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A subcommittee of the Committee on Legislative Powers for the State of New York reports their findings relative to the diversion of the waters of Niagara River.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of War Taft to review an enclosed petition to stop diversion of the waters of the Niagara River before the falls to determine whether it is legal and proper to do so.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-04
President Roosevelt has decided not to appoint George Y. Wisner. Wisner is apparently difficult to get along with and already has shown favor toward the building of a dam across the Niagara River at Buffalo, thus diminishing the board’s impartiality on this upcoming decision. Roosevelt requests that Alger submit another name for appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-25
President Roosevelt has decided not to appoint George Wisner. Wisner is apparently difficult to get along with and has already been shown to be favorable towards a dam across the Niagara River at Buffalo, thus diminishing the board’s impartiality.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-25
The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal’s waterway develops horsepower sold at a reasonable price and removes sewage. Whereas, in Buffalo, New York, sewage from the Niagara front pollutes Lake Erie and the Niagara River. The Erie and Ontario Sanitary Canal Company proposes building a waterway similar to Chicago. Millard F. Bowen, President of the Company, further discusses plans for the canal and its benefits. The final page includes a diagram of the proposed waterway.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-27
Memorandum listing the corporations mentioned in a legislative report on the diversion of the waters of the Niagara River, and describing the privileges granted each corporation and what they paid for such privileges to the state of New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-04
Secretary of War Root writes to President Roosevelt regarding the Lake Level Commission and a proposal to build a dam across the Niagara River at Buffalo, New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-23
Mayor Knight of Buffalo recommends Major Symons for appointment to the international commission for regulation of lake levels. Knight dissuades President Roosevelt from listening to a faction from the Lake Superior Water Power Company of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, that is against Symons, arguing that the people of Buffalo have been happy with his work and that the proposed dam on the Niagara River is in Symons’ field of expertise.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-10