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Rurna, Cottana.

The Burns cottage at Ayr Is under
the charge OF trustees. who purchased
: 1t In 1881 from the Ayr ShOemakers'
Incorporation for the sum Of $4,000
The birthplace OF the poet had ND I'll
that time been In use as a public house
The trustees abandoned the license and
after time removed the ha1 and other
extraneOus buildings which had been
added to the premises and restored the
cottage buildings as nearly as possible
to the state they may have been In In
Burns time. A new museum was built
at the northeast corner Of the grounds.
Most OF the relics were removed to the
museum, which now contains a price
less collection-a first OF Kilmarnock
edition Of the poets works. for which
1900 was paid. and Burns' family
Bible. acquired at q cost Of k1.7O0.-
London Answer
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Among the fast records Of railway
trains for short distances are the fol.
lowing: New York Central and Hud-
son river. one mile In thirty-tWo &c
onds; Pennsylvania, i've and a half
miles IN three minutes; Burlington
route two and one-fourth miles IN one
minute and twenty seconds; Plant Hys-
tam, I'VE miles In two and one-half
minutes; Philadelphia and Reading,
four and eight-tenths miles In two and
q half minutes.
The fastest time on record for q dis.
lance OF over 40 miles was made by
the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern from Buhalo 10 Chicago, In June,
1905, when the distance Of SIS miles
was covered In seven hours and fifty
minutes. The fastest long distance run
less than 40 miles was on the New
York Central, on Sept IL. 1896, from
New York to Buffalo, 1854 miles, In
407 minutes. The average speed was
sixty-four and one-third miles an hour,
with two stops and twenty-eight slow
ups, and on Jan. j. 1908, from Albany
to Buffalo, 500 miles, IN 295 minutes
Philadelphia Press
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The Legion Of Ho,..

In 1902 Bonaparte nronosoS a.,
mAuOn OF a legion of honor which =,
to include In its ranks men ~ 49,
ZION from every walk in life ma, -.
soldiers, but sayants, jurists ana :
thOrs. -1 ~
1T Is aristocratic in its tsnd.,-.
said Berlier, a distinguished -.
leading France back to the ,ns az.
regime when crosses, badges and n
bons were the toys Of mOnarbva
well" replied Napoleon. men N,
led BY toys. The French are ma. n
changed by ten years Of rsyOluro1.
they are what the Gauls were-ss,;,
and Ackle. They have one fs4IInS-
honor. We must nourish that fesIi0,
they must have distinction"
The oath taken by a new menbrs
the Legion Of Honor was 70 dqyo,
himself ito the service Of the reDublE
to the maintenance Of the integrity a
Its territory, the defense Of its Vuvsn.
laws and Of the property With
they have consecrated; to fight asana
every attempt to re-estabish the fan.
dal regime or TO reproduce the it's
and qualities thereto belOngingr-S,
poleon and the End Of the Frena
Revolution" by Charles F. Warwirk
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Curious sraia Organ.

Depending from the base Of the brain
Ike a berry on its stalk Is a capsule
about the size Of a cherry. Tiny and
obscure as this organ Is, its derange-
ments may have the most amazing ef-
fects upon the mind and body. Should
It become superactive the body may
suddenly shoot up to the stature Of q
giant. should Its functions become
feeble IN childhood the victim In old
age WIN retain the stature and men
tally Of q aX-year-old child, along
with all the organic and decrepltudes
OF senility. This gland Is called the
pituitary body. This suggests the fan
ciful possibility that ancient legends
asserting the existence Of giants may
have had a scientific basis In pathol-
oG. Goliath was perhaps the victim
OF deranged pituitary body. and IN
the ravages Of the malady may lie an
explanation OF his falling % easy q
prey b a rock slung by a shepherd
boy. The Greek Titans may have been
q tribe In which there was an epidem-
ic Of thyroiditis.-Exchange.
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The Helgoland light is an electric on,
and the most powerful In Germany
and Is claimed by the Germans to b
the most powerful light in existence
The light consists Of a cluster OF thres
revolving lights, having q lighting DOW,
er Of 100000 candles, a magnitude
OF light which from figures alone Is
hard and difficnlt to realize The lights
are on the searchlight principle, and
the cluster Is surmounted by a single
Hight, Of the same kind and DE, that
can be revolved independently and
three times as fast as the three lights.
The single light Is put into use In case
Of accident to the cluster Of three. The
electric power Is generated by two
steam engines and boilers, running
belt driven electric generatorB.-Lon-
don Opinion
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Hsaddr... q chII.an Mom.n.


