The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-21
CANADIAN POLITICS
HOLDING Up LAKES
WATERWAY PLANS
Some Adjustments at Ottawa
Must Be Made Before y. S.
Can Do It's Share
MANY LINKS CONSTRUCTED
International Section Delayed
BY Water Rights; Settle.
mont d Near
LINKS CONSTRUCTED

BY Water Rights; Settle.
mont 3 Near
Adjustment BY Canada Of various
internal political differences will
speed construction Of the proposed
Great Lakes.St. Lawrence waterway,
Governor George r. Shafer said, to-
day, In making public q report or the
progress Of the project made BY
Charles p. Craig. executive director
Of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Ttdewater association. Governor
Shafer Is q member Of the associ-
atoms executive committee, which
met recently ct washington.
In making public the report. the
governor said he felt that 1t contains
much information which the people
Of North Dakota should have to UNI
derstand the present status Of the
proposed waterway and the prospects
for the future.
Although the public In the United
States has been insistently de-
manding the reason for the delay In
constructing the waterway, the an
swer i simple. the Craig report
states.
Held Up ~ Frictiea
It Is the fact that domestic prob
lens confronting the Dominion gov
eminent At Ottawa 'have been Of
such maSnitude-in the judgment Of
that government-to make Il polite
ally independent to 90 forward"
Reviewing the diplomatic negotia-
tions between the Canadian and
United States governments, Craig
said the project = ready to 60 for
ward g soon - the Canadians SET
tie their internal differences, and he
expressed the belief that this win Be
soon.
Canadian members Of the Joint
board Of engineers and engineers oi
the hydro.electric commission OF On
tario province have adjusted theil
differences and Z Joint recommends
ton u In the hands Of the Canadian
government. The United States
members Of the Joint board Of ensi-
neers have not yet passed on THU
agreement, Craig reported.
The Canadian provincial govern.
ment and the provinces Of Quebec
and Ontario have had some differ.
ences regarding water rights involved
In the project This Is to be consid.
cred at . conference In January. and
Craig asserted that II Is the conf
dent belief" Of Premier Mackenzie
that "a agreement will be reached.
Dlvi6ed Into Sections
In the latter case, Craig said the
Canadian government win be ready
to 60 ahead With negotiations for Z
treaty with the United States. cover
Ing the project.
Preliminary agreements between the
two governments divided the Great
LAkes-st. Lawrence project into six
sections. Craig said. Section 4 In
cluded Improvement Of the locks u
9Ault Ste. Marie. 1t the foot Of Lake
Superior and Improvement Of naviga.
tion facilities IN the st. Clair river q
Detlolt, Mich. Sections 3 and Z COW
cred that stretch Of the 81. Lawrence
river between the foot Of Lake On
tario and Cornwall. Ontario. Tho
latter two sections comprising the 90
called international section" Of the
river which Is to be built BY the
United States under the proposed
treaty. Section I also y to be built
BY the United States.
Section Z Is that section lying In
the Niagara river between Lakes Erie
and Ontario. Section 5 Il that por-
ton Of the river lying between Corn
wall. Ont. and Montreal. and section
3 from Montreal to the sea. Sections
,, 5 and 8. were TO b constructed b
the Canadian government.
Held % q yelnt 6sctlea
A bill to provide Z 25-foot channel
throughout the oo6 miles In section !
already Is before congress. Il carries
m appropriation Of 930.O00yO00. This
IS for deepening the channels FOR
present traffic, irrespective Of the
proposed seaway. The present cham
mel Is n feet deep.
Section 2 Is the new Welland ship
canal. to Be completed next summer.
Il win be n feet deep in the cham
nels and 80 feet deep n the reaches
over the locks.
Section : Is the Thousand Island
section which. Il Was agreed. the
| United States Wa to improve. Can.
ada. however. has begun the work Of
deepening the channel from Lake
Ontario to 0gdensburg : Prescott.
Ont. . distance Of @ miles. which
viii enable the lake fleets, IN lo0o.
70 US ! part q the upper ct. Law
renee river.
Section 4 4 the international &C.
ton. which still y the subject fog N
international treaty and nothing has
beon dana upon 4.
~ approving plans = N elsctrie
power company. the Canadian gov-
sfnment hAs provtded for navigation
channels around four RAPIDS n &C.
ton s. Thee ~ between Lakes q.
Francis and ot. Louis, which a9e
fogrned By thu 0t. Lawrence Stves.
Net lgneh Lsit - ~
oply uine miles win remain foe im-
prov1nent n this section. They ase
at the LAchine rapids. lust Above
Montreal. Il Is repoeted that this im-
pcCvement Is 70 b made By another
Canadian power company.
GummAris1ng bis report. Craig satd:
TT may with reasonable accuracy Be
said that of The tasks Canada under.
tock - perform. they ~ eifher near
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