New-York tribune., 1920-10-01
Judge Miller
Attacks Ship
Canal Project
Tells Buffalo Rotarians Bes,
Way to Combat Scheme
Is to Make Barge Water.
way 100 p. C.. Efficient
Addresses 5000 at Fair
Declares Food Problem T.
Vital Question That Must
he Solved by the State
Special DiSnotcb 10 III. r..,,


BUFFALO, Sept. 30.-Judge Na+ho,
y Miller, Republican candidate for
governor, was the guest and principal
speaker at the Buffalo Rotary Club
luhcheon at noon day in the Hotel
statler Judge Miller, after his ad-
dress, journeyed through driv;nc
ram to Hamburg, N. Y, where he ad-
dressed more than 5000 persons at the
ERIE County Fair. The latter speech
was delivered in continual downpour.
which failed to danpen the enthusias-
tic reception given him.
Addressing the Buffalo Rotary Club,
winch is one of the largest in the
united States, Judge Miller assailed
the proposal to construct the St. Law
renee ship canal from the Great Lakes
to the sea, and labeled it as project
20 destroy an investment of $15O,OOO,-
ooo made by New York State in the
barge canal and its terminals.
Charges Government Hurt Canal
This project is gaining headwav. !"
ne declared, "and the best way to com
bat 1t is to make our own barge canal
100 per cent efficient. Then we must
remove the hand of the Federal gov
ernment from the canal operation
Durlng the war the operation of the
canal was taken over by the govern
ment, which used its power not to pro-
mote canal operations, but to prevent
it becoming injurious to railroad ope-
ration, and the hand of the govern
ment has not. been removed at the end
of the war, as it should be.
Indeed, the government did not get
boats into operation until the war
closed, and they are still being run.
We cannot expect private capital to
build boats to compete with the gov
crnment. In regard to the proposed
waterway from the Great Lakes to
the sea, one of the great national par
ties has indorsed it in it's national
platform. If such plan is carried
out the State of New York will have
TO contribute large part Of the cost
TO destroy its own property and TO di-
vert shipping from its own to foreign
ports. Furthermore, it is doubtful if
sea going vessels can be economically
operated on inland waters, especially
if they be artificial with narrow chan
nels"
At Hamburg a great ovation was ten
ueIcu Che parry uuSc All4cA louc!leu
op1' 'he pl9poseu my foJ J".,ad pr?JevV
from Observation-Disclosures Standpoint
r1 Duah,o,, GOOD raa,.
fooo ionie"' ie"' ISSUE
No state problem demands solution
to-day more than the food problem,
ne asserted. mere must be proper
and economical dlstrbuuon OF food
ard there must be the fullest OF Co. CO.
operation between the pfoducer, the
consumer the county ne state ana
the city. "hen We &ef that cooper&3
ton then we Wiil h9Ve e!1mlnated
waste and we VIII nave done away with
the market Gluts which are sheer losses
10 b2th the producer and consumer to-
day. We need better market systems
iG the clues and we need better stor-
asc facilities in the rural districts. As
I have said before, cooperation by the
state, city and county can bring these
things about. The interests OF the con
-umer and the producer are Identical.
New York State is one Of the great
est OF all agricultural centers and any