Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-30
SHIPPER WARNED
OF RIVERS NEEDS
sAsAAA CANAL THREATENING
INDUSTRIES oF 1tssis
sfpPt VALLEY
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.ss rsosr tfisslsslBrl River IMPROVE
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~aaaf s-f-f.ssf use 81 rae uissis-
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ser as fr- nav be- faaE.~f srre-
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rfv=r ~.sses Fne ta Rock fsiaaf were
s4rs sres fs rew considered. ere
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vel received TIE sareffs oaFs sal.
favs
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fBe .H5gFfssf Hf1ctsrfsE. eeas-
nero si fsa agricultural cratsfs -
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or aGTrf a rse partnf eFsa.. er.
sseesssri.F e1mbet- vleg UsT s4ss or
enc safe on che Pacific eessE CT fsr.
slFn countries
e-e-r before have che great ln-.
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sBe +=eraf f-etsiaes sf me nssrrrsass
commerce rea1nsi ssrae. ere casaz-G
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tt s'traI Fsse ta eoap eEfstee VITA .
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faefc eessE are Us sane or che rrt1.
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possesses no sfvsntsEs over ne sass
en- use an rar movements Of ea@msdt
yes r8 paria- COAST Esrminals BE-
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fs Fs- Af'aaffr s-atoard as maaF srr
SOW fsisr ron ms their freight rrem
sfeet valley points VIA a.frsI
f1 N-y TcrE aHe Fhencr vla straarr
s5 Fsr Pacific coast FGas Ffr east fs
rrcetvGE absolutely fas henrEls %
ere caas' FLOW ear sse trade % csc 1
Nfssfssigp5 valley pofrts p-oefsblF Col
AM business WITH Pacific ceasf e1.rls
er wife foreign countries asalest sfee
eds .a transeertattaa COSTS
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FORE 1.v bsfsFr Ere rmrortaEl nzan1- Z
fiettrfsE commercial ard aEe.rgi.sr.
al csnssrs ere Fast tsgf CD peers ie
tas aseer tfissifs.BBf valley AUST Goa.
side ere actual Use OF tae Wtss pp
rfgsr fa view % eastern ce@petltaFs
f1gf'aa frefEhE Jo aad ffom Af.artie
ssaaesrf boisss VIA TIRE rpnaasa canal ,
wEics ear 1afv Er met ~ fgrf use %
ne 'slaaf waterways conaectsas wtth I
sea borne Fraue TIE taq o. PEDESTAL I
'sageece OF fss river ts n rcrs tsf7r % {
-sa ssslshG rates Eel PASSED. o. mEss Z
Be- made aa actual carrier % cecsearrcr p
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adissft-s fr fhs Mss Pct valley
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aNn eeus nerefsf welfare asf aes4rae
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'ts We eaa have vafFr eempeft I
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