Show The Canal Project Although Although few details of the Law Law- Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence proposed Great Lakes St Lakes St rence canal project have been made available to the general public it appears that most people who know about the proposal at all have jumped to the conclusion that it is a ft most desirable scheme Some questions that arc are hi highly pertinent have been raised how how- however however however ever by Marlen E Pew editor of the newspaper trade ma magazine zine Editor Publisher He asks what effect this canal will have on Chi Chi- Chicago's Chi Chicago's ca cagos cago's os o's drainage supply and on our Internal water transportation plans What of the diversion of frei freight ht from Crom American railroads and Amer American Amerlean American ican lean ports such as New York and Baltimore and the effect on the thousands of workers em employed em- em employed by these railroads and at atI these ports Canada seems hi highly pleased with the prospect too pleased per per- perhaps perhaps perhaps haps for Uncle Sams Sam's good For it itis itIs itis is Is estimated that this project will cost the United States treasury some probably probably a billion before the job is finished I finished finished- finished and that money must come from the pockets of oC American taxpayers who are arc already sta staggering gerin under undera I a burden that can not much longer borne Maybe the canal would be a good thins thing for Cor somebody But it might be well to investigate who that somebody is before embracing the I i idea with too much enthusiasm |