Michigan historical collections . ulture, manufactures, transpor-tation, world intercourse, commercial supremacy, and the worlds peaceare the offerings of the canal. The canal has reduced the price of steelrails from one hundred and fifty dollars a ton to twenty-six dollarsand occasionally even less. King iron used toreign from an English throne, now his throne isin America. We are now the great creditor nation, and as such havethe greatest possible influence in the peace of the world. On the wordof a bishop of the English church, I assert that the United States hasnow the greatest power for w
Michigan historical collections . ulture, manufactures, transpor-tation, world intercourse, commercial supremacy, and the worlds peaceare the offerings of the canal. The canal has reduced the price of steelrails from one hundred and fifty dollars a ton to twenty-six dollarsand occasionally even less. King iron used toreign from an English throne, now his throne isin America. We are now the great creditor nation, and as such havethe greatest possible influence in the peace of the world. On the wordof a bishop of the English church, I assert that the United States hasnow the greatest power for world peace of any nation, or that anynation ever had. Our power is largely the result of this canal. Ifany one knows of anything bigger in the history of civilization I shouldbe glad to hear of it. What was the Colossus of Rhodes? What arethe Great Pyramids? W^here are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?The biggest thing on earth is known by its results, and the biggestthing is the Sault canal. But bigger than anything created is the. A BREAK IN THE LOCKS. THE DELAYED FLEET. SAULT STE. MARIE AND THE CANAL FIFTY YEARS AGO. 357 Creator, and larger than anything conceived of is the mind that con-ceived it. Who that celebrates this mighty triumph can forget the men whodreamed it and the men who made it? Governor Mason had it in hismind, but failed to bring it to pass. A great thought is next in honor to a great deed. Let us not forgethim here. General Weitzel who built the first enlarged lock was theofficer who took possession of captured Richmond. Poe, whose nameadorns the largest lock was famous on many a stricken field. Bothwrought themselves as well as their names into these locks, and bothwere capable of more. If men, whose genius made these locks, andthose whose interests and ability urged on expanded and used themwere named together, it would prove that peace is greater than war,that commerce is the handmaid of peace, and if the men of the twentiethcentury outstrip those of the
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