship canal, which had
made a seaport of the city, was zone
OF the greatest enterprises ever un-
dertaken." The scheme, first
broached In fS4S not only met with
opposition from the great seaport Of
Liverpool, but with ridicule' from
members OF parliament who could
not bring themselve7 TO see the pos
slbility OF bringing the sea TO Man
chester. regarding the scheme as
ohimerlcal as the taking OF Man
chester TO the sea would have been.
lt took years 10 overcome the OPP
position OF the exporters of Liverpool
aud the ridlcule OF the opposition.
but the demands OF the trade and
commerce. backed by the nluck and
the perseverance OF the merchants and
the cotton spinners OF Manchester
overcome both and, as Derricks re.
port states:
were stately park lands, there are
capacious docks and basins for ocean
going craft. Huge warehouses, grain
elevators. electrical and other works
are rising adjacent 20 ixe marsh
land The ship canal is n SOL
perb example OF audac'ty. Nature
made Manchester an Inland town.
It's natural outlet 10 the world and
the supply OF the staple on which II
ves-cotton--was the great port
OF Liverpool at the mouth OF the
Mersev. But Manchester was not
content 10 pay tribute 10 Liverpool
au4 the Irweli was ploughed into n
deep and broad channel which has
turned Manchester into seaport
and enables steamers OF ten thou
sand tons 10 sail quietly past the
port OF Liverpool and discharge npon
the wharves OF Stafford and OF Man
chester"
While the work was magnificent,
and while the profit 10 Manchester
neither diminished tho business nor
the pronts OF Llverpool---for in
creased avenues of transportation
mean increased general business
Tho great Manhester shin canal, open
ed only fNw years ago. is nov
found 20 he OF depth Inadequate |
20 fulhli the expectations formed ~
its canacltv. As IN the United state.
the volume OF freight offerings has
Far outstrlnned the carving capacity /
~ the railways, 80 did the volume'of I
freight offerings at Stafford and M /
Manchester Outetrin the capacity az I
the great canal AMI IN 1905 the work /
OF deenenlng II 20 uniform depth I
of 2S feet was begun. ACCORDING 20 /
recent rehort ~ Consul Church ~ /
Manchester, the work has iust been /
completed and now-as Consul /
Chnrrh says-"Any steamer afoat /
can now come un % Monchestar -sh /
miles from the sea with safety and I
exnedltion
The enterprise OF tho British gov- /
ornmenf in the construction F0f the 4
canal was most comm mpndahle Tho /
cost of tho work was as nothing IN /
comparison with tho heneflts result 4
ing Bnt waterway Improvement is
a matter of imporianee and nroHt SO I
vast 90 The trn1o, Industrial nud acri
enltural demand'. that y renuires a
definite nlan IN the hrst instance ac-
e0moanled with annual annronr'a-
tons for tho work as part of the
settled mol ev OF the government
With the work continuous until cam-
pleted Such Il the plan urged by
the National Rivers aud Harh0rs
congress. avoiding mistakes IN nlans. 4
Involving tho most careful c0nsidera-
tion not alone Of present hut Of flu
ture volume OF trade and commerce