The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-03-02
Will CHICAGO
SOME DAY De
OCEAN PORT

CHICAGO. ILL.,, March 2.--Assum-
ing that the Great Lakes-St. Lawr-
ence water way to the ocean will be
opened in the near future, Col. w. v.
Judson, United States district engi-
neers OF the Chicago district has
issued bulletin in which he states
that It does not require great
stretch OF the Imagination to picture
ocean vessels bound to and from Chi
cago carrying passengers In large
numbers, as a matter OF economy In
the case OF immigrants and as a mat
ter OF economy, convenience and
pleasure for other passengers.
In this connection he conceives
huge harbor on the lake shore. on
the south side OF this city's present
wharf.
Col Judson's statement says:
Port facilities to fulfill num-
Der OF different functions are re-
quired at any port OF first import
ance. At some great ports. as
New York, the primary function In
one of transfer from rail to vessel
and vice versa.
AT the port OF Chicago the prin-
cipal existing port facilities may be
classed as Industrial. The Chicago
Industrial and commercial district
now has n waterborne commerce OF
nearly 10000. 900 tons per annum
Gas compared with New York's 49,
100000 tons,) the great bulk OF
which consists Of raw materials Of
manufacture. to-wit; coal, ore and
fluxing stone.
Industrial port facilities exist
where larger areas OF relatively
cheap land are provided with rea-
sonable amount of wharf front and
rail connection. Along Indiana Har-
Dor Canal and Calumet river; on the
Lake front at Gary. Indiana harbor.
and Calumet harbor. and eventually
In Calumet lake, we have wonderful
opportunities for Industrial port de-
velopment but a small fraction Of
which are now utilized, although the
resulting Industrial district is one Of
the greatest In the world.
For transfer harbor purposes In
volving the shifting Of freights be-
tween ocean vessels. lake vessels,
barges, lighters. warehouses and rail-
way cars we need. OF course. to plan
port facilities adapated to such trans
fer functions.
1T may be plainly understood
from what precedes that Industrial
port facilities and transfer port ia
cilitles are not competitive in their
natures. but supplementary. For ex-
ample. the value Of an Industrial
harbor at Lake Calumet would be
vastly enhanced by the presence.
within easy lighterage distance. of q
transfer harbor from which ship
ments could be made to all parts OF
the world, and, similarly, value Is
added to a transfer harbor II mater
ials for water movement and export
are produced In large quantities
within easy lighterage distance.
when the Chicago district pos
sess In operation great transfer port
facilities where vessels will deliver
cargoes from all over the world and
receive cargoes similar destined. 1t
is readily to be seen that the en-
ployment of lighters will be upon Q
large and increasing scale. connect
ing the transfer port facilities with
great and small Industrial plants and
with the warehouses of merchants To-
Gated all about the Chicago district.
In such lighterage operations the
Chicago river. the draining canals
(both Main and Sag.) Calumet river
and Indiana harbor canal all will take
part.
Finally. It does not require great
stretch of imagination to indicate
that ocean vessels bound to and
from Chicago will carry passengers
in large numbers as matter OF
economy in the case Of immigrants
and as a matter OF convenience.
economy and pleasure for other pass
engers, who will wish to see the
scenic beauties of the Thousand Is
lands and avoid sea-sickness and ex-
pense while proceeding between
Europe and this general neighbor-
hood. / conceive. therefore. that port
facilities will be required In har-
Dor district No. 8 upon the Lake
Shore south Of 18th street where
passenger vessels bound to or from
the transfer harbor near the state
line will touch in passing to take on
or let off passengers as we'll, per-
hans, as express and package