St. Lawrence Seaway: Hearings Before the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, First Session, on H. J. Res. 104U.S. Government Printing Office, 1953 - 539 pages |
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... channels in the Detroit River . The upbound channel is 21 feet and the down is 25 feet . I believe they are the same as the downriver channel , or 25 feet . Mr. BUCKLEY . I think my understanding is it is 14 feet deep . Mr. DONDERO ...
... channels in the Detroit River . The upbound channel is 21 feet and the down is 25 feet . I believe they are the same as the downriver channel , or 25 feet . Mr. BUCKLEY . I think my understanding is it is 14 feet deep . Mr. DONDERO ...
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... channel between the ocean and the greatest inland body of water in the world - the Great Lakes System - which itself constitutes a tremendous low - cost transporta- tion medium . A mighty inland empire , agriculturally , industrially ...
... channel between the ocean and the greatest inland body of water in the world - the Great Lakes System - which itself constitutes a tremendous low - cost transporta- tion medium . A mighty inland empire , agriculturally , industrially ...
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... channel .. New Orleans___ San Francisco Bay area .. Millions of tons 73 120 132 23 31 18 10 20 152 73 43 57 73 36 54 ... channels from 25 to 27 feet , referred to elsewhere in this statement . Accordingly , I concur in the Canadian ...
... channel .. New Orleans___ San Francisco Bay area .. Millions of tons 73 120 132 23 31 18 10 20 152 73 43 57 73 36 54 ... channels from 25 to 27 feet , referred to elsewhere in this statement . Accordingly , I concur in the Canadian ...
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... channel will adequately accommodate the present Great Lakes fleet of 413 vessels . Further , as testified to recently before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee , the 27 - foot channel will permit the use of 75 percent of our ...
... channel will adequately accommodate the present Great Lakes fleet of 413 vessels . Further , as testified to recently before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee , the 27 - foot channel will permit the use of 75 percent of our ...
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... channel . The pending legislation is considered adequate , since a 27 - foot channel depth is satisfactory for the immediately prospective seaway traffic , and with sills of the proposed locks placed at 30 feet a greater channel depth ...
... channel . The pending legislation is considered adequate , since a 27 - foot channel depth is satisfactory for the immediately prospective seaway traffic , and with sills of the proposed locks placed at 30 feet a greater channel depth ...
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14-foot canals 27 feet 27-foot channel administration American Army engineers bill BLATNIK BROCKELL build Canada cargo Chairman Commerce committee Congress connecting channels construction cooperatives Corporation Corps cost deepening DEMPSEY depth Detroit DONDERO Duluth economic estimates facilities FALLON Federal Power Commission foreign going H. J. Res harbors hearings House Joint Resolution increase interest International Joint Commission International Rapids section iron Islands Joint Resolution 104 Labrador Lake Erie Lake Superior Lawrence power Lawrence project Lawrence River Lawrence Waterway legislation locks MACHROWICZ McGREGOR ment Mesabi Range million tons Montreal NASH national defense national security navigation OAKMAN Ohio Ontario operation percent ports Power Authority power project present President PRINCE proposed question railroads rates ROBINSON Saint Lawrence Seaway SCUDDER Secretary self-liquidating Senate ships statement taconite testimony tion tolls tonnage traffic transportation Treasury vessels Weighing and inspection Welland Canal WILLIAMS York Youngstown
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Page 6 - ... continue free and open for the purposes of commerce to the inhabitants and to the ships, vessels, and boats of both countries equally, subject, however, to any laws and regulations of either country, within its own territory, not inconsistent with such privilege of free navigation and applying equally and without discrimination to the inhabitants, ships, vessels, and boats of both countries.
Page 377 - Stikine, ascending and descending, from, to, and into the sea, shall forever remain free and open for the purposes of commerce to the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty and to the citizens of the United States, subject to any laws and regulations of either country within its own territory, not inconsistent with such privilege of free navigation.
Page 7 - Either of the High Contracting Parties may adopt rules and regulations governing the use of such canals within its own territory and may charge tolls for the use thereof, but all such rules and regulations and all tolls charged shall apply alike to the subjects or citizens of the High Contracting Parties and...
Page 20 - ... to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, not more than three of whom shall be members of one political party ; and a majority, of whom shall be a quorum.
Page 272 - It is further agreed that so long as this treaty shall remain in force this same right of navigation shall extend to the waters of Lake Michigan and to all canals connecting boundary waters and now existing or which may hereafter be constructed on either side of the line. Either of the high contracting parties may adopt rules and regulations governing the use of such canals within its own territory and may charge tolls for the use thereof, but all such rules and regulations and all tolls charged...
Page 236 - The navigation of the river St. Lawrence, ascending and descending, from the forty-fifth parallel of north latitude, where it ceases to form the boundary between the two countries, from, to, and into the sea, shall forever remain free and open for the purposes of commerce to the citizens of the United States...
Page 20 - Secretary), who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall receive compensation at the rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for the heads of executive departments.
Page 26 - Insolvent, or decedents' estates; to determine the character of and the necessity for Its obligations and expenditures, and the manner In which they shall be incurred, allowed, and paid...
Page 4 - If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
Page 6 - ... and other governmental works for the benefit of commerce and navigation, provided that such works are wholly on its own side of the line and do not materially affect the level or flow of the boundary waters on the other, nor are such provisions intended to interfere with the ordinary use of such waters for domestic and sanitary purposes.