throughout his time in chicago, mather never forgot his home in new york. in 1893 he proposed a design for an international harbor on the waterways around fort erie, ontario/ buffalo, new york. mather's plans included new electrical generation plants at the falls; his plans conflicted with those of other electricity companies in the area, and mather's plan was eventually abandoned. the us-canada peace bridge was constructed at that location within his lifetime, but it was not based on any of mather's plans.