Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-15
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IMPROVEMENT 3. v,ATEnwAvo
WILL D1v9LS:. 30
or GvHRY g-...~...
PREloAT CANNED ctlEAPLY
looo . Dask oavlaD h csst Of Trans.
porNaaisM ~ the Ntater Routes, and
Indirectly essve - Lower Railway
Carrying Rssss.
TIE olaam Aas been made In previ.
Gus artiolss-and fa&s and figures
given to support the claim-that va
tcrways carry freight more cheaply
than the raitways do or can. and that
they compel the railways to carry
freight more cheaply than they other
wise would. mailing . saviAg Of hun.
dreds Of millions Of dollars . year, even
under present conditions. and indicat-
ing vast increase In that saving II all
waterways should be improved. And
then tns sfprlsine asselaon Va
MADE tnae the sulest way 70 enisleo
the business and increase the profats
OF the railroads Of the United States
40 to Improve the waterways OF tho
United States. The best guide to the
future IL the experience Of the past,
20 let us SEQ what has actually hap.
penea to railways whom waterways
have been improved.
That tho fmproyeuent, IN the chan.
.nels and harhors OF the lakes have
.been Of sreat beneft. both 10 the rail.
vsva which narallel their shores and
10 thos. vhich run from lake cities to
the intar,or. q ! fact 10 plain that
Il Needs NO srrumeut to support IL.
Theye are NO nore pro,perou. and
nrof,table roads m the country than
those that serve the region tributary
to the lakes. But no ono questions
fhe viedom az continuing the improve.
ment az the ,akes. or Of our ocean
harbors. The real ouestion IL AZ to
the Improvement Of our rivers. and II
"a vish - study tho eject AZ river
IMPROVEMENT. either on railway reye.
nue. or nat,onal deyelonment va
NUT no 10 Durops.
"es"ss " se"e"''s'
During the nftssn years mat I'M
pro-emenfs wsre under way ON the
Elbe river. n BehemtA. the river rat.
&c. q natural result Of the bsttsl
channel. Increased nvefold. But traf
&c On the oomDettng rai'~ovs In
creased stu moss largely a. az
tdsnds % the nam line. FRI I'er -
TO Aussas. rose 70 u per t.
annuin.
Similar results Followed the canal
satioo q ne 6ayer Adn. rom May
~ -. 1.,...s - 81. 80. ~. !
81 49, "a river fr.Ac whfci
annuntAA "a univ iKe 0f,0 tena n tina,
year. bee.a 10 srov and ia teut al
krovius. beinr l.274 900 tons N 1909
There Ar two railroads hafveer
frankfort and Nayenee. une on sac1
sidA a the river. what happensA 4
thamY Did their hus,nass shov = n
rious falling or Or vera NV A,.rnl
into the hands az = recaivM7 on En-
icontrarv their trahao. vhich ~ ~.
900 tens In 1870. alse baspa. "a nuv
land By 1903 haA reGaAaA 1S0A1ol
tons. d mora than dn,tda vAef = "a,
whom the railroads haA : nenok4ca
monopoly Of tho busineas az Ylnuf
fort.
Tho mere statement Of the IN
creased TONNAGE does not tell tn,
whole truth Of the nattar. for til,
tonnage w,s not only more tia,
doubled IN ouantity. hut ueati,
rated IN srade. 40 that n nouid nav
and did nav. . much hishar r.Ia ma
ton mar mile.
&c.
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PRACTICALLY al the railways OF Gel
many are STATE owned ana stAte opet
ated. Out OF total OF $4,000 milet
10 round numbers. only about 600
miles arc operated BY private CON
panies. Germany aso mas one OF th
| nnest aystems OF weSefways IN Tn
world. and q study OF the balanc
sneet OF the German railway syster
shows that the results which followe
the Improvement OF the River Mai
are not an exception. q mere coinc
dence. but are the natural outworkin
OF principle CT aneral application
In tho calendar year 1907. after payin
TOT operation, maintenance. repairs
renewals. new ECU .pment, interest o