Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-04-12 | Page 16 | Louisiana Canal Fund Praised by Harding

Louisiana Louisian Canal Fund Praised by Harding WASHINGTON April 12 President dent Harding in a letter to Sena- Sena top toJ Ransdell of ot Louisiana today saId gald that the people of Louisiana and New Orleans in investing 20 of ot their own money in an Industrial canal had given a most mos useful demonstration to the rest atthe of at the he country of ot how to accomplish bIg jig waterway improvements t I t have ha a a. firm feeling said Mr Harding that our river and harbor harbor harbor har har- bor Improvements are aro going to represent represent represent rep rep- resent more of ot practical usefulness and less of ot mere Inthe in inthe the he expenditure of at public money when they are made in this way The president expressed regret ret that hat he ho would be unable to attend the he opening of ot the canal which he 10 said might prove the beginning of ot a new era of ot interior waterway development