Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
'oLIT1CAL PARTIES AND WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT

has vaciaton both relations
and our domestic policies that quality a rule has manifest
ed itself in connection with the desire of President Wilson to
We have always believed in the theory that the Repb
can party should do its housekeeping and live to its
leaders Of the party pulled constantly in the opposite dec
Gn eqnn backward b in nsacss in their desire to
failure OF the party leaders to reform the banking and
enfy system of the county, They waited until the demo
they are forced to say 1--WE just about do that
The question now is whether political history is to
@ route and other Waterways We notice
ed the Vermont newspaper men at Veeennes couple of
years ago fellow journalist has up the cudges in
Secretary Daniels had chance with his eyes
something OF Lake Champan and appreciate it's grand oppor-
veoqnent of this vast region is concerned.
, d in the great Empire State have done their
THROUGH the efforts Of former Senator Henry W Hill Of Buff
included in the barge canal development which accomplish
ing SO much for that great State To the credit of the DEM
tnue the work conspcuosy begun under republican
pce and especially under the leadership of that farvsioned
Political parties may and political parties may Co.
s do not v M sosy Ud poc na
ties. 1t in connection with the Hudson hampan
ter"ay temporarily lost to legislative view.
The Atlantic Deeper Waterways association which has
just held its annual session in Philadelphia considered among
other things the very Champan-IIudso development
have been considering in its various and manifold features the
past few days Some of the members of the association
seeking to the dredging of the channel of the Hudson
to depth Of wentyseven feet between Troy and Hudson
which would permit oceangong craft to come to the terminus
of the barge canal constructed by the Empire State at
penSe oil over SlCO,000OOO.
William e. Fzsimmons of Albany in discussing the sub
ject Of The Hudson in Peace ard War showed how
industrial interests along the Hudson would be favor
sized the that upper reaches Of the Hudson and other
waters furnish the whole region with abundant and
ea electric power and have hundreds of horsepower yet to
He said that at Port Henry Lake Champlain iron
development of which awaits larger navigation facilities
Lake Champlain and the Hudson All along the country
both cof
upper Hudson Both the Adirondacks and the Green noun
tas are rich in mineral deposits OF various kinds awaiting
Some of the points brought out by Mr. Fitzsmmons re-
gang the action Of communities we'll worth condera
ton by the public spirited citizens Of Burlington and other
albany has spent over million dollars the improve
of the recently purchased land along its
banks be used for dock purposes Boat lines
likewise spent in Albany for the purpose
Troy is engaged on like work and her enterprise
doubtless will equal Albany to water shipping facilities
1.-THE United States government is now deepening the rv
it for the purpose of determining the cost and value of
Weny-seVen foot channel Army engineers charged with
county heavy traffic and to be of its most important
rivers The people of the State of New York are not only
demanding it, demanding it in consideration not alone of its
need but because Of their building the canals which
cannot furnish their full value until the Great Lakes
The capitol district with enormous supplies of iron
enments naval and the fact that the district
ufactes supplies essential to both and and that
the existence of nation large extent depends up
the products for which it is the natural shipping center
make this need the Imperative The deepening of the
river would further permit OF shipment of coal and oil
It's abundant electric energy yet undeveoped would be in
valuable in the ready establishment of ammunition plants
Governor Whitman feels do that New YorAs de-
veopment will be retarded until the work done. His mme
date predecessor Governor Gynn, of the countrys
terWayS advocates and whose eloquent ocefu and
ing argument favOrng project you heard two years
insists that the nation New York by of what it
has and is doing for the development of the of the
country the consideration which we seek
'Ihe cost of the work to Albany it is estimated will be
about ten million dollars and to Troy further of ten mil
lion dollars"
Burlington has agreed to spend the sum of
$4,000 which it has not yet spent for little bit of land
which lies nearly in front Of the union passenger station
and cannot well be used for freight stands At
steamboat worth mention could land this point We
have had several United States engineers in Burlington talk
to us, but beyond this we have done nothing.
Shall Burlington and Vergennes and Swanton with Ma
guam its very DOORS and other communities the Yer
shore Of Lake Champlain sit still 'ke humps log
and nothing bring all Lake Champlan into the
influence" Of this movement With the tide Of development
turned entirely the Empire State Champan will
be great danger OF being left at side permanently