. Canadian transportation & distribution management. rent now flowing inthe Livingstone channel, but that they didfear to some extent the possible consequencesof new currents to be developed by the for the Dominion Government gaveevidence closely agreeing witli that of theexperts for the United States GovernmentCorps, but differing as to the advisabilityof building the dam until the ChicagoDrainage Canal question is settled, andcontending that it is inadvisable to inter-fere with levels or build compensatingworks until the withdrawal of water atChicago is confined to proper limits
. Canadian transportation & distribution management. rent now flowing inthe Livingstone channel, but that they didfear to some extent the possible consequencesof new currents to be developed by the for the Dominion Government gaveevidence closely agreeing witli that of theexperts for the United States GovernmentCorps, but differing as to the advisabilityof building the dam until the ChicagoDrainage Canal question is settled, andcontending that it is inadvisable to inter-fere with levels or build compensatingworks until the withdrawal of water atChicago is confined to proper limits nowauthorized by Federal authority. Mr. King, in addressing the commission,made it clear that the opposition of theDominion Marino Association was not basedon any local considerations; neither was it itsdesire to show the slightest lack of apprecia-tion of the good work being done by theU. S. government in the improvement ofnavigation on the Detroit Kivor. The asso-ciation felt, however, that it would he afatal mistake to follow a piecemeal policy. I Peter Paton, Manager, Northern Navigation Co. in the development of international King showed that the masters of ves-sels navigating the river were largely ofthe opinion that the cross currents did notcreate such a dangerous condition as tomake the construction of a dyke to the necessity of the dyke to compen-sate for the lowering of the water by theLivingstone channel, he represented verystrongly that this question could notproperly be considered without- taking intoaccount other factors affecting the levelsof the Great Lakes, and connecting water-ways, notably the unauthorized diversionof water for the sanitary canal at Chicago,the effect of which was to more thancounteract any advantage that might bederived from the proposed dam. The Commission reserved its decision. The Union Steamship Chnslakee,which is being overhauled and repaired atEsquimalt, after her recent accident atTexada Island, is
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