New-York tribune., 1922-05-24
Miller Again
Debates Allen
4 On " aterway
4 Y. Executive at Chicago
Asserts Plan Is Not Feast
ble: Admits Not Having
Read All the Evidence
r.t;mates Held Lacking
Kansas Governor Insists
Opposition Is Inspired by
Provincial Self Interest

r,IlTAGO, May IS BY ne Asso
...s Press .-Governor Henry J
~.. II Kansas and Governor Nathan
~ r.,,s- Of New Work met before the
.r-ns Manufacturers Association to-
~. 49, :, the third OF their now famous
.s,..s or the issues between the
.y. Ves. ard the Atlantic seaboa I'd
..- ,se proposed s. Lawrence water
ur.
..r,s Of the project 30 carry ocean
..4, 80 directly 70 the shores of the
1..a. e. IsSes. Governor Miller puffed
! o..rs,sn.Iy o..~, a. cigar and made fire.
.s.r. notes for his reply.
sco~srnor Mile sat by Mayor VIII
,..-, Hale Thompson. Governor J. A.
a prsus Of Minnesota and former Gov
.-,ar ". L. Harding Of Iowa
PRODUCING the deoaters. Herman H.
p...,s- president Of the assoc alton.
...srred TO the presidential possjbii-
.'.s@ srouad ,he table.
coveraor Miller was smoking his
~ cigar when Mr. Hettler called
..-es minutes 20 Governor Allen.
III see vow again" SAID the Gov
.-n- o. Kausas TO the Governor Of
r.v YORK. as he took his seat a, the
,,i O.: .orty-ive minutes.
Not Feasible, Miller Says
v.x York has 10 objections to the
,,-sunmatior or the MidWest's
:,esr. Governor Miller said as he be-
.sn arnlument.
'@Tbe state which ed the crusade FOR
ambition is row clamoring for water,
- all the water n the Atlantic Will
70, ouench It's thirst he added.
II there IS any reason 20 hope that
,.s As,tntic Ocean can be brought
70 miles inland, then New York is
,ot so selfish AS TO impose objections
% the cousummation of that hope, he
3eclsred.
Governor Allen proposed TO complete
he project aud Investigate afterward.
Governor Miller said, while he pro
vosed To do the Investigating first.
governor Miller declared that Ne had
s4ures 20 show that the estimates of
he s.. Lawrence waterway Commits
so1 were inadequate.
The frs, thing to consider. he said
j, 20 determine whether the project is
feasible
and an here to show that t is
30, feasible" he added
New Type of Vessel Needed
The seven-foot stack OF evidence,
which Governor Allen said Governor
Miller had not read, docs not 20 in
70 meet many OF the factors which
enter into the problem, the New York
executive said.
Governor Allen sad have rot read
al the evidence" he saidc. OIL ad-
nj. haven't read all of it. l admit
ma, If you construct such water
WY ocean going vessels can reach the
inland ports. The question is not
whether they can do it, but whether
they will do H.
"Smal vessels cannot compete on
the Osean TO-DAY yith larger vessels" !"
10 continued. his whole case has
been brought up on abnormal condi-
lions Incident to the war" He quoted
sea captains as saying that ocean
/ traffic on the lakes would not be sue
cssst1l until new types Of vessels were
devised to navigate the lakes and the
ocean seven months OF the year and
% ocean alone the remaining five
aanths.
Says Miller Ignored Evidence
Governor Allen, in presenting his ar
nment, charged that New York oppo-
sscn vas inspired by provincial self
r.eres. and that Governor Miller was
Iing 1T the method of the just Judge,
1t Of The trained lawyer"
Governor Miller has indicated. said
Governor Alien, that the evidence from
tie Middle West (bcfore the interna-
aonal commission which investigated
ne project is rejudiced. 1t is pos
a',le for that reason that he Gid not
ftd It, hut made his conclusions from
only evidence which he knew Of
lat was NOT pre- rejudiced-that Of the
Nev York Chamber Of Commerce and
other organizations from his home
tate He asks for re-hearing for
ne purpose, evidently, Of obtaining @
deIag until he can get some evidence
more agreeable TO his point O. view.
ne advantage Of the position taken by
'als International commission over
nat assumed by Governor Miller at
'ais moment. il seems TO me, is that
ne commissioners read all the evidence
.n!ch h ne has ignored"
Millions for Wheat Growers
Inc project, the speaker asserted,
would mean to wheat growers Of eight
eA states an added porht under all
Soaaitlons Of $290,0OO000 q year and
uO uou!o add to the grain alone OF mid
"estern farmers, value amounting to
10's than enough every year to pay
- entire cost.
,,I1 .ae West gets out Of this project
s..s navigation, while the East gets
I.HMHgaton plus power" said Governor
,lisa. .. sa., Later, he added, The saving
s0sI oy the use OF this power would
''vIe ne amount 70 100000 tons a month.
ne Governor represented Western
rs1as -s,aeFs as damagingly Handicapped
,.aa. .aoe' present TRANSPORTATION condt-
The Middle West Will be satisfied
sr-' 'sSe the project upon whatever
..ms congress requires" he said. az
!. J.'e e;, Tho fight TINS project insist that
~ e efighteen states snail meet the cost
s;.s. .ae naYgation feature, then these
.,s. sa!eeh states Will glad = meet that