The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-06-24

f~--A ny senator IAnn: N Fl E
AM Whereas q j. proposed 10 make
such Improvement Ia the st Lawrence
!" nnike The Great Lakes accessible to ocean
e"sng eomnwrcc. and
. "a"f"as this Improvement viii IN effect bring
shr State OF North Dakota hundred. Of miles
"carrr the worlds markets; and
whereas there nrc within The State great re.
''s .hat ne wholly undevcioped While. the
ps"ahcti"n of all things IL diminished or retarded
ny distance from markets; nnd 800 p 81
whereas because our producers mud I'M.
consuming pubic have alike suffered enormous
''~'A ~ tie last year by transportation shortage
aud failure. and sF@
whereas because b. reason Of these conditions
se transportation situation constitutes nm .n,erv.
ent need. and
Whereas number OF States have ,opes
va III. .fI, LakesSi. Lawrence Tidewater As.
s"eia'ion having as i,s object the early undertak.
s"s ana completion OF this Improvement: There.
fore he IL fH#
Resolved by the Senate and House OF Repre-.
ssntatises VI the State of North Dakota, that the
STATE OF North Dakota is properly associated In
the Hbove-nnned organization with Its netrhbor.
avg commemorative la pressing To advance this
Undertaking aud that the action of the governor
IA No heclnrns Is hereby approved and confirmed
ana the participation of this State by the governor
~" th"~r VINO represent him In the council of
These states Ii approved.
."k.spi,ed utaI the REPRESENTATIVES of nh.
State In the Congress of the United s,otes h.
r9nrsted 10 facilitate aud expedite In every DOS.
s'"'e way me prosecution uf this undertaking for
si'e eeon"mc freedom OF a landiocked continent
TIE Grent Lase.St, Lawrence Tidewater assoc,
saion II voluntary association OF IA member
states. Including Wisconsin. Minnesota Michigan
Illinois. Indiana. Ohio Iowa. North Dakota soutb
nah"sa. Idaho. Montana. Wyoming. Colorado and
Nebraska, The first three OF these stn,.x h,,.
a'u"h the movement through state commissions
Seateu by their RESPECTIVE. Legislatures These
@h'es arr today IN voluntary co operative ef
soes attempting To impress the nation aud con
Eraas WITH thr urgent need OF adequate transpor.
Ataon facilities at reduced rates To be proyieied
ny The proper development Of our inland water.
nays
The Great Iakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater proi
~es has bern discussed for several years Prog
C~s was interrupted IN 1914 by tina World war
Ms6h :, i"ih Senator Lenroot OF Wisconsin
"su incorporated into the rivers and harhors act
prasision requesting the lnternn fionai oln, COM
ms~-snH TO investigate what further improv,.
ns'nt az the ~ Lawrence river between Montr.nt
and Lake ontnrin. Il necessary 10 make the sam.
nssisahle TOR ocean going vessels together with
TIA estimated co~t thereof aud report 10 In. eoy.
~rn'ncni az the Dominion III Canada and 10 N.
~ssagrsSs of the tnlted States. with liz recon.
iasnda,ions. for cooperation by the United States
~.sh the hon'iniou OF Canada IN the Improvement
af said river
ihr r.sus, Is that the engineers appointed nv
1hs two governments hay. been for som. ti,n,
sasns.d 10 the making " surveys ana m. nrsn
arsti'o of plans aud estimates for the Information
az ~. commission. The commission has been
hasllns series OF public hearings al which mn.
'i"isal state. provincial municipal commercial
transportation. ard other bosiies Interested have
tf~ss'tt"d their VIEWS as 10 the dcSrahty or 9th.
'x~i~ - ti'e suggested deep waterway and m.
advantages and disadvantages ~ combining pow.
~r ss"s.nt'neti With the Improvement OF nayiga.
tion "a ihe upper 81 Lawrence
Following nili be- found brief sfatment az tbe
maln FEATURES OF The project The writer holds
"a" hsief for against H.
Ih"f" are two phases Ia the project: One Il
the ol-'aing up Of Grea, Lakes -rl,i,,watsr trans.
t-sgtati'sn The aiher is the establishment In eao
ts~sssH with the aork of great plant. for the
sr1'"Faii"n Of hydr" electrical energy TO be dis
tc.aiest aseg 4 radius Of about 80 ma~ A,
pr-~sat the navigation and power prn,rr,. ar.
lstag ,uasldrFe,i a. one
flr demand ~ the Middle West Is for wa,.r
transportation THIS demund In . nutshell 4.
ths tie tsrs Lakes isr oI-rned To the S.n ~, ,ha,
sss's going craft drawing FROM ~ TO - fe,,, can
s'FRa f"m Duluth 10 the Atlantic and thence
aisTnE the senbnatd Of he Western heulsnh.r. ar
ssfs'aS ssps 10 ihe markets OF Europe.
The Middle Mes, argues ,hls way. The n,.,sur,
"s asr eonuirF's pFoiuefisrness depends in h,ree
sasssnre aIAsu Ia. expeditions noyetnep, ~ ~,
sssossasaus and growing volume 80 freigh, 1ht
nsos~insn' Of freight IL AT present slowed nm ~
si-s es'asesied condition Of the railroad. am, -,
cru 'sTtn'sals Additional aud supnl,p,.n,at
Henns VI distribution are nec,-sssry. Ia sbn,,
the Middle Mss't niuss be brought within t,,,rh :,
sh~ Atlantic seAl'oard ~i,hou, brvskage OF bulk.
sfssst aud additional terminal charges
In this demand the "Aldie West" ,n.,nx m.
-h~art II The nstiuo." With about ON. third of ,h
s.rrti.ry. population and wealth
Thu Middle West hoaia that great and COSTLY
eh"agh the enierpriss may be. Il In sntir.l, feus
S~ from BE standpoint VI the ssxlas.r: that