The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13

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remain with the owner himself e oic-
tate Who Y ana Who isn't desirable -
: eenan
E WATERWAY WORK Y R0Eu.
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commlseioner smith says shs increase
u Commerce psnrands Oessl-
opment # Rivers
WASHINGTON, July ne
highest ratio (of operating expenses)
L that Of the packet lines on the Mis-
sissippi and southern f'vers' n.s
commissioner OF corporations q eae
department Of commerce ana iAOor' as
the end OF part one q report on
transportation by water m tne Onissu
states 70 interesting IN its Dearins up>
on the development OF the great wa
terWay which is SO mucn sousn. "
the people Of the Mississlppi saney..
The statement can no doubt % useo
70 good enect n argument On cisue.
side OF the question, out perhaps mos'
effectively by the waterway boomers
for with the aoequate Improvement
OF tae rive, deeper cnannel anu
proper terminal faciiiues, tne ratio
would no doubt ne reoucea g ena. :.
the bulk cargo vessels q tne sleas
lakes, which IS the ioWess.
Inc nrst part OF Inc report, mniea
.as 'usl peen - - - ~ ~
uens' usals WIZ '.e wy S.Saa -.
- ooas.~iss aAu a.,. *. -. ,. -
wi1A spes - go. ,.4,s..s IA.
n..s =. '.ea. -. 80
Snll'n lcpol.ss - po'
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o.ses n.ssf ssss ~" sa,,,snda
Oul me- easlns .S. -, - -. sass !,
tnat ous wasel~ays sna'.. u 40. .-s -.
acsise pars y OUT = aug =. :. -. 8,
TEN. Our mlano IVES a,e ny -, -
now. Waterwass sns -
sneir conul.,o.s nus = - - :, th 8.
INA. 'ney sIsl 10y .s = s.sl. = t,,a,r
na.n : :. su -, -,s., - srnnla.
-. ~ ~, - svstsn q - nravent
| - ...... q. ,s,.astr,,,s traffic
80 s.,s,.,s xr.tarxss. :, tra1.,c ,,aa its
, 80 ,,,s,.a,,nrs wa,arwavs
49,. 49, -. .,,,,. ,,ossih,,,t,es
:. 49, 80 a., 8 !, o,ort ,vhare
~sssAI \. s. ~ .h.1, ntiliza
~ = s,.. ps
s1As.ss s',S''. :. = : - 80
Our coast me - OVER 7, w 4nA'eo' -
Win the lnden.aelons y 'ne Uas',
over oa'VuV Mlies. ine 8 g. 49, -co
snore hne OF tue United osa.es y S, .on
miles, O.. VIII the ll'uen = s'ons 7'o-y.
These lakes are connecteo WIN eaon
other, and by canais WIN une A.lan.'o I
ocean, 81 lawrence rlver anu sne
Mississipp' rlver tnere pelue' W."
ever. cnannel q Ous iour 'ss ~. IT.
oeptn 70 1ne q. Law .enIe' anu =.
I.tnrougn Canaoian terlalo.y' ses1n -,
10 the Atlantic snIuusn Jug r.i- 800
anu SUI iess aepsA = 'ne $50
slppi.
There are over 290 streams IN the
/ ScsAAAsAS eAS~ - ~ = = >-,S " -
4 for navigation, with an approximate
navigable mfleage OF 2S,4OO, but VIII
very little direct connection with eacn
other except the Mississippi system
Halt Of Canals are Abandoned.
i About $500 miles OF canals nave
4 been constructed. More than one
halE2,444 miles, costing over $sV,
900, 900 has been abandoned.
State canals, however, still operate
in New York, Ohio, Illinois and Louis
lana, with total mileage OF nearl!
1850, and there are also sfxteer
private canals OF some Importance Il
operation, with total mileage OF 6S2
Transportation by water now su1er'
! from one far-reaching disadvantage
, which we can largely remedy. namely
: the lack Of organization OF our water
way system as whole. At presen
: we can hardly be said to have gen
eral waterway system Our grea
total mileage Of waterways is split u
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