New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-02
Drive Started
On ST. Lawrence
Canal Proposal
To Boost N. Y. Roul

ALBANY, Sept. President Hard
ing, the Governors Of the various
states, influential members of Con-
gress and leading shippers in states
bordering on the Great Lakes. will be
invited to make an inspection tour Of
the states inland waterways system
from New York to Buffalo. They will
be the guests Of the New York State
Inland Waterways Conferences. an or
ganization formed here to-day and
which has for it's backbone statewide
repre- sentation Of chambers of COM
merce and civic bodies.
The call for the meeting, which met
with an enthusiastic response. was sent
cut by John D. Dunlop, chairman of tina
conference committee Of the Hudson
Valley Federated Chamber of Com
merce. 1t is the initial move in
countrywide fight TO prevent the un-
loading of half of the cost of canaliz-
ing the St. Lawrence River upon the
United States. This plan, strongly in
dorsed by several Western states, is
opposed here for the reason that it is
held that American money should not
be expended for waterways mainly in
foreign territory as long as the New
York barge canal offers a satisfactory
shipping medium.
Publicity Campaign Endorsed
Congressman Peter J. Ten Eyck and
Arthur T. Harrell, Of New York, pro-
posed statewide publicity campaign
to advertise the New York canal The
subject was referred to a committee of
which Mr.. Ten Eyck was made chair
man. In turn the committee recon-
mended that leading men should be
invited to become guests of the con-
ference on trip through the canal.
carried by the conference and raised
through subscription. The definite
date for the trip has not been fixed,
but it will be prior to October %.
Mr.. Dunlop within the next five days
will name committee Of five to per-
feet the organization of group of
subcommittee which will cover the
state. The sum Of $4,000 will be
raised to meet the expenses of the
trip.
Roy S. Smith, secretary of the Al
bany Chamber of Commerce, requested
that it be allowed to act as host for
during their stay in Albany. The tour
will start in New York City. The Wis
itors will go from New York to Al
bany by steamer, visiting various
barge canal terminals in Hudson River
cities. The remainder of the trip will
be made by barge as far as Buffalo.
Overnight stops will be made along
the route. It is hoped that Governor
Miller will act as official host.
The general tone of the speeches at
to-day's meeting was that the United
States could i'll afford to eypend money
for developments partly in foreign
countries as long as it has been stint
ing in appropriations for river and
harbor development in this country.
Washington Opposition Cited
Martin n. Glynn, former Governor,
recalled that New York always has en-
perienced great difficulty in impressing
upon Washington officials the oppor-
tunities for shipping progress hidden
in the inland waterways of this state.
He regretted that there has always
been bitter opposition, by Democrats
ing of the Hudson River so oceangoing
steamers might proceed as far as Al
bany.
Congressman. Peter G. Ten Eyck de-
clared that New York should fight the
st. Lawrence canalization plan for
two reasons, first. to protect the state
canal system, and second, to save the
state treasury from a tremendous
drain. The St. Lawrence canalization
plan, if carried out, would place upon
the shoulders of New York State the
burden of contributing % per cent. OF
the share to be paid in by the United
States, he said.
Dwight B. Marvin, of Troy, mem
Der of the Deeper Hudson Committee;
George E. Mccoy, president of the
Hudson Valley Federated Chamber of
Commerce, and Murray Hubert, Dock
Commissioner of New York City, also
spoke.
One feature of Commissioner Hull
bert's address was that under the
treaty between the United States and
Britain this country is permitted to
send only one war vessel into the
Great Lakes region. Great Britain.
he said, could send all she chose.
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