The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-11
10000 Delegates From States in
Mississippi Valley Ex-
pected to Attend
OSBORN HEADS MICHIGAN MEN
IMPo TANT STEPS TOWARDS
REALIZATION OF LAKES
TO-GULF PROJECT
ARE EXPECTED.

Chicago. ILL.,, oct. l1.-Prepared to
renew its flight for "A stupendous in
land waterway system from Lake
Michigan through the Mississippi River
10 the Gulf OF Meaxico, the Lakes to
the-Gulf Deep Waterway Association
will begin its sixth annual congress I'm
Chicago tomorrow with what promises
to be a record breaking attendance
Secretary Thomas ii. Lovelave of the
association is In receipt of advices in
dicating that nearly 10000 delegates
and visitors will attend the gathering.
Every state I'm the Mississippi Valley
and most of the middle western states.
it is announced. will be represented by
large delegations, including governors
and other state officials and commit
tees representing the legislatures. aside
from the representatives of numerous
commercial and Industrial organlza-
tions which have committed them
selves I'm favor of the great waterway
project.
Many Governors Present.
Western and northwestern states
touching navigable tributaries of the
Mississippi also will be well represent
ed. The gulf states and the south
west. including Texas and Oklahoma,
have shown marked increase OF in
terest In the project. Among the gov
ernors who have promised to attend the
congress are John Burke of North Da-
kota, Chase S. Osborn of Michigan.
Chester III. Aldrich Of Nebraska. JOS
eph NJ. Carey OF Wyoming. f.. +. Noel
of Mississippi, Augustus Il. Wilson of
Kentucky, C. l.. Blease of South Caro-
lima, b. r. Carroll of Iowa, Emmett
O'Neal of Alabama. j. Y. Sanders of
Louisiana, Herbert S. Hadley OF Mis-
souri,, and Charles s. Deneen of Illinois.
A special Invitation has been extended
to Canada to participate in the con-
gress and II is expected that several
public officials of the Dominion and
some of the commercial organizations
will be represented.
Fisher To Give Talk.
At the initial session to be held in
the Auditorium tomorrow the opening
Kavanaugh of St. Louis, the president
OF the congress- Among other notable
speakers To be heard during the three
days sessions are Secretary of the In
terror w. l.. Fisher, former Governor
David r. Francis of Missouri. Cover
nor Judson Harmon of Ohio, Con-
gresham Underwood of Alabama. for
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souri,, Congressman Joseph @. Cannon
of Illinois, and q. II. Austin. chief Of
the Bureau of Statistics of the Depart
nient of Commerce and Labor
The most important work Of the
meeting will hinge on resolutions and
committee appointments. and II is pro-
posed to organize an executive COM
mittee which cannot fail to command
the attention OF Congress in the matter
of deep waterways.
lakes-t Gulf Project.
The lake to- the-gulf project Is the
largest and most importaht scheme for
an inland waterway that has ever
been proposed in this country and
would benefit directly more than one
third OF the states of the Union. An
initial minimum of Ia feet depth Is ad-
vocated for the Mississippi River and
It's tributaries with an indorsed desire
for IA final depth of "a feet. The asso-
citation wishes to furnish the central
part of the United States with wa
terway which will enable the move
ment of the largest freight and pas
senger vessels to serve the eXpanse
from the Rocky Mountains to the Al
leghenies. 2.7G5,000 square miles. The
region Is among the most productive
In the world, and, with water trans
portatlon to compete with rail, II will
have the advantage of unequaled fa-
cilties. The Illinois and Mississippi
rivers will be the main arteries of the
proposed system, with the tributaries
as laterals. In general. the plans pro-
vide for great system of waterways
to connect all interior states. with out
let's on the great lake and the Gulf of
Mexico.