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Vafca , should jkw HTC QOt'lfM m >l that Ti ty of sent tainiy d< on in a auth let We ha nature witi ics, towar f but frien hat Can«u The NORTH PTST CONGRESSMAN SNE1J-TOSEEK / LEGISIIATION CHAMPLAIN , |7 ; ware away back in t8l4 when a f <>f Green Mountain feoy% little were! ; jj 'ui'»f\J'is!s -will u-c ullivi' I'diK' r..tvurr\.itivcly\'t>tbn 1b-u jjfy ^/forced to cross a storm .tossed Lake in.! ,.|, hlcll f tU . ''j kf ihtfll in ih| \ L.i v \ un |.. ftUvicll . „„ I\ MCI MS: Routes ! \<tnt< nTjOrt.nno .mi the first >casen v. itft f at 1c,iM IH^f during' eoVTi ye:ir. When ft- frrmrnc '.ipnai'Oiit (ii.it Hutu- :m .hVAmenca: closed is t pon iture ia rropo^ition cnaorsea By Chamber oj Commerce Lake gwe as good service as possible ture in r< ^> fifft • Amenl of Rouses Point and Other Northern New York Bodies. knits after nightfall, i coming^ to| the aid of the beleagured garrison j at Plattsburgh. . ' .. i _Everyone who\js Ati_all familiar with traffic conditions jtn o the Lower Cham plain Valley must realize the absolute need of,bridge connections over Lake Chajpiplain to-relieve the... almost intol- -could no hjnL^i hope to ot>t .(hi ln-uftj*- erable situation which now exists J q , nncvtum i through the. joint action Ferry companies operating on thcf f j f ; hg% U J ^ ti! ^ lt wr ;, re .,;,,»,, & At arid two te .- lives, e begirmin eat the Ji i On! off Olf sav ll *£• largo* action of ,1s' pi On February 7, 1928 Congressman B, H. Snell* introduced in the House of Representatives at Washington a bill authorizing the Gulf Coast Proper- ties, ln#? c to construct, maintain and operate a bridge across Lake Champlain between the villages of tiouse» Point, N. Y, and Aiburg, Vt. ^A similar bill providing for a bridge between E. Aiburg and W. Swantoh was introduced in the House a lew days later by Congressman Flbert S. Brigham of Ver- mont. Both were referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce where they are now awaiting rommittee action. The time has come when proper and modern crossing facilities must be provided for the thousands of motorists who use. the fine highways of thcoNorth Country and it seems hardly possible that two such thickly pop-i ulated, adjacent Sections o O f the United States as are Northern %w York and Northern Vermont wiH be longer deprived of ordinary vehicular com- munication during six months 0f the year. The matter is of as vital interest to the cities and villages* of Northern New York an * Northern Vermont thai- are not situated on the Like as it is to Rouses Pofnt, Aiburg or Sw^n-. and the Thousand Islands and every community in tQ£b.^o%eAl!!rondacks and the Thosand Islans ad eey cmmty in the entire North Country will benefit by the provision of a bridge at -tberf***-*** 1 * 118 °? thf year and on windy northern end of Lake Champlain. __X«ligress»ieii Sneil and Brigham are doing everything possible to in- jure the passage of their bills and the provision of these bridges for the; people of their districts. They should have the whole hearted support of the ntire North Coontry. Since it was first n-ganized, the otuss Point Chamber of Commerce, ith the active assistance and coopera- of similar organisations in North- rn New York and Northern Vermont, been endeavoring to secure the tion and construction of vehicular ridge connections between Rouses \»int, N. Y. and Aiburg, Vt. and be- ween E. Aiburg and W. Swan ten, Vt. In 1925, when \the New York State (the matter *, , 4* •* • „ . —— lington «f his ny York bkni torttifves committee of five members rve with a similar committee ap- statet. that the only practicable site for a bridge north of Chimney Point is in**jhe vicinity of Rouses Point. It is \impressed with the fact that \high^ way traffic demands a bridge to facili- tate travel between the extreme north- ern sections of the two Mates and re- commends thiit tHe State of New York co-operate to the' fullest extent with Vermont in a further investigation of rif the, two stales it was reali relief-could on!