Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-18
OCEAN Steamers TO Be HERE
Howard ID. Hadley Foresees
Promise of Deep Waterway.
outlines before Merchants Association
Plans for Celebration of Century
of Pcacc--Govcrnmcnt Engi-
nccr Also n Speaker.


from the north and from the south"
declared Howard d. 1Tadlcy OF Platts-
burgh, the speaker Thursday at the
luncheon of the Merchants association
at the Hotel Vermont. His subject was
Ihe second Battle of Lake Champaign"
which, he said, IS now being fought at
the close Of century Of peace between
England and the United States. and is
bloodless contest the object Of which
is to make the Champlain valley as
famous for it's commerce as it is noted
for being the scene of the naval battle
of one hundred years ago This end will
be accomplished, he asserted through the
construction of the proposed Hudson
Champain deep waterway.
About 30 merchants ard representative
Burlingtonans, including Mayor James
e. Burke and members of the bar were
present. John Davis Myton of Albany,
n. Y, junior engineer with Capt. r. u.
Black, and representing him, also spoke
briefly, outlining the plans for the water
way and pointing out that the govern
ment is willing to assist towns and cities
desiring harhor and dock improvements
when sincere purpose to secure these is
shown by the inhabitants. Others present
We're: DR.. e. y. Chevalier Of St Johns
p. c., formerly surgcon-gcneral of the
Royal Canadian regiment and Mayor J.
y. Harrington and the Rev. l.. A. Vezina
of st. Peters Roman Catholic Church Of
Nergenncs.
President Max /. Powell read letter
from Theodore ~ Vail, president of the
American Telephone and Telegraph com
pany. who said that he had com
municated with President Howard Elliott
of the New York, New Haven Il Hart
ford railroad, and Editor George Harvey
Of Harpers Weekly, and that it would
| probably be convenient for the three
! men to address the Burlington Merchants
asssociation and the Greater Vermont as
| ISOLATION here in February. on account
Of the holiday season. the weekly
| luncheons will be di/ont.nued until
January s, when President Charles p.
Smith of the Burlington Savings bank
will probably speak upon the currency
| question.
MIR HADLEY'S ADDRESS.
MIR. Hadley said:
| 1t has afforded me great pleasure on
many different occasions to come over
to the hospitable State of Vermont and
join with you in discussing the glorious
past. the busy present and the promising
future of the Champlain valley and
count il particularly happy on this
occasion when we are to confer upon the
coming celebration Of the one Hundredth
| anniversary Of the Battle of Plattsburgh
to have with us here our good friends
from Vergennes where MacdOnough'
hui "a Nav
Harrington and my good friend. John
Donnelly, as well as the DISTINGUISHED
resident of St Johns, where Commodore
Downie's fleet was built and assembled
Or. T. ~ Chevalier. for If the Centennial
of the Battle Of Plattsburgh is cele-
hrated in the proper spirit. as 1t ought
to be and surely will be- we must have
with us participating in the events o
our great celebration next September oui
good friends from the great peace-lovina
nation on the other side of the boundary
line, Canada.
The Battle of Plattsburgh, or, as it il
often called. the Battle of Lake Cham
plain, was fought on sunday morning
September u, 1914. and was not only tn
last naval battle ever fought bctweel
English speaking nations but is uni
vorsally regarded by the leading his
torians to have been one OF the world
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