Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-14

those now enjoyed by Philadelphia
and BALTIMORE, and gulf ports are
making every effort to secure rail
rates which would divert to them
freight from the interior that has
found an outlet through New York
for years.
some or he transcontinental rail-
roads are also seeking ea reductions
from Middle West points to the Paci-
TIC which might result in the move
ment of traffic overland % he west
ern coast that now goeA to New York
and thence to the Pacific by water
through the Panama canal !,
<Volstcad. law Also Blamed.
Even prohibition is in the conspir-.
lacy against New York, 1t is claimed.
and this is no vaudeville joke. If the
interpretation thus far placed on the
Volstead law is sustained and It oper-
ates to keep liquor and wines Off all
vessels, domestic or foreign, that en-!
ter Or leave United States ports, it
is regarded as highly probable that.
considerable part of the trans-At-
lantic passenger traffic from the port
or New York will be diverted to Mon!
treal, Quebec or Halifax.
Shipping board authorities are in
cilned to agree with this pessimistic
view of the Gothamites, and no one
seems to know just what can be done
about it. Ell NJ.
In view Of the. rivalry. between lew
York and Montreal and the factsthat
they are the leading ports of:aNorth
america comparison OF their ship
ping facilities and business status in
general. is interesting. The depth Of
channels and harbor at New York
averages from 80 to IS feet as against
an average of go to IS feet at Nom
treal. New York has $40 ship berths
whereas Montreal has but 100. In the
last rs years New York has expended
$4,000 900 for dock construction, IA
compared with $4,000, 600 for the en-
tire port OF Montreal.
New YORK has manufacturing
plants to the number of $4,000. WITH
a capitalization Of, more than AZ. o
OO0 and an annual output valued wall
In excess Of $5,O00,0 O0, 900. Manufac-
turing plants at Montreal number but
1850, with a total capital Of less than
haif a billion and an annual product
only a little more than one-tenth tha
value of New York's. Foreign trade
through the port Of New York laat
year amounted to $2,882. O0O. 900, 90
against $1,000 900, 900 for the port Of
montreal. .
Port facilities at Montreal include
two large, modern, fireproof eleya-
tors with c%onveyor /system to TX
steamship berths atNwhioh 9 VESSELS
can e loaded with grain simultan.
eously.. % permanent fireproof sheds.
90 miles Of harbor railway terminais:
construction and repair plants Iabnnt
200 acres Of land, all Reclaimed, in H.
mos valuable part OF the city, and a
total wharfage at the close OF laat
year Of 8.1S- miles. A IS foot char.
mel between Montreal and the ocean T.
now being drsdyed by the govern.
ment, and 1t is said that it will ha
available for ships within a few wears
New,Yorkers who are waking nm r.
n activities OF their rival are. nntnr.
ally not enthusiastic over THE nrn.
t1ected waterway along the 81. 1aw-
renee Whichythe promoters claim vii,
make possible the appearance ~
ocean ships at ports On the Carest
Lakes: They believe that such a Ws !
terway would result in the diversion
of.a great amount OF traffic from tba
Middle West which is, now ro,,taS
through Aheir city, ana while tbs
might not all rebound to the "a van.
tageS0f Montreal It. would Be ! hioa,
Ito New York. ~. ivy