South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-23
B USIN ESS MEN
INDORSE THREE
WATER WAY PLAN
Speakers Voice Earnest Pleas
for Development of Big
Project
IS HARRY n. FTORY,
a. y. :. san Core Ondent) }

CHICAGO. Nov. % - Earnest
pleas tor support Tor three inland
waterway projects, the Great Laaes
So. Lawrence scheme. the Allan Ic-
Mississippi cana and the Illinois
drainage canal. were voiced by
speakers al the convention % the
soutHern commercial congress here
today.
The proposed Atlantic Mississippi
canal was called next Ia import
ance % the Panama canal" 81 John
O. HuEe, president OF the North
Florida Chamber OF Commerce.
The canal. Ruge explained. would
be p miles in length. extending
from Cumberland sound, between
the states OF Georgia and Florida.
TO st. Georges sound or Apalachl-
cola bay, on the Mississippi river.
IL was Arst proposed in 1858 and
has been discussed iudinerently ever
since.
How long wiz this country sub
NIT 20 the loss OF many millions
each year In he products OF The
west for failure % move themf'
Buge asked "The Great Lakes.
ST. Lawrence route puts the At
iantic ocean into the great west,
The Florida canal puts the Mlsss-
III into the ocean. We need them
"Our greatest national mistake
has been our failure % develop a
waterways system alongside with the
railroad system. and yet the cheap
es way 20 move freight is 10 float
it.
"The crux OF the situation is that
when the great west wakes up and
VIII cooperate with us OF the south
10 develop the sal water ports, u
take the strain off the present
northern and eastern terminals,
then. and not until then will the re-
lief We are all seeking come TO The
farmers OF the west, the manufac-
turers Of the east and the shippers
OF the south 4"
"Every square foot Of American
soil viii feel the stimulus of the
Great I.akes-St. Lawrence water
eay prof ect." declared H. c. Gard
ner. president OF the Great Lakes
St Lawrence Tldewater association.
-'Tho ST. Lawrence Improvement
VIII help tremendously toward the
spread OF prosperity throughout the
whole region surrounding the Great
Lakes and indirec ly throughout the
whole country"
Power generated by the st, Law
renee project would pay almost the
entire cost OF The Improvement,
Gardner said AL cities In tho
denseiy populated regions OF New
England, New York state and New
jersey would benefit by lower pow
yr costs, he pointed out. anc
that electrical power could be
transmitted 40 Boston at a cost OF
one cent kilowaf hour, where it
Apw costs not less than three cents
the power house.
Both speakers emphasized the
importance OF TIE Illinois drainage
canal. linking up Chicago and othec
ports on the Great Lakes with the
Mississippi river.
Ruge read a letter from Gov
John NJ. Parker. OF Louisiana, in
dorsing the Atlantic Mississippi
canal. and also an expression from
Pres't Harding. in which the Presl-
dent said Il viii do my best 70
further the development Of the
Mississippi valley"
The Atlantic Mississippi canal is
needed. Ruge declared, 90 carry the
products of Muscle Shoals.
Endorsement OF Henry Ford's Of
fer 90 develop Muscle Shoals was
voiced by another speaker. W T.
MtCown president of the LdncolE
county. Tenn. Chamber OF Com
meTCc.
The convention will close tcnighl
with banquet at which the gov
ernCrs OF three states Nebraska.
MARYLAND and Virginia are scheduled
to speak.