-,- he obtained Uiri construction ni privately'owned controlled' bridges, one ot the but thpse ferries are in operation only during the summer months from May to November and run only during day- light hours. Most ^of them cannot op- erate <m windy days a»«Llong delays result |rora the fact that from dne- half to one hour is required foreground trips and that the boats are occasion- Jaljy out of commission for repairs. This condition res.utts in greatly haitf-jwere* exc^-titngly^ fiic^rnbte and, it the pering ordinary intercourse betweenienijineei findings confirm them and the people of Northern New Yor^fri<IjThe necessarynecessary legislate authority Northern Vermont. It restricts the movement of farm .produce and other commodities between the two states and deters and discourages tourist travelon the fine roads of the North Country. Under present conditions the people of Northern Vermont and Northern New York are almost completely de.- prired of Vehicular communication i»r Just recently, and since this^report was prepared, the State of \ye't/tiipnt has been visited by devastating floods. days and after nightfall during the en- tire year. c ; To.reach Burljngton from Platts- burgh via highway during the times when ferries are not in operation, it is necessary to, trave'J inorth through Can- ada and around the head of the Lake to Noyan, Que., and Aiburg, Vt. Part of this route is almost impassable dur- ing the early, spring and late fall months and the distance is more than seventy-five miles. Wholesale and manufacturing concerns with salesmen covering thf& territory ar6 particularly anxious for bridge! connections and if th«y a,re. made available a great deal of time and 4 large! am6unt of expense will be'savedoto these firms each year. Tourist travel-is increasing by feasible methods reconkmended by the Joint Commission. Representatives of Gulf Coast Properties, Inc., a Florida corporation, cane to Rouses Point, Swanton and Albtirg and investigated the situation, ..Preliminary re])i>rts can be.'obtaSnedjjtht* cr.-jnipany stand: ready / jo X'riVstfuct^n^l oj^rate bridges between Ktibses Point, burg, Vt. and E. Swanton, Vt. ft course, that franchise*!/ if jgra this or any other con/en* would vide proper safeguards Wfgs»'rding struction, toll charges, a ciausei etc. , _ /, G«lf Coast ?rop^rties, Injr. i* incur- laws of the State of 'at |7,p),00O. include Al- of Wiimtng- dso pf Wil- an 4nd Jt. n.o ojOestion whift - porated unde^ th Florida. It Its officers an fred I and J.iy«.\DuPont ton, Dei., mington ai P. Adair. lfre<i; Ball]: Johj! ever concerning its abii any proposition of the might UP iertake. and ty to finance kind which it has done » grea,t aeal of construction work in (his Jin*.'