Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Removal of the barriers to its full use for navigation will release millions of horsepower of cheap hydro-electric energy.

In an age so dependent upon transportation and power, serious consequences will follow failure to anticipate future requirements.

Any area which has grown in economic importance becomes a greater market for the products of other regions.

Failure to take advantage of this cheap power will not only tend to cramp industrial development but will force the substitution of more cos...