Show APPROVES RIVER NAVIGATION AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENT Special to Examiner St Paul Minim No Nov Theodore E B Burton Burlon head bead of tho waterways commission approves St Sl Pauls project to lift the Mississippi river to Lo a now bed hed anti and improve the head of navigation at this point by bythe bythe the construction of oC a ne new channel I creation of new levees and building of extensive harbor works which will mako St Paul time tho finest port on the tho river Just before belore leaving SL Paul Pan I Ifor for tIme the long down the river to New Orleans Burton Burlou said It seems to mo me that the improve which have havo been so carefully laid out are a advantageous from every standpoint They will give St Sl Paul admirable facilities for the handling of future river traffic will relieve rail railway railway way congestion anti will in im menso space for warehouses which he be constructed along time the river the rivet a again aln begins to carry Its shore of traffic I 1 aum am surprised at the apparent moderato moderate cost of time tho timeWork Work olle and it IL seems to mo that SL Paul shows wisdom in planning these works n now w when the they can ho be constructed cheaply This statement though unofficial indicates that time the cit city will hare havo slight difficulty In obtaining Ute the consent or of ortho the tho federal authorities to tho changes of harbor line which are aro required and aud time the removal of a small which stands In the way war of oC the new chan ne imel This island was created by time governments existing at St Sl Paul belongs to time government and should Iii the opinion of the city hur or commission be removed by the tho government The cost of the entire work Is now estimated at something more than TIme rhe original plans have been lii In favor or of ora ofa a more gradual bend through time the pro proposed posed now flOW channel which will be cut low lands on limo Uto south side or of time river opposite tIme tho main district of the city The low cost Is made matle possible b by time character or of the tho tholand theland land to lo he be taken all of which is at tho present time lime inaccessible and lit littie tie tic or of which Is used for business en enterprises of consequence The Tho present turn Lurn of tIme the river wIth wIthIn In the district covered hy by tIme the proposed harbor improvements Is very cry sharp Members of the commission agreed after aCter Inspecting tIme tho district that time the new channel with a more gradual curve curc to time channel will provide a better current to maintain a better channel The Tho sides of the p channel will be protected b by and concrete giving the river a bet het hetter better ter bed than Jl It has at the tho present time Senator Burlon was much interest interested ed in time the character of future futuro traffIc which It may be possible to divert illert to the river rier and made searching in inquirIes inquiries into Inlo the present wheat heat and andi i flour shipments of the Northwest their routing and the volume export exported ed He also Inquired into Uw Ume North I VeSts coal supply to ascertain what amount of the annual consumption Is drawn from rein districts such that an un proved would make It possible to lo divert shipments to time the river With other or of time the commission he Inquired into time growing movement ot of local package freight anti time the present passenger business on the river The evidence obtained Indicated that there Is much business for the old Mississippi sippi once its channel can be mado dependable at all times Umes durIng tIme tho sea season season son of navigation Much business Is Isnow isnow now lost to existing river lines lInos be because because cause tIme the tipper rivet stage of water Is Vcr ery frequently so low ios as to delay through boats boals and prevent the rigid of oC theIr schedules The commission was given a large larre amount of information mis as to the packet lines now engage engaged In trade on tho up upper per ier river the amount of freight moved and the number and kind of boats en engaged engaged In other business ThIs data dala will be used hy by the commission as It moves down don the river In makIng in investigations at other ports which when complete will vill afford a t complete completo In index ex to what time tho river is doing In Ina Ina a traffic way a the difficulties at pros pres present ent encountered b by reason renson of the channel depth and varying stages of water waLor and the traffic lost through in inability ability to handle it under tinder con coa |