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Some Effects Of Extending The Navigation Season On The Great Lakes: A Need For Congressional Action, William Iii C. Hain Iii

Cleveland State Law Review

The thrust of this note is to probe that "natural right" as affected by the extended navigation season proposal. The basic conflict is one of competing rights and interests. On the one hand is a group of private citizens claiming a private right in the traditional use of the ice in its natural condition. On the other hand are those arguing in favor of the economic desirability of opening a vast, commercially rich region to year-round waterborne accessibility. In other words, there is a clash between conflicting private regional interests, and public national interests. It is the author's contention that …