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

there is nothing In the plan or scope OF the en-.
terprise which goes beyond well established
cheering precedent. calls for constructions
that are experimental, and regarding whose ui-
tmate cost there Is any serious doubt: that the
opening OF this great waterway by canal. canal
ICED river. and deepened channel thereby en-
abiins deep-sea ship To load at Duluth and not
break open her matches until she reached Ham
burg. London or Marsellies. is as certain OF being
taken In hand as Il Is tina. the will rise daily.
80 II asks: "why not todayY"
The project In AN international one Canada.
III It's own expense tabout S5O.0O0 0O0l IL recon
strueting the weand canal between Lakes Erie
ana ontario. In order tn give ocean going ships
access to Lake Erie. Thanks to the enterprise OF
canada, the problem broadly reduces itself to
snbmergng certain rapids lying In rhe interna-
uonai waters of the vt. Lawrence river between
Lake Ontario and St Regis and then dealing In
similar way with that stretch OF the river OK.
tending from ~. Regis 10 Montreal. The esti-
mated cost OF the international river Improvement
IN Suo.ooooo and of the Canadian river $4,000.
"~. The establishment of power plant sites
would entail additional expense.
An argument brought forward for the project
Is that II saves distance. From Duluth through
the Detroit river by deep-draft vessel the distance
Is 6,3 miles
Following IL an extract from an official state
mcnt read into the Congressional Record by Rep
fe~cntatlve John NJ Nelson OF Wisconsin,
present depth Of channels and harbors OF u feet
win enable large numbers of ocean vessels 10
steam directly the ports Of the Great Lakes.
The two barriers are the 81. Lawrence river rapids
and III. Niagara Fails The barrier of the Niagara
Falls II already being overcome by the Canadians
In the reconstructed Wcland canal. The differ
enee of hike level viii he by seven locks
In the new Nslland canal In n distance OF ~
miles These tock chambers will be- loo feet
long. Nj feet Wide, and viii have lock sls sunk
to depth Of 10 feet. that viii permit the passage
of vessels IT IS feet draft when the ch@,neis ARE
drcdged to ~ feet. From the wclland canal 10
the foot Of Lake Ontario there ARE 100 miles OF
straight sailing. aud then open navigation IN the
wide NJ, Lawrence river, out Of the total Of lS2
miles Ia Montreal, there are 10 miles Of improved
channels with M present III miles or canal With
This project. With dams and six locks Of 80 feet
IA length. M feet In breadth aud a passhl. depth
OF ~ feet with slack water mdStream navigation
would resius. the total canal aud lock navigation
10 ~ miles less
The proposal Is 10 build dams across the river
with locks IN the dams, Vessels aavgating the
rlser will not pass through narrow canals around
the rapids as they do now Ia the present it-foot
Canadian canals bur win san Enthusiastically sow,
the eenler ot the STRAIN Ia slaek water produced
hy the daIns and pass from level to level through
tie locks
sAsSumiug that an ocean vessel has passed
through the Lakes 10 superior Duluth aud has
loaded n cargo ~ western grain and Is sailing
for Ltyerpeot. ,Ge firSt ieg OF the Journey the
length of Lake Superior. viii he 3Si miles of open
navigation. Thcn comes the ~. Mary river tx
uailes long. This is all open navigation except 23
miles. which Is improved river channel and
canal i.s miles with one lockage. Fast this re-
strtetcd channel the vessel Will have 20 miles OF
free sailing through the deep water of Lake
Huron. II will then pass u mites OF open naviga
tton and - mites Of restricted channel In the st
Clair river, i3h miles ~ open and as miles OF
restricted navigation In Lake 81. Clair. aad -
mites Of open and 0 miles Of improved nayigatios
In the Detroit river. Again. IL viii have fra nav.