The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-08

Governor Harding of
Iowa Urges $500, 0O0,-
for Lakes

lNu1ANApOLiS. Ind, Dec. S.
Claiming that the expenditure OF
t1oo. 900, 900 for the proposed i.a-
pro, emcnt OF tho Great Lnkes-St.
steamer outlet 10 the sea would be
a profitable Investment. Governor
William l.. Harding, OF Iowa ad-
dressed the second annual conven-
ton d The American Farm Bureau
Federation.
Improvement OF tho Great Lakes
81. Lawrence route IL now proposed
as an International undertaking said
Governor Harding.
America has many domestic prob
lens pressing now for solution. In
my judgment there are three adhjects
that must be solved before any OF the
others can be adequately approached
Tor solution. These are;
Instrumentation.
Second-Consorvation OF food.
Misunderstanding or distribution.
An object of given weight. can be
moved over dead water, or against D.
current, with less friction than over a
+ steel rail.
Until man. through his inventive
genius. In able TO cut the suspcndcrs
of tho law OF gravity. water transport
tatlon win he about five times less
costly than rail transportation.
The transportation furnished by
natpre, and which rs the most eco
nomical. has been little developed
mi little used by the people OF the
United States. From Dulnth aud all
lake ports, by way OF the 81. Law
renee to Boston and all Atlantic ports,
Is Down hill. With the aid OF engi-
neers and a comparatively snail
amount OF money, the Journey back
can be made on a water grade. With
in the past twenty-fiv years, or even
less, there has been a most remark
ablo maritime development on the
American Great Lakes. From Du-
iulh or Chicago. TO Buffalo, these
lakes extend approximately one
thousand miles. The country round
about these Great Lakes Is rich In
natural resources, M within the last
half century, there has been such de-
veiopment on IND around these Great
Lakes, that today they produce tom
mage almost unbelievable. The ton
mage on these Great Lakes exceeds
that OF tho Mediterranean and the
Black Sea combined.
ut IA within the information OF
everyone, that the territory around
md adjacent 10 the Great Lakes, pro-
''duces immense quantities of wheat
and all kinds of grain. iron, coal and
copper and in connection herewith
has become a great manufacturing
center.
Automobiles. rcils. and all heavy
steel products. flour, foodstuffs, pack
ing products, n the entire output Of
tho mines n factories and the soil,
must go eastward over the waters Of
the Great Lakes to the port OF Buf-
falo, ana then be transferred TO the
rails and move the last part of their
journey either to the Interior or the
senboard by car, rather than by boat.
between the eastern end OF Lake
Erie and sea level In the st. Law
renee river, n distance OF about four
hundred miles, there are two natural
obstacles. which prevent navigation.
The first IL the falls OF the Niagarn
river and the second, the rapids Of
The st. Lawrence. For many years
there has been operated successfully,
shallow canal and locks around both
Of these obstacles. These have not
been sufficient to accommodate ocean
going vessels. but have been enough
10 demonstrate that II IL feasible to
Bc around these two natural OBJ
ftacleH.
I'VE cannot move the farms Of
Iowa 10 the ocean. but we move
the ocean fifteen hundred miles
nearer TO the Iowa farmer.
AT the present time, the rate on
grain from Duluth 10 Boston can be
hauled part water and part rail five
cents per bushei cheaper than IL can
be hauled by all rail. IL does not
take an advance student In mathe-
mates TO figure what a saving there
would be TO the consumer and what
an advantage IL will be to the pro-
Queer II the haul was all by water.
1T viii make possible FOR She AM
crlcan farmer an outlet TO the world
markets for his surplus products. and
this iB necessary, II we expect to
maintain our agricultural standards.
This project viii cost possibly tliroo-
hundred million dollars. However, Il
need not be a burden upon tho tax