The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-07-09
NAVIGATION CONGRESS
Big EVENT, JULY e
Al Detroit, Michigan, Known Is the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
r. Tidewater Congress-.

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Ever since the day, now some gen.
erations ago, when the country real
lied that it's advancement vas meas
ured by its transportation facilities,
men have dreamed of a gateway from
the inland states to the sea. The ques-
ton is as old almost as the search
for the historical northwest passage"
Today, after years of discussion and
study, it has become a national issue
to determine whether the waterways
which lose themselves in the Atlantic,
shall become connected for navigation
purposes and form an outlet for the
products and materials produced by
the states west of the Allegheny
mountains. Practical men and theor-
lists have studied and figured and the
last of the evidence is being compiled,
preparatory to final action.
Action is to be forthcoming as the
result of the Great Lakes-St. Law
renee Tidewater congress, to be held
at Detroit July 22-24, when all the
authorities and supporters and stud
ents Of the Great Lakes to the sea
movement will assemble. Out of the
sessions, which will consider every
angle Of this enterprise, there will
come a policy, workable and reason
able, to put this project through.
The congress will hold it's sessions
in the auditorium of the Detroit board
of commerce, which organization is
acting as host for the delegates and
visitors. Among the speakers sched-
uled to discuss this project are: Her
bert Hoover, wartime food admins
TRAITOR; Charles E. Townsend, United
States senator from Michigan, father
of the Lakes-to-Ocean movement; Me-
dill Mccormick, United States sena-
tor from Illinois; Senator Miles Poin-
dexter Of Washington; Major Gener-
al Lansing H. Beach, chief of engin-
GERS, U. S. A.; julius H. Barnes, form
err president United States Grain cor
poration, and many others.
At ne banquet to be held the ave-
ming of July %, Senator Irvine l..
Lenroot of Wisconsin and DR.. r. S.
MacElwee, director of the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce, will
be the principal speakers.
The congress will he welcomed to
Michigan by Gov. Albert E. Sleeper,
and Mayor James Couzens will speak
for Detroit. Charles H. Campbell,
president of the Detroit board of CON-
merce, will preside. Senator Charles
E. Townsend of Michigan, will outline
the plan and indicate it's need. He is
regarded as one of the sponsors Of
the work.
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrece Tide
water association represents a union
of fourteen states, as follows: I'LL
nois, Michigan, Wisconsin,, Minnesota,
Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana, Idaho Wy
oming, Colorado and Nebraska. En-
thusiastic cooperation has been forth
coming since the beginning of this
movement from the Dominion of Can
ada which will be ably represented
at the meeting. Advance advices in
dlcate that the congress will be at
tended by more than 1900 delegates
from all over the United States.
1t is planned to cover the waterway
project from every standpoint invol-
we'd, financial, engineering, political.
international, economic, as to the pow
er 1T will develop for other uses, how
1t will affect other mediums of trans
porting commodities and time requir-
ed.
The results and finds, it is planned
Will be submitted to congress in the
United States and the parliament of
Canada, who will be responsible TO,
the completion of the waterway.