Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-31
DISCUSSION OF
DEEP WATERWAY
IS INTERESTING
r. Craig, Secretary Of AS
ISOLATION, Gave Address
Here Tuesday Night.

It was q very attentive and en-
thMsiastic audience that Nstened1 to
the address OF e. P.lCraiE Of Duluth,
vice president and executive director
the Great. Lakes-St Lawrence
association, ut the Com.
mercial club dinner Tuesday evening.
This address was oneSof the three to
delivereisin North Dakota, In the
interaht Of the tidewaterr project. The
nrst speech was delivered in Minot
Monday, and today MI Craig Will
appear before a Fargo audience.
Outlined Plans.
In his address.here Tuesday night,
MI. Craig gave q brief history of the
and outlined the plans
for the future and the essential fea-
lures of the Reconstruction work tneces-
sary to complete the project.
1t was explained that the plan is
to provide Tor a channel with pres-
ent depth Of rs feet from the ulti-
mate dept OF 20 feet from the Great
Lakes to the ocean. This association
Is sconfning Its efforts to the st.
river, and the principal
work to be done is the construction
OF a large dam across the river-at st.
Regis, near the international bounds
airy line, which will raise the river to
practically the same level s Lake
Ontario. The feasibility Of building
this dam has been passed upon by the
best engineering skill available and
the approximate cost has been esti-
matedSat $260,o0o,000. The Canada
nAgovernmert has already started
work on deepening the channel OF
Welland canal, connecting Lake
Erie and Lake Ontario. L
Economic Phase.
The economic phase Of the matter
also discussed by the speaker,
who pointed outs that shipment OF
grain by boat over the proposed wa
ter route, would save as much as ia
cents per busheI from Duluth to
Liverpool. The annual saving to
shippers would more than equal the
entire cost Of the Improvement, II
said.
The development and sale Of pow.
er from the dam would beXsumcien,
to amortize the capital Investment IN
about 40 years, It q also pointed
out. Ss4
At present the producers Of the
middle west states are Handicapped
by having a. thousand more miles Of
rail shipment than anyAother people
and for this reason these states ar
perhaps more heartily in favor OF the
project, 5thanrgthe states further east
1t vas urged that steps be taken t.
continue to foster q strong aggres.
sive sentiment here in favor Of the
undertaking, that pressure might BIZ
brought to bear on congress to pas
the necessary legislation, when the
time is ~sopportune.
BurtneB Speaks.
Congressman, Burtness, who Il
spending a few days at, home during
the recess, also spoke on the matter
dwelling chiefly o. the fiscal side o,
the question. His opinion is that con,
gress would be ready to approve
plan Of finance for the waterway
without imposing q direct tax on thu
people, Is there is little probabilit!
OF having the work handled as . di
rect charge against the government:
DR.. Williamson, president OF til,
Commercial club, on behalf Of tn,
oreanization expressed appreciation
Of. the information furnished on thi
subject. in which Grand Forks /
vitality. interested.
Another Interesting feature Of TIL
evening was the program Of songs
conducted under the leadership.of I
T. Elton, with Joe Ingram at tn