The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-21
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Chicago, December 2o.A report
featured ~ optimistic predictions
o. success Ia development leading -
a lake to the ocean waterway, WIS
submitted today to the council q
states OF the Great-I,akes- st. Lave
renee Tidewater association BY Char
les p. Craig. its executive directed.
E Mr.. Craig in his report declared
that proponents of the waterway
project were assured that "a ma
jority In both houses Of congress y
impatient to act favorably upon suit
able measures He said that the ad-
hinistration In washington Is
|s6rmly committed" TO the pnder-
faking. that favorable E2el,6l =
a0&{a IS promised SIS
IS. n ...s 8. Z
sage TO congress endorsed the de-
yelopment OF the great power and
navigation project OF the st. Law
renee river as a reproductive invest.
ment distinguished from public ex-
penditure," the report stated. He
placed chief emphasis upon cheap
freight by bringing ocean going
ships to the Great Lakes. He has
renewed the invitation to Canada
to meet for discussion OF appropri-
ate terms"
r-. Friend In Kellogg
In the appointment Of former Sem
ator kellogg to be ambassador tie
Great Britain, the report added, the
lakes to ocean project is well placed.
Considering further the foreign ang-
lie involved it said that "for the first
time Canadian supporters OF the
waterway are carrying on syste-
matte campaign Of education in the
northwest provinces. In the Ontario
elections this fall the province got
behind the Immediate Improvement
of the st. Lawrence, and endorsed
the piYoted policy of the Ontario
power commission"
Two suggestions for financing the
proposed deep waterway have come
from Canada, the report said. One
would provide that the work be
divided so that the cost between the
two countries would be. approx
mately equal The other would pro-
vide that in lieu Of participation OF
this country in work that lies IN
Canada, the United States should
join with Canada in underwriting
the bonds.
New England States In Move
whatever mode of cooperation Is
adopted, the formation of a working
agreement between the two cQuri-
tries is a necessary precedent to leg
islation of which 1t will be the bas-
Is" Director Craig wrote. Ea
He said that New England states
were now behind tho project and
that New York continues to be the
seat OF, opposition, the center OF the
only opposition that remains"
Farmers are Interested
1.-THE interest Of farmers through
out the middle west in transporta-
ton, in water transportation, in the
lakes to ocean route as the leading
factor in the correction OF an i'm
possible situation, steadily grows,
the report set out. 1t also said, that
western railway executives gave
general assent to the waterway
theses" ,s - so
The opinion was expressed by the
report that the waterway project
should not be made subordinate to
power development. The power
angle was said to be serious con-
sideration. with the statement thai
1.-THE super-power project has beer
| advanced by Secretary Hoover and
| the New York authorities Will find
| It very difficult while approving thaI
| plan In principle to except the st
| Lawrence from its application" 90