Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-09
DATESF0
TOUR OF THE
ST. LAWRENCE
Inspection Of This Route
Will Be Made July
II to is: /.

Duluth. Mimi, June e.-Detinite
date of the tour of ~inSpection over
the st. Lawrence route by. the council
of states-a trip sponsored by the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater
associ4tion--has been set for July II
to IS.
This announcement was made to-
day by Charles P. Craig of Duluth.
executive director Of the Tidewater
association. -
In the ofhcial inspection party will
be such prominent. men As Secretary
of Commerce Hoover. Secretary. Of
Agriculture wallace, Secretary of
Navy DENLY. the governors. senators
and several, representatives of the six
teen council states and a delegation
OF ofaciAls from New England states.
Mr. Craig has: received the accept
nce Of Secretaries Hoover and Wal.
lace. Word from the rest Of the Off
ciAl party is expected at n time now.
and the association hopes to be able
to announce the names Of the officials
making the our within a short time.
This will be the first journey e
the proposed waterway route and 4
been arranged 50 As to provide heads
Of the cabinet departments having di-
rect concern in the Improvement, and
the oficial leaders Of the council Of
0tALO6. Win llIbL nuuQ. kuOWIe0&S Oh
the problems involved.
Accept Invitation.
The .Ttdewater association has &C
|cepted the invitation OF the Canadian
government, which. Mr.. Craig said.
'signified its wish to extend it's hos
FATALITIES to the ofncial party as long
as they may be in Canadian territory
or upon the boundary waters"
The ofhciAl party will assemble At
Niagara Falls on July 9 and 10, ac-
cordinE to the plans. The tour will
open with an inspection of the new
Welland canal. In turn inspections
will be. made at, Toronto harbor along
Lake Ontario. the upper St. Lawrence,
the Thousand Islands, st. Lawrence
Rapids, St.. Lawrence canals, Lakes
St. Francis and st. Louis. the seaway
ITO Quebec and the port of Montreal.
Schedule calls for the our to CON
clude at Montreal on July IS. Char
ActArikaE the tour rs the elimination
OF plans. the council had secretly foe-
tered for Is months; one TO which tne
association of1cers looked forward to
- . completing link IN their chain of
preliminary plans. Mr.. Craig satd the
importance OF this pilgrimage. from
every standpoint can hardly be over-
estimated.
THE members Of the council Of
states" Mr.. Craig said. who have
assumed the responsibility TOR con-
ductinE each IN his wi state, 4 con
elusive educational campaign. reooS-
nize in THU %A1pedition an opportunity
both to acduAint themselves with the
physical Facts at near view and. also
In the. association Ct distinguished
men who will form this company, to
illumtnA his vision Of the economic
consequences OF this undertaking,
which Is to endow the North Ameri.
can continent with It's full economic
freedom" (
States Of The council Of states which
will be represented in the;oficial par
" are: nlinois. Michigan, Wisconsin.
| Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana.
Idaho. Wyoming, Nebraska. Missouri
and Kansas.
Engineers and economists who
have made thorough surveys and in-
vestigAtionS into the proposed water
way, Will accompany the. delegation
and. in minute detail, explain the
various phases OF the project. In thaS
manner directors OF the association
believe nothing will be LETT undons
and that the ~interested notabless Ae-
cofdinSly should for the first time
gain from practical Viewpoint q
comprehensive stdAA Of the Waterway.
Il Presence of the New. ENGLAND
Atagfsdelegates In the party Will
make It 4 REPRESENTATIVE n&hArtns
Ano. aeeofdtne 10 1fr. Cf1ts. tor that