File No. 711.4216L/76
The Secretary of State to the Governor of Minnesota
Washington, July 26, 1915.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of July 10, 1915, wherein, on behalf of the citizens of Warroad, Minnesota, who are greatly disturbed on account of the high water conditions there, you urge that steps be taken to the end that the Canadian authorities may be moved to permit a greater amount of water to pass over the Kenora Dam, by removing the stop logs at Kenora, Canada.
In reply I have the honor to say that this matter was brought to the attention of the British Ambassador on July 8, with a request that he bring it to the notice of the Canadian authorities, in order that the necessary steps might be taken to insure the maintenance of the level of the Lake of the Woods at its normal elevation, and the Department is hopeful that the conditions complained of have improved by this time.
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