The improvement of the St. Lawrence from the viewpoint of private capital

THE subject of the reconstruction of the St. Lawrence River, and the results to be obtained therefrom, lead us into magnitudes that are very difficult of practical visualization. In order that you may be properly oriented I would like to refer you to the map, Fig. 1. In the course of my remarks I will call your attention to a general plan which I have worked out for a part of this reconstruction, and will give you a general description of my ideas as to what should be done with the remainder of the river. It is my present belief that the best public interest demands that the St. Lawrence River should be harnessed by the construction of five dams; the first one being located at Cat Island above Massena, the second at the foot of the Long Sault, the third at the foot of Cedar Rapids, the fourth at Cascades Point, and the fifth at Cote St. Paul.