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PAGE TWENTY-TWO THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1951" Seaway Project (Continued from Page 3) tributed it. A little later most of those companies and their proper- ties were acquired. In 1910 the commenced---the-gen eration of power on its own. In 1918-18 the great Queenston de- velopment was undertaken -- 550,- 000 h.p. Since 1910 every available site in Ontario capable of produc- ing any. substantial power output has been developed, with exception of the St. Lawrence. The output ab Niagara will be almost doubled when the works now under way are completed utilizing the avail- able flow, under treaty with the U.S, much more efficiently, with about twice the head of the pres- ent plants. The station at Des Joachims on the Ottawa River is now delivering 480,000 h.p. into the system and the La Cave develop- ment on the same river will add 150,000 hp. in 1952. It is estimated that by 19556 with the completion of the Niagara development HEPC will be distributing and Ontario will be using 5 million h.p. But it 18 also estimated, and it appears to be almost certain, that by 1957 all available Hydro-Electric power will be developed and in use and we will be faced with the necessity of using steam generated power unless the St. Lawrence project proceds immediately. TWO DISTINCT ASPE "There are two distinct but re- lated aspects of the St. Lawrence project -- navigation and power," said Mr. Conant. "We in Ontario are mainly concerned with power. But the navigation possibilities are of equally great concern from the national standpoint and having regard for our commerce and par- ticularly our export trade. "The St. Lawrence project has Been the subject of study by inter national Commissions, Boards and Committees and has been dis- cussed by the Governments of Can- ada and the United States for thirty years. In 1920 the Govern- ments of Canada and the United States referred the matter to the mMaternational Joint Commission and in 1921 it submitted a favor- able report. In 1923 a joint Board of Engineers confirmed the .feas- ability of the development. In 1930 the St. Lawrence Development ey ae Pare oon Comission was appointed by Roose- velt and its report differed from those of its predecessors only in detail. Finally the St. Lawrence Deep Waterways Treaty was signed in Washington in 1932 but it was rejected by the U.S. Senate. Be- ing a yeaty it required a Two- thirds majority which it lacked by 13 votes. Then another Interna- tional Board of Engineers was con- stituted and a Special Committee was apyointed both of which or- ganizations reported favourably. In March 1941 the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence agreement was signed which provided for the appoint- which provided for the .apportion- ment of the cost of the navigation works between Canada and the U.S. and the assumption of Can- ada's share of the power develop- ment by Ontario through the HEPC 1941 AGREEMENT "The agreement of 1941 was a splendid agreement in every way. We regarded the distribution of costs as fair and even favourable to Canada. We were ready and anxious to proceed. We were des- perately in need of the power the demand for which had greatly ex- ceeded our expectations and pro- visions, due to war industries and war requirements generally. "But once again our plans were frustrated. In February 1942 Rose- velt announced that the St. Law- rence development must be re- garded as a post-war project. We knew what had happened. Political pressure 'and considerations had been too great even for Roosevelt. Political manoeuvring has since baulked it every time i& has come before the U.S. Senate or the Senate Committee dealing with the matter. DESPERATE SITUATION "The announcement by Roose- velt in February 1942 left us in an almost desperate situation. Our power reserves were almost ex- hausted and at the same time the demand for power was increasing enormously. In the emergency our thoughts and eyes turned to the Ottawa River. Previous efforts had been made to negotiate an agree- ment with Quebec but without suc- cess. Nothing daunted, we tried again and this time succeeded. An agreement with Quebec was signed, sealed and delivered and is to be VOTE and ELECT NORMAN DOWN AS ALDERMAN 1952 Your Vote and Influence Is Respectfully Solicited At The Polls Jeri RE-ELECT AE HALLI AS ALDERMAN ® 4 Years of Experience on City Council ©® President, Atomic Bowling Association ® Former Member Local 222 If you desire experience on YOUR 1952 City Council then MAKE SURE and 'Re-Elect Rae HALLIDAY ON MONDAY, DEC. 10th found in the Statutes of Ontario for 1943. By that agreement Que- bec got the Carillon power site above Montreal and Ontario ac- quired the nowar sites on the nonax reaches of the Ottawa River. Under that agreement, or some modifica- tion of it, the Des Joachims and La Cave developments adding over 600,000 h.p. to our system have been undertaken, WHAT OF THE FUTURE? "But, as I have pointed out, with the completion of 'the Niagara project and our stations on the Ottawa River we will hve de- veloped all the available Hydro- Electric power in Ontario. What of the future? "There are only two alternatives: steam generated