The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-12
order for the campaign four years
hence"
Favors Cnited states Canal syste,

FavOrs United States Canal System.
Development Of canals in the Unit
ed States would be the most effective
means Of bringing the railroad COM
panies to terms in the matter of
Squires OF Muncie, Ind, an engineer.
What this country needs is a thor
oughly modern system of canals" he
said. Such a system, If properly
handled and not allowed to get into
the control Of The railroads. will mean
reduced freight rates. because 1t IL q
well.known fact that water transport
tation. except for perishable freight, 10
far cheaper than railroad Transports
ing the great lakes with the Gulf Of
Mexico should be carried forward.
The Mississippi river. on which the
federal government Is spending thous-
ands OF dollars every year for deep
ening the channels. could be utilized
as a part Of h great system. The
practical rebuilding Of the Erie canal
VIII also be an important factor In
helping to solve the transportation
problem.
To illustrate the point, If a canal
could be built from Chicago across H.
Ioinois to h Mississippi river thous-
ands OF tons of freight could be routed
that way instead OF south over the H.
linois Central railroad. and this would
give competition for the southern
pound business. which is bound to
have an effect On freight rates.
With canals connecting he great
trafnc floating rivers. and good roads
leading from the big farming .centers
70 the rivers. a system OF transporta.
ton could be developed in this n
which would be Of untold benefit to
the shippers all over the country.
freight rates play an important part
Reduce the freight rates. and with no
other increases in the cost Of produce.
ton. undoubtedly there would be a
material reduction in the cost of these
goods to the consumer"
Cold Weather in Europe.
In all my visits to Europe-and. I
nave made several-I have never
known such unusual weather as pre-
vailed all over the continent the mast
summer and early fall" said Richard
cago. vi"
Il went across last June and ,ef,
tnere ten days ago. spending the great.
With occasional excursions to Paris
n other cities in France. Germany.
M Austria. In all the nlac.
e. l went l found the weather apou,
IKE IT was in Switzerland. The peo.
PIE told me that not in 100 a mad
mere peer weather so unseasonably
DC In Lucerne. Switzerland. where
! made my headquarters. I wore a
light overcoat most Of the time. In
tne 1t was exceedingly cold.
n there were few tourists who van.
tofed into h passes. The cold wealth
er had its effect on the ravei and
Lucerne. which ordinarily IL n Of
the mos popular cities on the con-
tinent with Americans. had fewer vis.
ltots this year than in a quarter ~ a
century, l am told. No one could az.
count TOT the extraordinary weather.
a log settled over the IN
switzerland that made It not only very
uncomfortable. but exceedingly dan.
serous to make the customary trips
lndulged In by tourists.
The weather conditions all through
Europe nave been SO unpropitious Tor
sIowing crops. that Europe this year
VIII nave q shortage OF all the staple
psoa1cts: with the result that the
needle to make up the defciencv re-
fore I left several importer 81 xr.tn
a been closing deals for the nur-
chase of wheat and other grains. and
l. venture to say that the farmers OF
the United States will get q better
price Tor their wheat sold abroad than
past. "'
:! found that business generally was
good In Europe. but the short crops
probably. will have an effect on the
general business situation"