Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-20

'0UitAtAANh AANllA Litisaf 49,
important question of transportation
can hardly be oIerstated
II Mr. Sacketr still thinks he is cor
rect. then any argument becomes both
utile and ridiculous.
>. | freely admit thar / did mol go
10 the mat with the governor such
athletics are better eNemplifed by the
wrestling fraternity The smile was
not my own.
g. Governor Lowden did dominate
the conference also the committee.
The governor is the forceful Kind of
executive who does dominate things,
right or wrong. Fortunately, he is
usually right and his support of the
Sl9So0, 600 waterway advocated would
have struck everyone aS most splen-
did had il been backed 10y an imme-
date decision 10 act To secure the
necessary funds. As between he war
departments urgent demand for Il
waterway and the governors repudia-
ton Of the figures OF such WOrd-re-
nowned engineers as Lyman f. Coo
ley and l. Randolph. who drew mp the
Dunno plan, We only need remember
that We are mt war--a long. bitter
war that will tax and oyertaN the rail
roads this year and next MIR Barnes
variation of the Dunno plan ju,tities
the sand of the governor. who will not
start work without tun funds. But
agree with Mr. Hearst's recent cdr
torials. Why. since We are at wal.
vary the Dunno pla
Finally. the matter or repairs 70 the
old canal vas not preached by com
mittee members. but came out when
the governor turned to General BiXby
and said; General. tell the commit
tee what you told me last Tuesday
do not believe that Mr. Sackett.
with all his knowledge of waterways,
aside from his lifelong advocacy OF
canals and opposition 10 deep water
ways, as they are termed. meanine
rivers, really seriously will content
that such Toy boats as can be operated
on the makeshift canal viii pay, Mr.
Morton's experience did not prove
very lucrative he informed me Mr.
Barnes, the engineer agrees that OBJ
GRAFTON OF such little hardly
dignity them with the name harges-
can only tend to discredit for all time
any Development of inland waterway
transportation The whole history OF
waterways confirms this view Moth
inc less than 900 ton barges can IT,
profitable or meet the nations situa
ton
The Dunno plan calls for $3Q65,
eco 0utlay Add the increased cost
since its inception and $4,000 00G
should cover IT, Locks 10 by GOO
equal those in the Panama canal in
width. Why talk Panama canal when
America calls for streams to accom-
modate 80 foot vessels?
Were Governor Lowden certain 10
be our executive for the next ten
years steadily, so that his large plan
would be assured Of completion. were
it started Immediately. full advocacy
by every waterways exponent in Hi
nois would be assured. perhaps. But
what will stop the next governor from
again calling in engineers and devils.
ing an entirely different project?
Nh Hearst. in the Examiner asks
the governor to 20 ahead and fultill
the expressed wish of the people OF
Illinois. He has studied the subject
for twenty years and as his opinion
agrees with such experts as Cooley
and Randolph and with those OF tie
Dunno legislature little more need BE
said BY way Of comment lie II re
itoratng the vote of the state
Personally, ! have the greatest al
miration for Governor Lowden He
has proved a bis patriotic and nd,
miaDle governor In this question,
! believe most waterway stu.
dents agree with me-that Governor
lowdcn Is wrong in disreearding the
expressed wishes of the people and
Of the war department