The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-01
Second Only to the Panama
Canal is ii to Be lin Mat
ters of Commerce.

WAsHINGTON, ID. c., April go
The dedication Of the Dalles-Celil
canal OF the Columbia river, Oregon,
the date for which is set for Wednes-
day, May S, a q 5, WI mark the open
ing OF a con inuous free waterway
/ from the Pacific ocean inland a dis
lance OF 4T9 miles to Lewiston, Idaho.
on the Snake river, a tributary of the
EColum bia, and to Priest Rapids, on
the Cnlum bia, a distance of a SO miles.
The comp of the canal is deemed
of such Importance that citizens ot
the Pacift northwest states have pre-
paved a series Ofzeele brat ions running
through the entire week#of May
Including special programs at Lewis
ton; daho; Paseo. Ksnne Wtels. la
NVal1a. and Wa lula, Wash; Pend y 2.
ton and Umattll la, Oregon; Maryhillz
and Godendale, Wash, Tho DallesH
and Big Eddy. Ore: Kalama and
Vancouver, w ASH; and Portland and
Astoria, Ore. AZ each; Of these cele-
fbrations distinctive programs will be.
given setting forth the .deveippnlent
/ Of the country ributa ry TO tic Colunl-
bia.
| Official ton has been given
to the event by the Congress OF the
United States, NJ hich passed a formal
rssolut ion III the closing hours of the.
Sixty third Congress, authorizing tho
appointment OF a comniit tee of three
United States senat orsE and nine mem
tbers OF Congress to represent the
United States government The
northwest states bord ering on the
EGolum bia valley have given Official
Erecogni tions also and viii \ be represent
Ted by their governors com ittees oG
/ the Legislatures and other officers
Distinguished men from far and near
have accepted inNit tons to be pres
lent, and the prospects are for tho
most representa- tive gatherings Of
serious minded bushes men and!
Columbia valley
Embraces Bi Area.
The watcrsIed of the Col ulbia5
river and its tribu taries EN- braces an
area of appToxina telys 50ss GO q SQUARE
miles in he nited States and an adj
iditional SO, 900 In British Columbia
making AL crit DRY largc than the
Herman empire and large han the
tentire New EnEland states, New York.
! New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Isyyeat Virginia com bfned. The soil.
resources and climat icscond ftions OF
ltEis3 territory are Of such y nature as
/ to stamp " among the world rs great
lest productive regions, who IN g1lIti-
EEmat eIy, when full eloped viii be
liable to support, proportionately The.
Largest popMlat ton of any ainlila ar sec
ttIon Of the globe.
The opening OF the Golll1n s,ias river
and its tribut arfes. which vii Il beaEiY-
len emphasis by the ded ication of the.
IDalIes- clio cana, marks an import
Eant stepsin the transpo Ttatl Lion and I'M.
ldustrial vel taTe OF the region be
fserved. The United States govern.
iJnent. listeninE to the pleas Of fore-s
seeing men of the n aci &c, has invest
led, through iveTs and harbors D.
ipropriatio covering & period ofsoEeE3
twenty years. large slma of money for
tine I'M Eoyemen Is Of this wat rpay.,
both it's trance and along its
/ Wiley wi Ina Ike the week ofsA Mays S,s
i 81 the occasion Of thairse1presaiont
Misrepresentation OF the sgenarosity of
the general oyern1neri q.
ES. DefinitGf and nractf ca1 plans are al
ready Ter way whereby hard -sllr-5
faced roadways. rsachinE from STRAIT
logical points on the rivers inland to-
IsDToducinE scott ons, arctic l1as con-
isstructeds thus prov din gs onportunitS
Efors use or au toni obf1e TRUCK for the
dist ihuti on OF he country s. pro-
ducts. and the I'm portin OF commp-
from abb oatls series or
rnna tIuctE ed Sat cert adm points;
Il NJ Will
EscpIrals IN al isif u u "a naplatss
ateAa
count fp6
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