| Show A STUPENDOUS I WORKS manchester england is ie about thirty two miles inland from the port of liverpool for some gome ahne a canal has been in progress of construction through which when completed the largest ocean vessels and steamships could enter manchester the original projector of this formed themselves into a company and in this manner comme commee cod ced operations though several millions were at the command ot of the construction company yet about eighteen months ago the funds became exhausted it was estimated that it would take fifteen millions ot of dollars more to complete it the city of manchester obtained from parliament the right to subscribe for canal stock and it did so to the extent estimated it to is now found millions more will be re quiren to complete the canal sod and manchestor manchester is again asked to subscribe it is supposed that the city will complete the work but bu subject abject to the condition of ownership and control the city of liverpool has bats expended on the docks of that city but it owns them rod and controls th theman einan d they prove a paying investment it is said that the manchester ship canal will also alco prove remunerative in the end but it if the city controls it 16 the original promoters will lose heavily |
