Marble Hill press., 1921-06-02

@rA % S'uaiur Iail.
SE 'Mh'rras % = proposed ts make
'uch Improvement Ia the ST. Iasrvue.
g. g" nhts %" Gf".t iasss acg,ssIir Go oo,an.
snnE oHuHsrUr. aud
'Nh"r'as ihs Improvement vii Loo effect bring
lie >.a'" ~ N"GL Dakota Luudr.ls % uI.c.
isaftF thr uHris marssts. auI
y hN'i'Hs there are ullu.u llr state Errai ~.
'"af.es NAT 10 uhpsy uui,,,,o,sI ub.s tie
rr-lari.ua ~ az th.us. s diminished gF retarded
- tsf.1r, ffum markets ani
?" bsf"as bs.aas- usf VrniIe,rs aHi she
''as-u.Hs gabuc have alko suffered saprapa'
iassss 90 uc ias' lear ~ transportation s!arta.s
sHi fatau aUI
a"asr,as I-,r4ss By ryas,u o., these suti.'ian,
'a' ifaHs."fta'.oG sIfuaala constitutes aa s.arfs.
go Hs,a3 sfy
-wb'r,Hs uuHbef q state, har. 'H.aei
o. '#s "ual laArs s.. fasuru.. II.sa',g A.
'....fHE. ia'.rs as .|s .Hfslf fHs early -aIcH.ak.
'.t a.3 Hra.. .sa"a g tas Improvement. Tarrs
lafr He 10
Received ty ~ >sast- -uf IIra,. - Rssrs-
sfa.a#tr. - ths State = North pakD,a hat the
state ~ N.rH Dakota IL pr.g,Fy asvs.afsI Ia
f.H .."Fs .s.aFI .rsHH.sa..s. a.'h us as .EbHf.
a. '.f#H.sH sH'ai'hs 80 lfsssas fa a8Faa#r ,hs
a...s-.H-.r. EHI -.af faa action Hf ffs governor
sH q. t.. .ar.. 10 arrrfI approved aHI 0aa9rusi
E"f '.s sau...iafHa ~ 'h.s ~'a'r 'y ne governor
Faa H#.s. sto rr.-assa' t.a .a he ,.gatl Of
tafsr state, h approved.
-les..fri uat tbc rvlr,ssa'au,,, %, taI.
State .n ttr t.rErrss - t.r tu.'rJ states be
ru4 .s.si tu facilitate aa1 expedite .u gy~ry -
s.#s sHy ftr .gv~seaf.aa e The undertaking foF
tas svuHfalt fr,r,iaH4 - aa..' y,svI e.at.asui'
TIE gfvaf iake. 81 tasrTucy T.1rFrfrr aszsri.
aaaa Il voluntary asss-....lus - - lvalbsf
states. .us.aIrs Wisconsin. M.ru.sHia Michigan
In#.s trs.aus. uh.H loss. Nar'a Dakota south
Ias#fa. laha Mrniaua WyauIas Colorado anI
N-orassa The first farry ~ tn,~" state. tase
a'5sd Tie movement through state commissions
created hy u,if rr.resllte feg.lafurss These
ssasss arr '.'ay lH e voluntary cooperative -.
fHrt affrugHu. O. lHlrrss ftr HarHu aut eua.
srsss aIih f.r a-seaf EHsl ~ adequate fuHsHar.
taEaH facilities 80 rsll-si fa',s iu Do grFE ..cl
O. Ete grug'r trFv.aaarat n: l-g .a.4uI aasrf.
vass
TIE Great lhkrs 50 tANrsarv 1'frwafsr prul.
81 has ly.u l...gssef fHf several y,Erx Efus
Fess vas interrupted IN 1919 ty ths World sa-
Nareh . 1912 Srante- Isnro1, " Wisconsin,
IaI trs.rf-Fa'r,l iutH ths rtyrrs auI h8Tburs act
provision requesting Hs International jHin' com.
mlsslea 70 IHtr-t. gate v1af further Improve
rsrut = thv 81 Ia rsnfv rF,r between Muurrvat
eaA tAss urtar.a. j. necessary Co take Tire same
uastsuhr iur os,ar salng vessels together Ntta
TIE estimated cost ttrrrnf ana rvpvrt Go The gov.
eminent o. tho pgmia.aa 90. UaraAa and 20 the
sos.ryss o., he United states. slth l's rveum.
tassaa flDrN fnr cooperation ly he United states
with ite pvmnlua ot Canada 10 The tylVro'emeui
~ said river"
TIE r,,uIt .s tha, Ne engineers appointed by
the tao euyvrumruts have trrn for suu4. time
Engaged in the making q surveys and the prep
a-atluu ~ plans and estimates fog the Information
af the coumfssiuu. The commission has be~n
holding a series of public hearings. at which IA.
tioual state. provincial, municipal commercial.
transportation. and other bodies interested have
,rr~cuI,i their views 10 the deslrablity or 9th.
erwts., % tho suggested deep waterway and the
ADVANTAGES and disadvantages ot cumhtatng pa~.
.r development with the Improvement OF naytea.
tiun on the upper - Lawrence
Following viii pc found brief ststment OF the
main features of the project The writer holds
a.. brict for or against IT,
Therp are two phases 20 the project one 1.
the Opening up Of Great Lakes ridcwater trans.
l-,rtat.up The other is the establishment. tn con
Dsction with the work " grrat plants for the
xraerntion Of hydroelectrical energy 90 he dis.
,rihu,ed over n radius os about a5o miles. AT
present the navigation and power projects are
being considered one.
The demand OF the Middle Wcs, Is for wa,cr
transportation. This demand. In n nutshell. /,
that the Great Lakes hc opened TO the tha
ncean. going craft drawing from N 10 23 feet cat
steam frxm Duluth TO the Atlantic and thence
along the seaboard of the western hemisphere OF
across seas 10 the markets of Europe
The Middle West argues this way, The measure
of the cuuutrys prodactlveness depends In larg'
measure upon the expeditions movement Of IT.
enormous and growing volume Of freight Thi
movement OF freight Is at present slowed up b!
the concrs,ed condition OF the railroads and ca
eru terminals Additional and Supplemental
means Of distribution necessary In short
the Middle West mus, be brought within touch o
the Atlantic seaboard without breakage of bulk
delay and additional terminal charges.
In this demand the Middle West" means tn
hear, Of the nation" with about one third OF tn
territory populations and wealth.
The Middle West holds that great and costl
thourh tie enterprise may be, Il 10 entirely fess
ole frum the standpoint Of the engineer; tina