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Identifier: ArenaMagazine-Volume40 (find matches)
Title: Arena magazine - Volume 40
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: B.O. Flower (ed.)
Subjects: Progressivism -- United States liberalism reformism social reform Christian Socialism Gay 90s political commentary Benjamin Orange Flower Progressive era social gospel
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hough land there is not obtainable,while many other falls of little reputemay be found. In a recent Associated Press despatchthe statement is made in an interviewwith Dr. Spencer that already Lake Eriehas been lowered ten inches, althoughin his book which contains data downto two years ago be recorded the loweringof the lake then as eight inches. Thisloss of ten inches of water over the areaof Lake Erie in a time of extraordinarilyhigh water is insignificant, as at thepresent time, but not so during meanand low water. The author shows thatthe whole effect of this use of water whichis being continually increased, will notbe seen for some time afterwards. Nowthe quantity under permission is abouttwo and a half times that resulting in useso that even with the restricted consump-tion the lowering of the lake will be suchthat the levels will sink two feet or moreand, of course, in time Lakes Huronand Michigan will recede to the same Digitized by VjOOQLC The All-Canadian Falls Question. 135
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By permission of Uaker Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio. VIEW OF NIAGARA FALLS (CANADIAN FALLS), LOW WATER, 1899. Now shortened by 415 feet to A A, on Canadian side, due to power diversion. Future shortening will extendfrom Goat Island to B B. Cataract remaining will be located between A and B. subsiding levels, seriously damaging allthe harbors and canals. This point isof great political importance. On theground of interference with navigablewaters the whole matter may be takenup by the State Department, and Dr.Spencer furnishes the ground for anInternational arbitration. The United States Engineers haveestimated the lowering of the lakes bythe Chicago Drainage Canal to theextent of six inches will require an outlayof $12,000,000 to recoup the damagesresulting to harbors and canals besidesaffecting smaller canals on which thegovernment will not spend money. Thusit will be seen that the allowance of thepresent provisional quantities of diver-sion will cost at least $25,000,000 andperhaps v

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