The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-19
WATERWAY IS
GIVEN SUPPORT
Kenosha Advancement AS
ISOLATION Urge Plan
After Meeting.
FAVOR PARK PLAN
Want Legislature to Make Pos
sibIe the Trading of Ripar-
ian Lands for Park Project.

The Kenosha Advancement associa-
ton scored another big hit in it's
drive for better and bigger Kenosha
last night in an enthusiastic meeting
held in st. Georges hall. The asso-
citation has laid out for its work the
job of boosting civic improvements
and -fostering betterments in all parts
of the city.
A report was heard on the petitions
presented to the city manager and
council regarding the various needs of
the streets and Fairgrounds of Keno
sha, and City Manager G. M Osborn
assured the members of his support
in all respects
Through the efforts of the Kenosha
Advancement association, alone, Keno
sha will have a fine tourist camping
ground on Washington Island, and it
was voted to have signs erected at the
north and south entrances to Kenosha
announcing the Free Camp Ground
and naming its sponsors. The asso-
citation will see to it that this ground
is made one that tourists will adver-
tise throughout Wisconsin.
Horace Cole Speaks.
The speakers of the evening were:
Horace G. Cole, former Kenosha man
and one who has devoted a great deal
of his time to civic work, and John
Harrington, civil engineer and former
president of the American. Association
of Engineers. Both these gentlemen
were from Milwaukee. Maps were
provided to illustrate the, subject Sof
the talk, The st. Lawrence Deep Water
way. Mr.. Cole spoke first and told the
association to begin with, the value
of civic bodies such as the Kenosha
Advancement association. He told
what the South Division Civic asso-
citation of Milwaukee of whose board
of directors he is member, had ac-
complished, assuring his listeners that
an organized body always was able
to do much more in harmony than
seperate individuals with their undi-
rected efforts.
Then he spoke of the history of the
various canals and harbor improve
ments of the Great Lakes and explain
ed the great economic value of lsuch
projects as the st. Lawrence water
way. New York, because it fears
commerce will be taken away from it's
cities is the most bitter opponent of
the project, but as Mr. Cole said, it is
hoped the voices Of the entire North
west and Southwest states will be
heard and the route put through.
Shows Value of Canal.
The most impressive statements
which were made were those pertain
ing to the enormous tonnage of grain
iron ore and coal handled on the
Great Lakes. One of special interest
was that the 500 Canal handles as
much tonnage in one month as the
Panama conal handles in a year.
This in spite of the fact that the 500
Canal cost $32,O0O,0OO, the proposed
st. Lawrence route would cost $685.
100000 to the United States, making
a total of $157, 100000, whereas the
Panama Canal was built at total
cost of $3.50, 900. Another astonish-
ing fact was that the cost of trans
porting a bushel of grain from a
point in Minnesota to Milwaukee, some
800 miles cost the farmer rs cents,
whereas the present rates on grain by
bulk freighter, boat Milwaukee to Buff
falo some 900 miles was a little less
than one and eight-tenths cents per
bushel If the st. Lawrence waterway
is completed it will be necessary fol
the farmer to pay the same % cents
per bushel from Minnesota to, Mil
waukee, 800 miles, and IL cents pei
bushel Milwaukee to Liverpool, Eng
land, nearly 5000 miles.
Wheat Tonnage Large.
1t was pointed out that the farmers
of Northwest Canada and United
States would save some 100000 pei
year on wheat alone, this is nearly 25
per cent of the total cost of the pro.
posed canals In other words in four
years time the cost of the canal woulC
be saved on wheat alone, to say moth.
| ing of the hundreds of other items
of merchandise which will be made
cheaper because of the cheaper trans.
portation afforded
Mr.. harrington gave the ASSOCIATION
some interesting facts and figures re-
garding the various canals of the
world, and explained that Canada, s
nation of seven million people did moi
| hesitate to build the new Wellanc
Canal at s1oo.ooo,Ooo, whereas the
United States was worrying abour
$125, 100000 with a hundred millior
people to benefit.
Endorse Park Project.
The association passed resolution.
heartily endorsing the proposed plar
of the Simmons company to trade tn,
beautiful lands north of the city fo
the untitled portion of the lake from
south of the present location of tn,
| compsny's plant, The acquisition o