TOLLS WATERWAYS
T. R. ENDERBY Generd Mmager, Canada Steamsbip Line
THERE IS NO DOUBT whatever that Canada has much more to gain by preserving a free waterway than by reverting to an imposition of canal tolls, and I readily respond to the editor's suggestion that I outline the chief reasons supporting this side of the case.
There are three chief reasons why a free waterway is distinctly to Canada’s national advantage, and they may be summarized as follows:
1. Canada is a country to which transportation costs are a matter of particular importance, not only because she is primarily an exporting country competing in world markets, but also because her centres of population, between which domestic trade is conducted, are separated by great distances. A free waterway is thus a benefit not only to the immediately adjacent territory but to all parts of the country, because water rates influence other rates. Canal tolls would inevitably mean higher transportation costs for almost every shipper throughout Canada.