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Show Government Owned Deep'Sea Level Canal WASHINGTON, Sept, 18. A system sys-tem of government-owned deep sea level canals extending from Massachusetts Massa-chusetts to the south Atlantio states Is recommended in a roport submitted submit-ted to the senate today by Secretary Redfield In response to a resolution adopted last July. Such action would not only bo of wido commercial value, but would bo of great military vnluo as well, said Secretary Redfield ina letter acocm-panylng acocm-panylng the report. Permanent acquisition by the federal feder-al government of the Cape Cod and the Chesapeake and Delaware canals and their prompt Improvement, as woll as the early construction across Now Jersey of a sea level canal having a minimum depth of 25 feet is recommended. recom-mended. Tho Capo Cod canal Is be-. Ing operated now by the railroad mlntatr.iHoT |