power or the St. Lawrence development. "The HEPC has already provid- ed against the evil day and against peak demands at all times by the construction of two large steam generating stations -- one at To- ronto, 536,000 h.p, and one at Windsor, 355,000 h.p. I heartily commend the HEPC for their fore- sight. It is the only thing to do im the present uncertain situation and having regard for peak de- mands. ; "But steam generated power costs almost three times as much as Hydro power. "If the St. Lawrence were develop- ed Ontario's share of the power derived therefrom would amount to 1,100,000 h.p. It will cost us between thirty and forty million dollars per annum to develop by steam the power that would be derived from the St. Lawrence. Every year the St. Lawrence project is delayed thirty or forty million dollars of the money of the people of Ontario will run down the St. Lawrence River. . "Dealing with the navigation as- pect of the project, between Pres- cott and the head of Lake Superior there is now navigable water for ships of 27 ft. draft, subject to some dredging in the Welland canal. But in the International Rapids section of the St. Lawrence, better' known as the Long Sault Rapids, the canals are only capable of accommodating ships of 15 ft. draft. The project contemplates the creation of new channels and canals to accommodate ships of 27 ft. draft so that ocean going ships may proceed from the head of the Lake to any port in the world without trans-shipping or breaking cargo. Thus an inland waterway of 2,000 miles from the Atlantic to Fort William and other | ports on Lake Superior would be created. ADVANTAGES MANIFEST "The advantages of such navi- gation facilities are, or should be, manifest to all Canadians. At the present time there is more traffic through the locks at the Sault than through the Panama, Suez, Kiel and Manchester canals all com- bined. There is every reason to be- lieve and expect that a channel to the Atlantic would be similarly utilized. The very life blood of Canada is export trade. We are now one of the great trading na- tions of the world. 'The advantage and economy of Backache Why suffer from the throbbing ache of low back pains. Try Rumacaps for quick | relief. Rumacaps give wonderful help | whether your backache is due to a strain from lifting or from a cold that has settled over your kidneys. Rumacape will fix up that ache or pain--make you feel better fast. Ask for Rumacape at your druggist's today 65c and $1.25 economy size. 349 RUMACAPS| loading ships at Fort William or Port Arthur, or at any other port on the Great Lakes, consigned to British or European ports or any- where in the world ie ohvious Furthermore, it would: Create a reserve of power in the strial of North America; timulate a versatile growth im- portant for defence: Add flaxibility and dispersal to wartime shipbuilding and repair; Provide an alternative transpor- tation route to the railways; Assure iron ore for the steel fur- naces on the Great Lakes (from Labrador). "When the St. Lawrence de- velopment offers so many and such manifest benefits for Canada and Ontario one cannot avoid wonder- ment as to why we have tolerated U.S. obstruction so long. But the delays and frustrations of the past are not the fault of Ontario or of Canada. They are the result of political manoeuvering in the U.S. 'The project is held up by the op- position of selfish interests there which maintain strong lobbies at Washington. These powerful in- terests oppose the project. First, there is a group of fitters and owners of ships of less than twelve foot draft who see in the develop- ment of the St. Lawrence a danger to the New York State barge canal. Then there are the American rail- ways running -between the Great Lakes and the port of New York and competing against the New York canal route. A third group operates a fleet 'of barges in com- petition with the American rail- ways, and considers that the de- velopment of the St. Lawrence would go a long way towards putting them out of business, even though they are generously subsi- dized by the U.S. Government, "These and other interests rep- resent various enterprises engaged in competition with each other, but in -full agreement in banding together to Oppose the St. Law- rence Waterway project. TRAVESTY OF DEMOCRACY "The. manner in which the pro- ject has been dealt with and de- feated in the United States is a travesty of democracy. Under a democratic system of government the greatest good to the greatest number is supposed to prevail. It is generally conceded both in Can- ada and in tha TInited States that the greatest good to the greatest number would be served by pro- ceeding with the St. 