Show NEW YORKS GREAT INVESTMENT From the New York World Since New York first won the title of Empire Slate it has never performed amore a-more truly Imperial not than Its decision deci-sion on Tuesday to assume the gigantic burden of a 1 debt of 101000000 for the construction of a free waterway linking the lakes with the ocean Indeed we do 111t 11 > 11 n p hnl 111 t nn nnn OJ j I > the great powers of the earth that has evel made such a contribution at onetime one-time to the free use of commerce It is true that Canada and Australia each of which is far behind New York In population and wealth have spent much more than the cost of the barge canal on public works but they have boon expected to pay their cost by their own earnings No State or Nation has spent such a sum on one Improvement to be built and maintained by h taxation |