The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-03-06
OPEN RIVER IS
NOW ASSURED
Congress Appropriates ST.
100000 for Cello Canal
completed 1914.

The Commercial Club of Lewis
ton received kilograms this week
from the members Of the Idaho
delegation at Washington an
nouncing the passage of the bill
appropriating sufficient funds to
complete the Cello Canal and the
hope of the people of the north
west for a half century will be
realized during the year 1914 -
an open river from Lewiston to
the sea-and making of that city
in reality a seaport connecting
with the deep water ports of the
world. The important assurance
is now given that the appropria-
ton for the Cello canal work has
been increased from $500, 900 to
$1,200,O00 The house attached to
the bill the first named sum and
the senate increased it to the
larger amount. On Saturday night
the house and the senate conferees
held a session and as a result the
senate amendments held the ses-
sion extending to 2 o'clock Sun
day morning. The senate had al
so amended the house bill by in
= creasing the amount for the
J Improvement of the Columbia
: from Cello to the mouth of the
| Snake from $4,000 to 100000
: The sum the bill carries for Inn
provement work on the Snake riv
er during the year is $25, 900, Sc
the total sum to be available IL
opening the rivers to continuou:
navigation from Lewiston to Port
land is 81 ,285, 900.
There has already been expend
ed on the Cello canal over So, 600
900, the recent policy of the gov
= ernment being to make continuing
appropriations in sums adequat
to keep the work going along
steadily. Friends of the open riy
er, conspicuous among them being
Senator Bourne of Oregon, Sc
4 cured data from the United State
:, engineers to the effect that if th
sum of 81 100000 was allowed tn
|. canal could be finished during
a 1914 and it was upon this show
r ing that congress has now take,
d favorable action. The canal
- eight miles in length connectin
n Big Eddy above the Dalles wit
% Cello. Years ago the govern
n ment constructed locks that al
e ford passage through the Cascad
). rapids. Cello falls then remai1
& ed the only obstacle to throug
D. navigation, and northwest me
d have been working for years t
W secure that which is now to b
0, realized.
h As the Panama canal is 10 b
~ opened in 1915 the Cello can;
IN can also be put in service at ths
to time. Boats of 400 tons burde
N can then conveniently run fro
j. Portland and deep water dire
at to Lewiston. Later the Snal
id and upper Columbia, under Il
plans of the U. S. engineers, Wi
be so improved that the gre
N waterway will accommodate era
Mt of 500 to 600 tons burden.
~ Lewiston and this region ha'
st special occasion to rejoice ov
a the securing of the 81 ,20O,0 900 a
el- preparation. Lewiston people c'
he now proceed with enthusiasm
ad arrange for the Columbia-Celil
r. Panama celebration to be held
rt- Lewiston in 1915, an event tn
M is receiving the support of t
at three northwest states. A featu
he of the celebration is to have {
in sembled here during the peri
of the important event at least
river craft, these to make the r
, Ct from Portland, Astoria and t
n upper Columbia points. T
NV Northwest Waterways associati
~ will direct that feature of t
IA celebration.