Evening star., 1932-08-07
PUBLIC LIBRARY
THE GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE
WATERWAY.

WATERWAY.
Z N connection with the signing OF the
st. Lawrence waterway treaty on
July 1S, the Public Library calls at
Il tention 10 the following material on
the subject:
Books.
The St. Lawrence Navigation and Power
Protect by H G. MCulton and others.
1929. SLBC. .Me6.
"The wide and careful survey which
the authors have made and the fair and
dispassionate spirit they display ought
, TO give to their volume a very consider
able Importance in the argument over
the feasibility Of the St. Lawrence
project"
Economic Aspects of the Great Lakes
st. Lawrence Ship Channel, by R. S.
MacElwee and A. H. Ritter. 1921.
HJW Ml56e.
I'm this analysis of the economic
aspects of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Ship Channel, the authors have en-
deavored to present conservat1Vely the
more important local and national ad-
vantages to be gained from opening the
Great Lakes to ocean traffic"
TRANSFORMATION Economics Of the Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence Ship Channel. by
Alfred H. Ritter 1928. HJW .R5l7t.
A more complete exposition OF the
important transaction aspects OF the
canal than given by the author in col
laboratfon with DR.. MacElwee, supple
menting that volume by fuller report
of these aspects of the situation which
have a bearing upon the utilization OF
the waterway by ocean vessels, the traf-
fic available for movement and the saw
! I'LL L. IA a
result of moving the sea base back to
the shores Of the Great Lakes"
st. Lawrence River Ship Canal, com
piled by Julia E. johnson. 1922.
(The Reference Shelf. vi nc.S)
ZBEH .R254.
Briefs references and reprints OF Sc
! lected articles on both sides OF the ques-
| ton. reference, does not circulate)
st. Lawrence River Ship Canal tsup-
/ Elementary to Reference Shelf. VI
no. 81, compiled by Julia Z. Jonnsen.
1926. The Reference Shelf. VA
no4D ZEEH R25e.
! The Future Movement of iron Ore and
! Coal in Relation to the st. Lawrence
Waterway, by F. S. Warner. 1881.
EEI WA.
THE improved st. Lawrence Channel
WALL ODPH DHNlRdJtOl AAOAiA SAlC LNbAoAieAS
| Ocean to the Great Lakes for about 30
per cent of the worlds cargo-carrying
vessels, and will connect the world mar
! kets with the producing area in Central
| North America by lower cost method
of TRANSPORTATION than now exists"
Our Dardanelles; the Projected st. Law
renee Route, by j. B. BALDWIN. 1874
| SRBI9.
| The author treats his subject from the
national point of view. considering "the
entire problem and Its solution as a
matter that greatly concerns our policy
of security and peace no less than II al
! fects the mutual interests OF the diHer-
| ent PARTS of the country and our general
/ prosperity"
Shipways to the Sea; Our INLAND and
Coastal Waterways, by E. S. Cloves
1929. HJW .C62s.
go good a picture Of the whole PROF.
lem IS given bv no other book. Inc
I author has made extensive use of Gov
ernInent reports. which he has listed N
a well selected photography, and has
rscked a surprising amount Of infori1a
ton into small compass. &C. W
Brown.
/ Great Inland Waterway Projects in
the United states. America
Academy CT Political and Social Sci
ence, 1928. SLss .Am37. p.60-96.
Covers not only the st. Lawrence
waterway from the Lakes to the sea II
its engineering. economic and nationa
aspects. but also Mississippi flood con-
troll and the Boulder Dam and muscle
Shoals projects.
Magazine Articles.
Wheat Belt Locks Seaward, by wayne
Gard North American Review, May
1882. p419-24.
THE St. Lawrence project, wher
completed. will bring the Atlantic TO TN
Middle West. In traffic routes, Detrol
and Cleveland will be more than 40'
miles nearer Europe"
St. Lawrence: For Power and Ship, b!
S B. Conger. Worlds Work, Feb
: ruary, 1882. p2025.
} THE project described in brief IRON
! the point CT view of engineer, flnancler
: operator. diplomat" and politician, witt
estimates of costs and advantages ant
! United States.
Opening Guns in the st, Lawrence Sea
= way Fight. Literary Digest, July 81
1882. pas.
A summary OF facts regarding "
waterway. with adverse and favoraDs
\ criticism of its purpose and Dement'S.
. st. Lawrence Waterway Treaty, by =
n b. Brebner Current History, NO
e vember, 1881. p282-S3.
e A short account CT the negotiation
= carried on during the Fall of 1881 be
r tween the Canadian government and tn
It State Department.