Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
tho following valuable utterance from
! the Plattsburgh Press:

tho following valuable utterance from
the Plattsburgh Press:
The projected improvements Of the
Plattsburgh harbor calls for n depth of
nine feet Mt low-lakc level This work
will be done this summer and to do the
work Congressman George r. Malby has
| secured an appropriation Of $4,000.
That this is only n Temporary make
| shift Is shown by the relNrts OF the war
| department, for the future holds for the
| harbor a more important position. The
projected deep waterways from Montreal
| to New York, via Lake Champlain, will
| make this harbor one of the most I'M
portant in northern New York. That
| this work Is even now recognized official
~ is shown by the report OF Colonel
Black. of the United States corps Of en-
gineers. to his superiors.
Among other things he says: "Platts-
burRh harbor lies on the western side OF
| Lake Champlain and Is connected with
points to north south and west by three
| lines OF railroad. The Champlain canal
with navigabe depth OF IL feet Is OK
pected to be opened by 1913. l am inform
ed that the Canadian authorities are cx-
pecting to deepen the waterways con-
meeting with the st. Lawrence river, TO
the adopted depth Of Canadian water
| ways. namely, IA feet, at an early date -
| And he recommended that tho ultima &c
depth of the F1attsburgh harbor be p
In this report another interesting fact
is disclosed that Plattsburgh harbor Is
one of the three most important on the
Lake I'm this oCint tIg rcrprt
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rbar,nlain tho other two he,nr Rur,inr-
ton. VT. and whitehall ~ Y. Be
Sizes having consheraplc commerce OF
VS. ...a t' ,ro ,.a,o,a,
traffic hound tbrourh tho lake from ca
madam to American ports, The commerce
OF the hafbor mas exceeded -oo'"o TONS
.' l.''. ,-..,,.oo, ,sas 49,, 1000
Tho commerce during the calendar year
ending December 81. 1908. was HS, 40 tons
of which nearly 10 per cent. was general
merchandise
We nirht ouoto somewhat si,nila,
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improved, equipping It with still bet.
to~ ,r,rsnor,,,io, roci,i,i.s r. I.
to look AZ ourselves through othe'
eyes in order to appreciate our owr
Grand nossihuittos
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sumo that we are talking withou
considering the Canadian point o
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at le"St 10 note tha' 'he Montrea
2 star has just published a diagram
showing the pronnsed deem waterwe,
. r..
:
, treai' through Lake Champialn an
! the Hudson river to New York, to
: pethe- with tho fo,,ouine ,r+ic,a n,
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r f'a"s are no" compete TOT the gov
. eminent project OF canal from poin
I opposite Mohtreai TO Lake Chnmplain
\ pu' 'he local agent OF the department
i railways ana canals Mr' Marceau' say
t 'he hoh' MI fuEsiey is undecide-
= whether 10 nave the St Lawrence open
g ing NJ Lohgueun or 81 Lambert and IN
rur'her END at Chamoiy or St johns
= Cue
I Inc ifhmediate use OF the canal, sal
@ MY Marcean Monday morning viii b
/. 10 shorten the route between ms por
6 ana Lake Chainpiain
The ultimate result will be to estat
= lish INK between Montreal and Ne'
= York and grain carriers of Canada d
g not FAVOR the project on the UNDERSTAND
8 ing that when the Champlain route
Z deepened United states lake boats wi
= carry grain from the head of the lake
o to New York, taking the trade away froi
Montreal and the St Lawrence route.
e 1.-THE projected cutoff canal Will mea
. saving of 70 miles for canal boats. A
present they carry lumber from Montre'
e and Ottawa river ports to Lake Chan
lie plain vt" Sore' and the Richelieu rive
y. me Instance from montreal 10 81. 'onn
acooroirs - tho goverrren, re,ort =
< the subject. The canal for which plaI
are IN the hands of the Hon. Mr. Pug
~ wa o''S 70 10 my" s
y Of any natural waterway.
The plans submitted contain two pr
to posals' one Tor canal from 'he sou'
p no,. ,hI eun., ,,c,.roo, 10 6
&c Johns II II is decided to run the can
is to Chamby 1t will not be necessary
e. puiid locks rs the tha'ho'y h'is'" an"
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