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!, meeting OF the citizens Of Buffalo was held
IN the 18th instant, to take into consideration the
enlargement and improvement OF the hafbor OF
that CITY, From report submitted to the meet
;nu, by a committee appointed to consider the
subject it appears that IN the year 1923 the total
tonnage of the Upper Lakes, including one steam
boat, was 2,4s0 tons; arrivals and departures
lromthe port of Buffalo 236. In 1888 the tonnage
had increased to --, including 20 steamboats,
arrivals and departures 2,730. In l943 the ton
naue. including over 50 steamers, amounted to
1886; arrivals and departures 1854.


The whole number of vessels navigating the
lakes the past season, is said to exceed 800,
half of which have been IN the port of Buffalo at
one time. The harbor in the more busy portions
of the season is crowded to It's utmost capacity;
and if, as is confidently anticipated, the future
growth of the commerce Of the great inland seas
shall be in proportion to the past, the Committee
think the necessity for the Immediate enlarge
ment of the harbor is most obvlods. The Report
concludes by recommending that the Buffalo
Creek be enlarged by excavating on the south
side, taking an average width Of so feet and ex-
tending the Marine Railway distance of one
mile-that the City on its part secure to the Gov
eminent the right to the land and pay all dam
ages for taking the same, and that Congress
make an appropriation sufficient to deiray thecx
penses of excavation.