Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1911 — CANAL ASSOCIATION FORMED [ARTICLE]

CANAL ASSOCIATION FORMED

Indiana Delegate! Elect Officers for Erie-Michigan Project. South Bend, Ind., July 21—The ErieMichigan Deep Waterway association, prompting the building of a deep water canal, between l akes Michigan and Erie, was organized here at a meeting of fifty representatives from Michigan City, Chicago, Mishawaka, Elkhart, Goshen, Milford, Columbia City and Warsaw. The conference, which was arranged by the Chamber of Commerce of South Bend was preceded by a banquet at the Oliver hote.l and was presided over by Richard Elbel The officers elected were: President. Richard El bel of South Bend: secretary, R E Proctor of Elkhart; treasurer, John Polsen of Michigan City; vice presidents, 1. 1. Spiro of Michigan City. Henry Loe of Chicago. David Guilfoyle of South Bend, George Bennett of War saw, Samuel Spohn of Goshen, W F Stanton of Elkhart, George Ogden of Milford, and Ralph Gaylor of Misha waka.