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Show GRAIN TRADES ASK WATERWAY Full Development of Inland Sea Idea Urged in Chicago CHICAGO. Oct. 2. A committee 1 r.prrs.-nt tlu- r.iin trade in tho St. Lawrence deep seaway project has1 been appointed by Robert McDourol. . Idenl of the Chicago Board or Trade. "Full development of tbe Inlar. 1 seaway," said Chairman Qeorffe B. Bridge, In announclns th- commttti S plans today, would add from 5 to 10 1 1 nts a btishel to all praln urnwn In tb great productlvo area This Is based on surveys by transposition experts, ex-perts, "It Is estimated that 5 -cent a) bushel saving on transportation cost to European countries would ad 1 $1S3 000.000 to the agricultural Income In-come of the central west. This benefit bene-fit to the farmer as well as to tho public generally readily oan be seen. Transportation has long been a prime ( factor In distribution costs. A deep seaway would be S logical solution.; for the consummation of the water-1 !iy the same us It has supported all other sound movements In behalf of greater returns to the farmer "In the district that would benefit' directly by the deep seaway are sl-taen sl-taen states that pour part of their, aTrlrultural product Into Chicago.! Those states DTOdUCS thre. -fourths of, tho wheat of tho country, and more than 400.000,000 bushHa of wheal 11 handled every year by the Chicago i;.oard of Trad I "These sane states also produce 70 I" P cenl of the corn, and half of the OS ill, hoget horses, butter. eggs cheese an4 wool. They mine 85 per ent of the Iron ore, 40 per cent of tho roppi.T and coal. 76 per cent of the sine and 45 por cent of the lead. "Chicago Is tho focal point of the great production area, a world rail center handling In Its terminals 1 S,-004,000 S,-004,000 carloads of freight a yenr Therefore an open water lane to the ci an would bo of Inestimable value to the entire nation." CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 1 mi-m f Amene" tectlen 1, ArtloJ. XJV, ef the Constitution of Utan Relet m a to tto Indebtod-nese Indebtod-nese A eonenrrtmt resolution fg a amedent to Section 1. Article Xrv. of the Coastltntlon of hetlRtt" ef Utah, relatln Vo state dt WB- Be It enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of sH the members elected to each of the two horjsee concurrlnc therein. Soctlon L That It is proposed to amend Section 1. Article 14, of the ConstltnUon of the StAte of Utah, so that the itme will read as follows : See L To meet casual deficits or failures la rerenue. and for necessary ex pond it ore for public purposes, In eluding the erection of public build-tngs. build-tngs. and for the payment of all territorial ter-ritorial Indebtedness assumed by the state, tho state may contract debts, not exceeding In U10 ajgrgate st any one time an amount equal to 2 per-oeatnm per-oeatnm of the value of the taxable property of the state, as shown by the last assessment for state purposes, provions to the Incurring of such Indebtedness In-debtedness But the state shall neTcr contract any Indebtedness, except as in the next section provided. In cees of snrh amount, and all moneys arising aris-ing from loans herein authorized, shall he applied solely to the purposes fsw which they were obtained. Sec 2. The secretary of state Is . , l 1 1 , ...Kmd thla nrrv pnsAd amendment to the electors Of I the state at the next general lection lec-tion in the manner provided hy 1- Sec. C. If adopted hv the electors! of the state, this amendment shall take effect January 1, lCT-M. |