Show r Of I GABA fAllS a If They Are Arc to Remain One of Worlds WordS Wonders Must be Immediate Action UNITED STATES AND CANADA American Members of International International International Waterways Make A Report to Secy S cy of War leH Ici Substantially Hold Same Sinic View C II aJl Mint More o to Con XIn C ju tho Ilo Mutter Matter Washington March 24 It Niagara Fills Ii ore are to lie hI X preserved an aM olio of ot tho th wonders of ot O tho ho world Immediate no tie notion nation tion by tho States and Canada Is I required according to the findings of at the Ih American members of at tho the waterways commission which l has fO for the th past year been heen studying i conditions at nt the fulls falls and ami In the trib tributary titan great lakes This Thill report in I ti by b Gen 0 H II Ernst Ernt chairman and nd tI tho other American members of at atthe the commission lon Alter After a n brief description of ot the tho phys phy Ml lid conditions condition the report Rives a 11 do de detailed tailed account of ot all alt the corporations 10 engaged In the development of 01 the quantity of tit water which they are actually using tho which lIch they the TO ro preparing to use ulle and 1111 the tile amounts which they thc are authorized their charters charlers to use It In Includes InI I eludes dudes not only corporations taking I Inter directly from the tim Niagara but alo l 0 those drawing water vater for power ea from tho the Erie Eric canal anal the tho purposes canal the hc Chicago drainage lanai canal and aad furnishes n it 1 list of nil fran frail franchises granted and not lIot perfected WATCH The Ilie report states stites I The Tile total quantity of water vater to be ber r from the river by now Is cubic feet teet per see lIec end ond nd Of If this amount cubic cubie feet 1 i to be b taken or hi American Hide ind ad the remainder MOO cubic feet a the Canadian side Hide Is 27 21 per tnt clU of ot the th average and 33 83 I ler r cent ol cT the th low water r et if t the th Niagara Sl river will lII cease celle to pUll the fulls when these works Ire are completed and anti in 11 full operation o The quantity to lie he diverted la Is more than double the quantity which now no passe over OUr the American fall fail which at th Ih overage stage la is about cubla f feet tIel et That this will In 11 general have I in Ut Injurious effect upon it he falls seems a eIn 1 The volume of or water to tobe tobe tobe be diverted Is about tho the equivalent of ot the entire discharge of ot Ij Inko ko Superior oler the Ste St Marie The amount thus tar far f r actually diverted Is la but cubic feet feel per second and Mid has had an nn appreciable effect erred on the fulls faU I IA A I Additional diversion would be an au aur r even more mor dangerous than L that now being be tried and In our opinion opinIon ion should not be lie permitted y In for the Impairment of ot the ther r raI alls lh thus fur far authorized tho the state of ot oter ofer New er York will receive pa practically l nothing fur the th ZOO horsepower au an authorized iti on that Hide thle and the Queen Victoria Niagara park will re ro receive an 1111 rental of 07 00 or orn orEm Em n n of ot 6 65 cents c nt per Iler horsepower for tho horsepower authorized on the Canadian Hide clUe llIo Improvements In the transmission of ot electric power and Increased de tie demand demand mand will vIlI make a I market for nil the tho power which CUll tun tie lie developed nt lit NI Nl Niagara agara Hills aIls saul nd will viiI cause a destruction tion of ot the th fulls full as UH a II t t ellic spectacle It If the development ment be bl allowed tn to go KO on unchecked Tho Fhe commercial value lIllIe of ot the water waler power nt at Niagara Fall Fails IH lie very cry great but If It compared with with vol vIII ues set net aside by wealthy communities elsewhere for purk park purposes this value Is not too great Krent to be lic devoted to sim Im liar purposes The place Is an annually annually annually by y about people It If the tho falls fails arm to bo be preserved It must mu be ho by mutual agreement between the two countries As A IL u step In that direction we wo recommend that legisla legislation tion lion be enacted tell which shall contain the tho provisions namely HOW TO lm Time The secretary of ot war to be hc author authorized authorized to for tor the diversion of ot cubic feet per second and no nomore more moore from tho the waters naturally tribu tributary tary to N Niagara Incur um a Kullo distributed us ns follows Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing company co II Nigara lower company Erie Canal or lie Its tenants In n ad addition addition to look lock service Chicago Drainage canal All MI other othel di dl diversion version of ot water which Is naturally tributary to Nigara SI Falls Fails to be pro except such HS as unity may be rn re for use or for tor the i ter er ervice vice of locks In hut navigation Suitable penalties for tor violation of ot tho the law to bo be prescribed The Tue prohibition to 10 remain In force torce two to years eurs uni then to tho the permanent law of or the Iho laud land It If In Inthe Inthe inthe the meantime the Canadian government shall havo have enacted legislation prohibit prohibiting ing the diversion of at water which Is naturally tributary to 10 Niagara Falls Fails In excess of ot 0 cubic feet teet per second I Inot not Including tho the amounts required for i domestic 1154 II or for tor the tho service of ot locks In III navigation canals canal It Is IB assumed however that an understanding un II ding on this subject would be reached by treaty OBJECT OF 0 The object of ot such Ruch legislation would be b to put a stop to tho the further daple depletion depletion tion lion of ot tho falls and anil at nt the hue sauna samo time inflict the least le to Injury Injun upon the Important Interests now dependent upon this water vater power The amount to 1 be e diverted on Oi the Canadian side feel hit been ted with a view to allowing the companies on that side the tho amounts for tor which they the now nots no have Works under construction Such legis legislation lation would give KIe to Canada tho the ad advantage advantage vantage of ot diverting cullo cu lo feet feat per second more than Is diverted In the tho United State The advantage Is la mort mart apparent than real Inco the power powe generated on the Canadian side tide will wi to toa ton a n largo large extent be bo transmitted and amid used In the tho United Slates In the negotiation lion tion of ot a treaty tr however the tho point should bo be b considered CANADA WANTS VANT W S TIME IThe The Tue substance of or this report was 11 Submitted to our Canadian colleagues b for the passage of ot the joint resolution resolution tion lion with ii i view vl w to uniting In a ii a Joint report under the I law providing There Thero sub substantial for lor the commission was a I agreement in the statement of ot facts and an an such differences as develop with wih respect re to the tho recommendations which ought to be bo made did not seem Insuperable but our colleagues desired time for toi further consideration We have no doubt of ot their sympathetic Interest In carrying cRr out that part of ot the Instruction tion thons ton contained In the resolution ton which requires us UI to exert In conjunction with the time members of ot said commission representing representing the Dominion of Canada If It practicable all al possible pO efforts tot tot am thi th preservation natural condition of ot NIagara Nl gara Falls In their |