Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States - deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis (1904)
RMGJB4DF–Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States - deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis (1904)
. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. r, iron and merchandise of all kinds would be beyond the power of dic-tation by transportation monopolies, because countless salutary irresistible re-straints would spring into life. It would be a section of an inter-state commercelaw which could never be repealed, and the aiithority of which could never bequestioned. It is national in its character, and appeals for its support to everycitizen in the land. Its m
RM2AG3P7E–. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. r, iron and merchandise of all kinds would be beyond the power of dic-tation by transportation monopolies, because countless salutary irresistible re-straints would spring into life. It would be a section of an inter-state commercelaw which could never be repealed, and the aiithority of which could never bequestioned. It is national in its character, and appeals for its support to everycitizen in the land. Its m
Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States - deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis (1904)
RMGJB487–Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States - deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis (1904)
. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. re, however universaland sincere the common patriotism of our j^eople, an agency that makes for stillcloser ties is not to be ignored. The usefulness of such a channel as is proposedin providing an independent entrance to the Great Lakes for light draught warvessels of the government, is only a special case suited to the time of war of theusefulness which endures through the longer, and it is to be hoped never t
RM2AG3NB4–. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. re, however universaland sincere the common patriotism of our j^eople, an agency that makes for stillcloser ties is not to be ignored. The usefulness of such a channel as is proposedin providing an independent entrance to the Great Lakes for light draught warvessels of the government, is only a special case suited to the time of war of theusefulness which endures through the longer, and it is to be hoped never t
. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. s of sanitation, and not built with a viewto the creation in the future of a deep waterway. The additional cost in the onematter of bridges alone, to make them all movable, so that they would not hindernavigation, was close to $2,500,000. To make the immensity of the work done by the Sanitary District all theclearer the following table of the quantities involved in the construction work,completed and under contr
RM2AG3R9T–. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. s of sanitation, and not built with a viewto the creation in the future of a deep waterway. The additional cost in the onematter of bridges alone, to make them all movable, so that they would not hindernavigation, was close to $2,500,000. To make the immensity of the work done by the Sanitary District all theclearer the following table of the quantities involved in the construction work,completed and under contr
. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. g and docking have been going on simultaneouslyat many points. At the same time plans have been made to remove all of thecenter-pier bridges in the river, and substitute bascule bridges for them. Someof these bridges are already finished, others in process of construction, and theremainder will be contracted for as rapidly as is jiossible without interfering tooseriously with traffic on the streets. The estimate
RM2AG3RKY–. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. g and docking have been going on simultaneouslyat many points. At the same time plans have been made to remove all of thecenter-pier bridges in the river, and substitute bascule bridges for them. Someof these bridges are already finished, others in process of construction, and theremainder will be contracted for as rapidly as is jiossible without interfering tooseriously with traffic on the streets. The estimate
. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. ctionthat they have behind them the unanimous approval of the 2,000,000 inhabitantsof the Sanitary District of Chicago, whom they represent. Though they may notspeak authoritatively for the residents of the valley of the Illinois, they know ofthe existence of a similar sentiment along the entire course of the proposeddeep waterway. Pending your final decision they suggest that all work upon thefederal improvemen
