Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
FUTURE Of CANAL
BOUND Up IN NEW
GREAT FA[LSP[AN
Sensation Promised When
Tyler Recommendations
Are Made Public.
WOULD MEAN FLOODING
OF SOME LARGE AREAS
Barges Could Be Diverted Into
River in Passing Around the
Big Dams.

Proposing a stupendous development.
exceeding that suggested in the Lang
fit and other reports. the Tyler plan
for harnessinG Great Falls, now in
the hands of Gen. Beach. chief of en-
gineers of the Army. for TRANSMISSION
to the federal power commission con-
templates flooding long stretch OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal anq
will. if adopted. it is understood
vitality affect the future of that his
toric waterway.
The report is to be considered oy
the commission at hearing neSt
Tuesday. While it has not been made
public. it's recommendations: as SUD
mitted to Gen. Beach. will furnish
surprise with respect to their scope
and magnitude. it is learned upon re-
liable authority
The plan is understood to propose
construction of two dams-one at
Little Falls and the other at Great
Falls-and the construction Of large
storage basins in feeder territory TO
solve the problem of low water fow
These basins would be filled during
periods of water plentifulness.
Plan Regarded as Feasible.
Such a large area would be flooded
by the dams, it is stated. that boats
operating over the canal would be forced
to "slack" into the river at two points
However, this plan of operation is said
to be feasible.
Under the Tyler plan. it is understood.
the canal barges would be compelled to
enter the river below the point Of its
junction with the Monocacy river They
would proceed by, river to the Great
Falls dam, where they would re-enter
the canal only to leave it again for the
river stretch between the Great and
Little Falls dams. At the latter point
they would redivert to the canal.
SO involved is the canal in the pro-
posed Great Falls water and power de-
velopment scheme that it promises to
come in for much discussion at the
hearing before the power commission.
In view Of the fact that the govern
ment directed the operation Of the canal
during the war and now owns ten
barges which are operated in it's coal
carrying trade, suggestion has been
eide s 70 t acquire the waterwsy. wSich was
started : by George Washington, and.
operate II in connection-wfth the Great
Falls enterprise. .-a..ss;e.,,.ss5s. .z..,...,. -.
Canai Holds Hse fsssibilitfts.
However the canal may be affected
by the Great Falls project, this con-
Meeting water link between Washing
ton aI0= N.QmOefIanus MO-, Is attfact1ng
attention for other reasons. Of which
the principal one is the reported inten-
ton Of the Kelly-Springffeld THE Com
pany, at Cumberland. to ship it's raw
materials and finished products over
the canal.
The traffic department of the tire
company has been Investigating the
matter, and is understood to be pre-
pared to recommend to the general Of
ficers of the company that the canal
be utilized for transporting raw ma
terials from Baltimore to Cumberland
and shipping out finished products. A
meeting to decide on the recommends
ton was to have been held in Cumber-
land yesterday, but was postponed on
account of the inability of New York
officials Of the company to attend. 1t
will be held probably next week.
Local business men have expressed
much interest in the plan suggested
for reviving trade over the canal
President Bradley Of the Board of
Trade today said he had been long i'm
pressed with the fact that the canal
held important economic potentialities
and he saw no reason why the plan of
the tire company at mberland should
not be a success. The Merchants and
Manufacturers Association, which has
inaugurated a campaign for trade de-
velopment between Washington and
Maryland and Virginia points, also is
much interested in the matter.