'Lawrence pro- ject. When it is blocked by selfish, sectional and special interests, as it has been in the United States, the very foundations of democracy are impaired. "What is the solution' of the problem that confronts Ontario and the Dominion? "The recent forthright state- ment by Hon. C. D. Howe is com- mendable and encouraging. "Ontario and the Dominion have this week reached an agreement that Ontario is to have the power rights and defray Canada's share of the cost of developing same through the HEPC. 1 1 "The Dominion is setting up an authority or agency for the con- struction of the navigation works. WELL WITHIN MEANS "The cost of an all-Canadian navigation 'project at 300 million dollars is quite within our means and resources. The 200 million dollars that the power development involves will be amortized in less than 15 years by the saving in the cost of power from the Si. Law- rence as compared with the cost of steam generated power. The Gov- ernments of Canada and of On- tario should know, or should, be told by every possible means, that the people of this province and of this dominion support them in the fullest measure and insist that the project proceed forthwith as an all-Canadian undertaking. "We should start construction by | May 1st, 1952--not at some indefi- nite time in the future. We can do that without any treaty with needs the power just as badly as we do and that power there costs more than it costs in Ontario, it is inconceivable that they would refuse such an agreement Tt would not require a two-thirds majority of the Senate. If the Canadian Government would announce defi- nitely and unequivocally now that work on the construction of the navigation works of the St. Law- rence will commence on May Ist, 1952, the politicians in the United States might come to their senses. If not then, surely they will when the chatter and clang of bulldozers and the boom of blasting is heard throughout the land. "The day of diplomatic language and gentle persuasion is past. Hon. Lester Pearson has made it clear that we are by no means subser- vient to the United States. Per- haps our protests and appeals to Washington would have been more favorably considered if we were a more formidable neighbor. If. we were a nation 'of 100 million in- stead of 14 million people it is un- likely that the St. Lawrence de- velopment would have been held up for 30 years. But we cannot alter our status, and we know from experience that some action more conclusive than has been taken in the past is necessary. "Only action In the nature of the actual commencement of construc- tion will assure for Canada 'and | fits of the St. Lawrence develop- for Ontario the inestimable bene- ment." T | | Make Your Reservations Now to | at the % 0.C.V.1. AUDITORIUM MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 Music By The k SKYLINERS (OF TORONTO) DANCING 9 to 2 a.m. 'Tickets $5 Per Couple ) Now on sale by all members of Oddfellows Lodge. Also at Sem Rotish Men's Wear. the U.S. requiring two-thirds ma- jority in the Senate. At the same time we should tell the world and | the U.S. in particular that we | will exact tolls on all except Cana- dian shipping, sufficient to pay the cost over a reasonable period of | years. | "We require an agreement as to | the power development, When we | know that the state of New York ' Who resides in this district . . . offers the people of Oshawa e wide-awake representation in the 1952 Council. NO. 10 ON YOUR BALLOT To those who reside west of Park Road... VOTE ELECT WM. "BILL" HARMER \d WM. H. J. HARMER - X 313 ALBERT ST. COAL - OIL BURNERS : Refrigerators -- Washing Machines -- Electric Stoves TELEPHONE 3-4663 FUEL-QIL FURNACES OSHAWA, ONT. "Thanks a Million"! attendance. It was very gratifying to see that so many electors of Oshawa took time out to attend our Town Hall Meeting at The Central Collegiate, Thursday night last. Again we say "Thank You" for your Oshawa Junior Chamber of Commerce VOTE AS YOU LIKE BUT of VOTE! [] I A Oi J Sn ON MO BEN PO ~ A 4 a an antl TF THY COE Np STARR OSHAWA HAS MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS UNDER MAYOR STARR Under the progressive leadership of Mayor Starr-- ® Oshawa has grown to be a city of over 41,000, an increase of almost 50 per cent in population. Annexation of the suburban areas in East Whitby was completed. Pumping station facilities have been expanded to take care of the additional population and acreage of the city. A new fire hall and new police station have been provided to serve the needs of the greater Oshawa of the future. Added police cars have ex- tended protection to outlying areas. Land has been acquired and plans completed for a new municipal administration building. Fire protection service is rapidly being extended to the annexed areas. Of 90 new fire hydrants planned for these areas, 52 have already been installed. Parks and playgrounds have been extended and improved in all parts of the city. Modern street lighting has been installed. Improved protection has been provided at railway crossings. A system of school traffic controls has been established to protect the lives of school children. We are all glad of the good work that is being rendered by the Chamber of Commerce and | might add that | have had considerable to do with the arranging of the splen- did co-operation which exists and which is to the advantage of every citizen. It was as a result of this co-operation, that one large industry, which is responsible for a large return in taxes, was induced to locate in Oshawa. Work of this nature is going on harmoniously at this moment. MAKE SURE OF CONTINUED PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP E-ELECT STARR AYOR FOR 1952 ® For Information and Transportation...Dial 3-7502 e " - I LN A J IO a Br ny A A