Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-17
MEMBERS OF TERNATIONAI
JOINT COMMISSION ARRIVE Il
TOHOLD HEARINGS TUESDAY
v vi ews Of Northwest to Be:
Presented on Prop osed
Deep-Water Route to the
Atlantic; Other Cities to
Send Representatives;
Luncheon For Visitors.

4 Hon. Obadiah Gardiner Of Maine
and Sir William Hunt, former premier
OF Ontario, Canada, members of thei
International joint committee named
TO consider the Great Lakes-st.'. g Law y
renee tideWater project arrived IN
Grand Forks at,noon today from Wan
nipegS and will hold public hearings
Tuesday on the proposal. 43H'5jfT
They are ompanied by Charles
F. Craig, executive director OF the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater
association. Other members Of the
commission remained in Winnipeg on
! account OF the death of r. B. Glenn.
curred at> Winnipeg Sunday night
Dinner at Noon.
The commissioners must leave
Grand Forks for Winnipeg on the
Northern Pacific at 5:42i O'Clock Tues
day afternoon, and for that reason the
4 plans for their . entertainment have
sbeen changed, to some extent. The
membership dinner Of the Commercial
club which was scheduled to take
place at O'clock Tuesday night will
be held at IL O'clock noon instead, and
an members Of the club are urged to
make reservations as soon as possible.
i, This afternoon the ommissioners
are being taken for a, ride about the
city in automobiles. They were met at
the train by a delegation of members
Of the Commercial club. e
4 The hearings will begin at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning. They will be held in
and will be open to the public. !.
Mcintyre In Charge. /,
WA A. Mcintyre of this city Is in
charge of presenting the views OF
Grand Forks and the territory imme-
diately surrounding on the advantages
to he derived from the proposed deep
water route, which is strongly favored
by local people. Several Of the local
business men will present their views
along this line. ..a
A number Of Representatives OF
Crookston, Fargo. Minot and Bis
marck are also to be present to pre-.
sent arguments from the people OF
their respective districts. Governor
Lynn ]. Frazier is expected to attend
the hearing. The delegates from Other
cities will probably arrive tonight and
Tuesday morning. ~ y
From Grand Forks the commission.
ers will go to Regina, Sask.. where 8
hearing is scheduled to be held Thurs
day.
Opposition in Winnipeg.
A hearing was held Saturday q
Winnipeg, where some opposition t
the project developed. .ss5
Mayor Charles F.N Gray and mem
bers OF the Winnipeg Board of Trad,
were the principal persons who CAV
the co!nmission their yt9Wnsetnt citin'
project sass n : s; ., B!
Mems ~ the hoard Of trad
doubted that the. project coul dsnak
returns comm ensnrate with the cos
INVOLVED. They further declared the,
q did not consider this an. opportun
time to ask the dominion governmen
to, contribute its share Of the estimat
ed $500, 100000 expense.
Craig Gives Views.
Charles P.fCraig, executive directo
Of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tide
water association. who is accompany
!, ing the high commission on its 5000
mile tour Of Investigation OF the s.
Lawrence project, declared today tina
the northern Mississippi valley state
need this great international waterwa
more than any other sections of tn
s. country as ~ ID.
THE configurations Of this cont
mont Is such that the great agricultur