RM2AG3TR8–. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. ctionthat they have behind them the unanimous approval of the 2,000,000 inhabitantsof the Sanitary District of Chicago, whom they represent. Though they may notspeak authoritatively for the residents of the valley of the Illinois, they know ofthe existence of a similar sentiment along the entire course of the proposeddeep waterway. Pending your final decision they suggest that all work upon thefederal improvemen
. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. Though there is some rock cutting to be done, theproblem is not one of opening a new channel, but of improving a channel alreadyin existence. Through the Mississippi Eiver toward the Gulf the route of thewaterway is equally plain. Of the natural conditions of the route but one further point needs mention.It is the effect of the opening of such a channel upon the level of the waters ofLake Michigan. Objections on
RM2AG3TC6–. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. Though there is some rock cutting to be done, theproblem is not one of opening a new channel, but of improving a channel alreadyin existence. Through the Mississippi Eiver toward the Gulf the route of thewaterway is equally plain. Of the natural conditions of the route but one further point needs mention.It is the effect of the opening of such a channel upon the level of the waters ofLake Michigan. Objections on
. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. s, and of fourteen feet depth for therest of the way, will not exceed $22,000,000 to the mouth of the Illinois or $27,000,-000 to St. Louis, the larger figure being little more than half of what the SanitaryDistrict of Chicago will alone have spent when its entire work is finished. 5. Besides serving the purposes of navigation, the proposed channel wouldl^rovide for the flood waters of the Desplaines and Illinoi
RM2AG3PR3–. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. s, and of fourteen feet depth for therest of the way, will not exceed $22,000,000 to the mouth of the Illinois or $27,000,-000 to St. Louis, the larger figure being little more than half of what the SanitaryDistrict of Chicago will alone have spent when its entire work is finished. 5. Besides serving the purposes of navigation, the proposed channel wouldl^rovide for the flood waters of the Desplaines and Illinoi
. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. interests of navigation. Studies thus far made have proceeded fora depth of fourteen feet and a width of 300 feet. Three levels or pools will benecessary, and three dams or locks. A fourteen-foot channel, with locks designedfor an ultimate depth of twenty feet, can be.secured, it is estimated, for $10,000,000. THE LOWER ILLINOIS — UTICA TO THE MOUTH OF THE ILLINOIS. The problem of river improvement changes entir
RM2AG3R1D–. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. interests of navigation. Studies thus far made have proceeded fora depth of fourteen feet and a width of 300 feet. Three levels or pools will benecessary, and three dams or locks. A fourteen-foot channel, with locks designedfor an ultimate depth of twenty feet, can be.secured, it is estimated, for $10,000,000. THE LOWER ILLINOIS — UTICA TO THE MOUTH OF THE ILLINOIS. The problem of river improvement changes entir
. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. iver flowing through an inhabited country. The construction of the canal was authorized by state law May 29, 1889, andthe Sanitary District of Chicago was organized for the work, its territory includingall that part of Chicago lying north of Eighty-seventh street, with the exceptionof two small outlying suburbs, and forty-three square miles of Cook County outsideof the city limits. Its total area is 185 square m
RM2AG3RYW–. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. iver flowing through an inhabited country. The construction of the canal was authorized by state law May 29, 1889, andthe Sanitary District of Chicago was organized for the work, its territory includingall that part of Chicago lying north of Eighty-seventh street, with the exceptionof two small outlying suburbs, and forty-three square miles of Cook County outsideof the city limits. Its total area is 185 square m
. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. e of American craft. Dollars.17,681,55030,381,10035,338,60037,857,70031,947,30036,820,10039,017,40041,134,20040,858,80043,006,20042,375,70045,199,80065,000,52066,116,58357,344,300 Value of Canadian. Craft. Dollars.2,089,4001,514,3001,597,60111,777,8002,119,5002,108,7003,115,7001,959,8002,037,0002,135.3002,001.4002,491,9003,369,6003,618,5763,311,900 FREIGHT TO AND FROM EACH LAKE. IOETS ON - From Lalie SuperiorEas
RM2AG3NJW–. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. e of American craft. Dollars.17,681,55030,381,10035,338,60037,857,70031,947,30036,820,10039,017,40041,134,20040,858,80043,006,20042,375,70045,199,80065,000,52066,116,58357,344,300 Value of Canadian. Craft. Dollars.2,089,4001,514,3001,597,60111,777,8002,119,5002,108,7003,115,7001,959,8002,037,0002,135.3002,001.4002,491,9003,369,6003,618,5763,311,900 FREIGHT TO AND FROM EACH LAKE. IOETS ON - From Lalie SuperiorEas