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The Minneapolis Journal
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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In Aitkin, Minn., 1,000 citizens met on July 16 to unanimously pass resolutions urging Congress to fund a U.S. government cutoff canal on the Mississippi River from Waldeck to Pine Knoll, supporting reservoir extensions to prevent floods, and backing the local commercial club committee.
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CUT-OFF CANAL
MEETING PASSES RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESSIONAL AID.
Plan Is to Construct a Ditch from Waldeck on the Mississippi Above Aitkin to Pine Knoll Below—People of County Enthusiastic in Support of the Project.
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Aitkin, Minn., July 16.—One thousand citizens of Aitkin county gathered at the courthouse in this city Saturday in response to a call for a mass meeting issued by a committee of the Aitkin Commercial club, consisting of G. W. Knox, W. Lotter, T. R. Foley, C. P. DeLaittre and B. M. Hungerford, for the purpose of adopting resolutions inaugurating campaign to secure a cutoff canal on the Mississippi from Waldeck, above Aitkin, to Pine Knoll, below this city, the same to be constructed by the United States government. Wallace Barker was chosen chairman of the meeting and Dr. C. S. Kathan, secretary.
The resolutions presented were adopted without a dissenting vote. They read as follows:
"Resolved, That we unanimously favor the proposed cutoff canal, and the Minnesota members of the congress of the United States are hereby requested to do their utmost to secure an appropriation for a survey and estimate of the cost of said cutoff canal and an appropriation for building the same.
"Resolved, That the people of Aitkin county are not opposed to the government reservoir system on the upper Mississippi, but are in favor of the extension of that system to the end that some portion of the holding capacity of the reservoirs may be reserved to prevent floods.
"Resolved, That we hereby express our confidence in the committee appointed by the Aitkin Commercial club, that we hereby make said committee our representatives in the matter at issue, and that we hereby pledge to said committee our undivided support and assistance."
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Aitkin, Minn.
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July 16
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resolutions adopted without a dissenting vote; committee appointed and supported.
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One thousand citizens gathered at the courthouse in Aitkin for a mass meeting called by the Aitkin Commercial club committee to adopt resolutions supporting a cutoff canal on the Mississippi from Waldeck above Aitkin to Pine Knoll below, to be constructed by the United States government. Wallace Barker was chairman and Dr. C. S. Kathan secretary. Resolutions favored the canal, requested congressional appropriations for survey and construction, supported extension of the government reservoir system to prevent floods, and expressed confidence in the committee with pledged support.