The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
PICTURES CHICAGO
AS OCEAN PORT
When the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Waterway to the Atlantic
Is Completed.

Chicago, H.. Feb ls-Assuming that
the Great Lakes St Lawrence water
way to the ocean will be opened in the
near future. Colonel W v Judson.
United States district engineer OF the
Chicago district, has issued bulletin
in which he states that it does not re
quire a great stretch Of the magma
tion to picture ocean vessels bound TO
and from Chicago carrying passengers
in large numbers. as a matter OF econo-
nv in the case of immigrants and as
matter Of economy, convenience and
pleasure for other passengers.
In this connection he eonceiyes
huge harbor on the lake shore, on the
south side OF this city's present wharf.
Colonel Judson's statement says:
Port facilities to fulfill a number OF
different functions are required at any
port of first Importance. At some great
ports. as New York, the primary func-
tion is one of transfer from rail to YES
sci and vice versa.
AT the port of Chicago the princi-
pal existing port facilities may be
classed as industrial. The Chicago in
dustrial and commercial district now
has a waterhorne commerce of nearly
20.0O0,000 tons per annum las com
pared with New York's 45,000,000
tonsl, the great bulk of which consists
of raw materials of manufacture, TO
witt Coal, ore and fuxing stone.
industrial port facilities exist where
large areas OF relatively cheap land are
provided with a reasonable amount Of
wharf front and rail connection. Along
Indiana harbor canal and Calumet river;
on the lake front at Gary, Indiana har-
Dor. and Calumet harbor and eventual
lv in Calumet lake, we have wonderful
opportunities for industrial port devel-
opnent 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 between
ocean vessels. lake vessels, barges,
lighters, warehouses and railway cars
We need, OF course. TO plan port facili
ties adapted to such transfer functions.
1T may be plainly understood from
what precedes that industrial port ia
cilites and transfer port facilities are
not competitive in their natures. but
supplementary For example, the value
OF an industrial harbor at Lake Cllu-
met would be vastly enhanced by the
presence. within easy lighterage dis
lance. of a transfer hsrbor from WHICH
shipments could be made to all parts
of the world. and, similarly, value Is
added TO a transfer harbor if material,
for water movement aud export are
produced in large quantities within
easy lighterage distance.
when the Chicago district possesses
in operation great transfer port fscili
ties where vessels will deliver cargoes
from all over the world and 'receive car
goes similar destined. il is readily TO he
seen that the employment Of lighters
will be upon large and increasing
scale. connecting the transfer port ia
cilities with great and small industrial
plants and with the warehouses Of mer |
chants located all about the Chicar
district In such lghterage operations
the Chicago river. the drainage canal.
both Main and Sag. Calumet Tiver
and Indiana harbor canal an will take
part,
Finally. il does not require a great
stretch 81 imagination 20 indicate that
ocean vessels bound 10 and from Chi 1
eaga viii carry passengers IN large
numbers. ~ a matter Of economy in I
the case OF Immigrants aud - a matter I
OF convenience. economy and pleasure /
for other passengers who viii wish % 1
see the sccnic beauties 81 the Thousand /
Islands and avoid sea sickness ard eN-
usnse while proceeding between Europe 4
and this general ueighborhood- ] con
esive. therefore. that port facilities VIII /
b. required in harbor district No. three /
ur.su the lake shore south e i6th F.
street. where passenger vessels bound .
% o. from the transfer harber rear he /
state liue uiu teueh in Tass5sg - take 4
On 81 lrt &C passengers - vel. pr
ha~s. - express and F7cksse frselt