Purchase of the Cape Cod Canal; Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Sixty-Fifth Congress, First Session, on S 2277
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ISBN13: 9781150989131
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1917 Excerpt: ... AFTER RECESS. The committee reconvened at 2.30 o'clock p. m., pursuant to a recess taken, Hon. Duncan U. Fletcher (chairman) presiding. Senator Weeks. Mr. Chairman, I am going to ask Mr. Blodgett, who represents the Boston Chamber of Commerce, to be the next speaker. The Chairman. All right; we can proceed, although all the members are not here. Mr. Blodgett. give your name to the stenographer. STATEMENT OF MR. EDWAED E. BLODGETT. Mr. Blodgett. My name is Edward E. Blodgett; I am here representing the Boston Chamber of Commerce. The matter, Mr. Chairman, was brought up before the Boston Chamber of Commerce a short while ago, and the committee on maritime affairs had a number of hearings on it, and Ave finally made a report to the executive committee and the board of directors. I do not know whether that report has been filed here or not. I have a copy of the report, which was given me, which I will be glad to file. Will you have that printed, Mr. Chairman? Senator Weeks. It is a short report, and I would like to have it printed. The Chairman. Very well, it will go in as a part of the proceedings. (The report referred to is here printed in full, as follows: ) May 17, 1917. To the Executive Committee and Board of Directors: The committee on maritime affairs recommends that you favor the taking over of the Cape Tod Canal by the Government, if satisfactory terms can be agreed upon. COMMERCIAL AND STRATEGIC VALUE OF THE CANAL. The canal itself is 8 miles long, 100 feet wide, and 25 feet deep. It brings Boston 70 miles nearer to New York. Philadelphia, Norfolk, and other Atlantic ports. Besides its commercial value to Massachusetts and New England, it is becoming recognized that the canal should be of considerable strategic importance from a military standpoint, a...
| ISBN-13 | 9781150989131 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1150989130 |
| Weight | 0.42 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.29 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 122 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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