Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-01-28
NEW WATERWAY
PROJECT URGED
MANY DELEGATES LIsTEN TO
SPEECH OF PRES. HARDING ON.
AGRICULTURAL SUBJECTS
President Declares Administration in
Sympathy With Present Plight
of Farmers; Remedies
Suggested

'ngton-Attended by approx
mately 300 delegates representing agri.
culture in all its phases and the indus
tries related to farming, the national
agricultural conference was convened
here Monday by Secretary Wallace and
Immediately heard from President Har.
ding declaration of interest in the
present plight of the nations farmers,
together with series of suggestions
for remedTng existing conditions.
Feasibility of the st. Lawrence
Great Lakes waterways project sis
unquestioned," President Harding de.
clared.
Il have spoken" the president said
"of the advantage which Europe Ell.
joys because of its easy access to TIE
sea- the cheapest and surest transpor.
tation facility. In our own country is
presented one of the worlds most at
tractive opportunities for extension OF
the seaways many hundred miles in
land The heart of the continent, with
its vast resources in both agriculture
and industry, would be brought In
communication with all the ocean
routes by the execution of the St
Lawrence waterways project. To en-
able oceangoing vessels to have &C.
cess to all the ports of the Great
Lakes would have most stimulating
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"The feasibility of the project Is un.
questioned and it costs, compared
with some great engineering works
would be small. Disorganized and
PROSTATE the nations of central Europe
are even now setting their hands
to the development of a great contf-
mental waterway, which, connecting
the Rhine and Danube, will bring wa
ter transportation from the Black to
the North sea, from Mediterranean to
to Baltic. Nationalstic prejudice and
economic difficulties can be overcome
by Europe, they certainly should not
be formidable obstacles to an achieve
ment less expensive and giving prom
Use of yet greater advantages to the
peoples of North America. No only
would the cost of transportation be
greatly reduced, but a vast population
would be grouped overnight in I'm
mediate touch with the markets of
the entire world"
The president in an address touch.
ing upon the agricultural situation in
detail, but without attempting to
dictate the course of the conference
discussions, outlined half dozen
broad questions. These briefly in.
Guided:
Practical development of the water
resources of the country, both for
transportation and power, including
plans for electrification of the nations
railroads. Feasibility of the st. Law
rence-Great Lakes waterway is un.
questioned, the president said.
Development of thorough code of
law and business procedure, with the
proper machinery of hnance, through
some agency, to insure the turnover
capital shall be as generously sup
piled to the farmer and on as reason
able terms as to other industries.
Formation of cooperative loaning
buying and selling associations.
Creation of nstrumentalities for col
lection and distribution of useful and
true information so as to prevent vio-
lent fluctuations. of markets.
Methods for bringing about further
reclamation, rehabilitation and extern
sion of the agriculture. area.
Promotion of new conception of
the farmers place in the national So
cial and economic scheme.