\ ,. - v |The project ha^ the endorsement <>i the'l\Board .of Supervisors t>f CJIntfin C<M|inty and °f chambers «»f commerre, of trade and s,ucb other rivU* Organizations in the principal cities -and villages of Northern $.'VYV' York Northern Vermont as \Ui\iA ' . . , y-^ fY, k • *• -. • • ' Jint i 4^^ i u«v>.i i * \, i iijijiu and bounds. Official figures given rdt'. . , .. ,, • , ,, u ;u n rv • . ,* I i»-'' I brought the matter tu the by the Rouses Point Custom Hnjse' , . , , ' , ;. / ,- .. t » ,-r,rw^ •' ! their boards, of dtri'ctor^. sho tht tha lMJOfX) We show that more thsaa lMJ.OfX) biles cleared through this port eh route . to and from Canadian points durin K ! in « mw lk * t<m \ th ° umr ^ lhd Wl?l the season of 1927.' East and Westj ! iies h taties wort Imk would tndi vealth, ther afiel< bowing tin Tusbn of int«d by the Legislature of the State | Whole cities and villages have \ been Vermont to \inquire into and in- inundated, bridges have been torn estigate the feasibility of construct- j away, highways have been destroyed a yehicula.r bridge, or bridges, mer j &nd thousand of its commercial insti- c waters >f Lake Champlain,\ it ap- j tutioris ami citizens have been teftjn .... _. . ired as though their efforts were to j sore financial straits. Reconstruction.! bound traffic js. exceedingly heavy •.•tnd | e I JI ' '>pvrtty •e rewarded. The Joint Commission, i is going forward rapidly but it will be j a,recent count by New York State au i',' n ^ \? *' wever, recommended the Fort Fred-!many years before the State, Legislav thoritie^ shows tfiftt automobile travel| f\ n ' , n rick-Chimney Point location at theUu^e v^jll feel that it can appropriate] at the Windsor corner in the village* out hern end of the Lake and errabl-i fyndis for the necessary ig acts were passed *by the Congress laboring* and other expenses i the United States and the states of! ^i<m with the construction ew York and Vermont. As was na-j.at the northern end of the Lake. -Point alone it is figured that Jural, the people of this section 'wev^'j I?cii»use of this fact and because the j leave nWe than three jburtdrcc! issapp'rtihted that the site chosen ^a»/| erection of the ChimjieyJ'ojnL^Spaniaii^UkUJa^^urti^ each surarncf sfca- t the J<ous£& i\unt-A4ew\|^^rKatroTT ( Fivitt\d6. ITttle or. nothing toward re- j son.'. Larger cities and towns of ibi is until wil! awpao And prog) &ni\ vllf hui uf to ai H fif, ir* iht in tfaj- ' ! cnfke North Counfvv thrtn veil! y investigation, j of Rouses Point is exceeded aC onJy{ cri .\ ^ m f^ f ^f*' ^t^c<. T* ufa •n«es in connec-joBe' 1 other point in Ike entire'At.-ite «f imn tl ^ n \ il |s ^ p tu hi ' ™ Ci -''-'>W :tion\ (J bridges', Ne^ York n.?rth'n,f Albany, J»> Ruuscs ^ hw< ! tljG * mtu '\ ^V'^^thQ &Xs f the Lake. ^ -Point alone it is figured that touristy ^» !ri * ? '^« M ^ s _ •' ti! '.^ J '- i ' i \ ri '\ t ^.^-•^^raiCri* hey recognized, hovever, that th«*jlieving present conditions, it appears-'Norsih Country hen«, % fit n,d oople at the southern end of th? La We j hopeless to look for relief through the'This source ot revenue mn*% W retain- ded a bridge as badlv as we <!id/at j joint action of the tsvvo States for many ed. ^fodern steel ami,concrete v north, and they rejoiced witi; iM<jn\ years to come, In the meantime and attract and encourage. tftttrJsfc In its report to the Legislature /the' unless the construction of privately.* whifc terries, through un:ivot<!.r1.»}e i\r. \mmission finds that the (joM^tjfitc-j owned and controlled bridges is auth- lays «\»»<i inconvenience, *.Ii')t;Auf«tj^ \n of a bridge at the Chimney i/'»int lorjzed, two thickly populated and a«l-' attU^dt-ter it. te will do almost nothing towat/d al*| jacent sections of the United States Mjxlern v<*tik'Ut;«r Irrdilf *J<rmri«?1i viating existing traffic conditin/ns at | WJW be left with means of vehrcujar '. <|iiii*i, *ith\ 12 twttiths, 21 ImnvA f;e« sitch i\ taul S li yon w&w with «:. in %hh ae If yon f<iti! thM Ific «. v i-.ni'*trijcti«ja ai l l Mtni'h yMi. v-'iii yov- nM ttiMl the matter h foeougrbt. ro\. t|>c of tlaa ntp t anha$&m ftl -which, their u t*>. fur- wilf-t' 'e o 0\ 0 %\ n
