The New York herald., 1922-03-02

would cost s252.oOO.00o to be shared
between the United States and Canada.
Gov. Miller had not entered the de-
bate as a resident OF New York but
as a citizen of the United States, to dis
cuss the merits of tremendous UNDER
taking.
There are two reasons why the Mid
die West has become so insistent for
this project that she uses the term
sectional" Gov. Miller said. Il want
to say now that there is no sectional
feeling in the State of New York on
this subject
reference has been made to the
Presidents message yesterday to Con-
gress. That Is a kind of broadened
vision which he said had caused the
demonstration of the Middle West in
favor of this project. A vision of some
thing which you know is impossible.
Now. l believe In visions Great things
are accomplished by men Of vision. We
have been suffering, however, for some
time In this country from the policies
of men who thought they were men OF
vision.
Now, I wish to discuss this subject
not from the imaginative standpoint.
not to paint pictures or to see visions
but to consider the cold, hard facts.
Our friends say that Is the matter to
be considered the facts. And then
they start out with the assumption
which they say has been demonstrated
by the engineers and by the reports OF
the International Joint Commission, that
this project will do what they claim for
it and that upon that assumption they
paint these pictures which Gov. Allen
has been painting.
Offers Use Of Barge Canal.
II hope we are not so provincial in
New York that we cannot understand
that anything that will serve the great
Middle West and help to develop its
great interests will also serve the State
of New York. And / want 1t under
stood that the State Of New York Is not
afraid OF what may happen to the port
of New York. nor is 1t afraid of COM
petition with the barge canal. We have
constructed the barge canal at an
enormous expense. You can use it or
1t would not cost you anything because
New York maintains 1t at its own ex-
pense.
Now, let US get down to facts. How
is this proposition to be financed? They
say that this gigantic project can be
undertaken even without involving the
slightest expense to the Federal Treas
ury. Now. I say at the outset that the
question of financing this project In
the manner suggested has not been con-
sidered In any way that entities the
name consideration to be given to 1t.
They say the waterpower will take care
Of it. and I was glad to hear the ad-
mission from Gov. Allen that the State
OF New York owns that water power
as 1t is within the State Of New York"
Gov. Miller entered upon q long dis
cussion of the failure OF the hackers o.
the project to take many Of tho funda-
mental aspects Of the method Of ifnanc-
Ing into consideration. The estimated
cost of 1892, 100000. he said. did not
contemplate the interest charges that
would be piling up In the ten or twenty
years 1t would take to complete the
channel
"Now, say that an engineering re
port which omits to take account OF an
item of cost Of such large proportion Is
impeached upon its face" he declared
"They have not even considered in a
scientific way how they are going to
market this power that is going to
finance this project Nobody has ye,
said where their market would be. They
have said New England uses so much
power. steam and hydro-electric New
York so much, and they have taken 1.
for granted that there won't be any
trouble in marketing this particular
power"
Gov. Miller produced figures to show
that the proposed channel of twenty-five
feet would be insufficient for large per-