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Millard F. Bowen has read Theodore Roosevelt’s recent article on the need to develop Alaska, but urges him to turn his gaze closer to home, as there are still a large number of cities that are in need of clean water and other sanitary improvements.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-27
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