The Chilean people are q combtna-
ton Of the original Indian population,
q large and virtie race. with the Span
tsh conQuerors. This combination has
produced q fine race OF large stature,
which takes readily to fighting and to
an energetic development OF the re-
sources Of the country, but which has
been Etngularly deficient In the
branches Of literature and art which
require a vivid Imagination. Although
the wealthy Chileans. especially those
living In the capital, follow faithfully
the slightest fluctuations tn European
faShions, the manto remains the dis
thcttve headdress for street use by the
Chilean women This Is q plain black
cloth which covers the head, d caught
In a loose knot behind the neck and
then falls over the shoulders, some
times almost to the ground. The manto
b said to be unusually becoming 10 the
Chilean type.
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rAeH EWo


WHO has not felt the sensation whlcf
the French can ',dejd w OF -deia en-
sendu.p meaning that be Is dong q
seeing or hearing something he has en-,
persenced bef9nei
Tn a perfectly new situatien,s writes
q physician in the GoFernment Hoe.
pital For the Insane, In the Popular
Sciencs Monthly, '1n place which he
has never before visited. q person b.
heves that he has been a visitor there
ct some previous time. These feelings
Of having already experienced such sit
uations are frequently due to memory
defects.
at Is probable that what takes place
q that one or several elements IN the
present situation are Ike those which
had been experienced In the past, but
that the dtsSimilarities In the situation
are not observed. The individual has q
memory defect IN that he parallels or
identities complex present experience
with similar complex past experience.
although In the present experience the
number Of elements which are the
same as those In the past may not be
very great"
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

A New York engineer was survsy1nl
the route OF q branch line tor q ran
way system. An old backwoOdsmar
with whom be stopped for a time al
mitted one day when he saw the engi
Deer figuring m the field that maths-
MATES always seemed a wonderful
thing 70 him.
Being young and enthusiastic. the
engineer began to enlarge upon its
wonders. telling the farmer how We
could measure the distances TO diner
ent planets and even weigh the
planets; how we could foreteIl the
coming Of a comet or an eclipse years
In advance Of its actual occurrence,
Determine the velocity Of the swifbest
projectiles. ascertain the heights Of
mountains without scaling them, and
many other things meant to astonish
the old man
Yes, thsm things does seem kinder
curious." said the old man, ''but what
always bothered me was 10 under
stand why you have to carry one for
every ten. But II you don't" he con-
tinued with conviction. the darned
thing won't come out right"-Every-
body's Magazine.
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APphibit.d Inso,iDt;on.

In ohe west cloister Of westminstsl
abby, IN the. oldest part Of the build
hg, Embedded In the pavement h q
slab q marble marking the grave ID
5okn Broughton, who was q verger in
the abbey for more than thirty years
and before he obtained the situation
was the champion prizehghter Of Great
Britain. holding the belt for more than
twelve years. The guides who show
people around the abbey say that when
he was buried IN the cloister some Of
hs admirers wanted to immortaIize
him with an appropriate epltaph, and
they Indicate a blank space under his
name which was left for the inscrip-
don, For twelve years champion
Of England" but it was
prohibited.
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

Il Is only the life Of violence ne = =
Of bygone days that Is pereelIS .-' +
nearly all our tragic writers anu -
one may say that anachronisn -, - =
mates the stage, and that dramAus 4
dates back as many years as me -
sculpture. To the tragic autoOl -,
only the violence Of the aneonO1 .-a
appeals. And he imagineS' lV 4,
that we shall delight In WINES ..s 3
very same acts that brougns - 80
the hearts Of barbarianH WI ~
murder, outrage and treaenH' 80
matters Of daily occurrence IT
a. It b far away from blo0o =. NM,
tlsGy and sword thrust maj - t,.rs
Of most Of Us dow on, ana ~ "A q
ara GIlent today, and invisible IL
most splrituaL-MaeterineA
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Well Tempered Liyinu.

The statistics Of insanity show that
the minds Of men and women are often
made aberrant through the steady
drive OF environment, In which ths
simple life and the squirting city LIE
are equally at fault. The figures show
the per capita Of insanity differs little
In city and country. Rural solitude
and the abnormal life Of the ciQ IN
alike responsible for mental disease
II Is as bad for man to be too mach
alone as It Is for him to be surrounded
By perfervid life. The history Of be
race. the inquiries Of investigations and
the judgment Of specialists In the d
eases Of mind and body tel Us hai
the well tempered life, void Of q.
cesses, is the plane upon which IN
and women best endure In mental nd
bodily health. a temperance Of though
and a temperance Of action In an q
Vironment In which the individual
neither submerged by human sOdsQ
nor detached from it Seattle PuE
Intelligencer.
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unausstionina ohsdisne..

Much trouble as well as much amuse
ment was caused during the early
stages Of the Panama canal work by
the inability OF the Jamaican negroes
to take any except a strictly literal
view Of orders. In unloading a vessel
at Colon a rope In a pulley at the head
Of the mast got damned. and a Jamai-
can was ordered to climb up and re-
lease It He did as ordered. Some
minutes later the boss Of the gang
missed him and asked with some i'm
patience where he was. He was point
ed out sitting calmly at the masthead
What are You doing up thereY'
roared the boss.
You told me TO come up here. sab"
the man answered. but you haven't
told me TO come downr'-Joseph B.
Bishop, Secretary Of Isthmian Canal
Commission. In Youths Companion.
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Mod Ms ua. m our RON.


IT must not be considered that dolls
are the only wooden toys In the manu-
fActurs OF which American industry
has ben progressing" says the South
em Lnmberman. Among the toys
made IN this country from American
woods are toy animals. blocks, boats,
cannon and forts. chiIdren's chairs, cir
Gus sd. dolls, doll furniture. games,
Christmas tree holders, swing Jumpers,
ehfdren's pianos, pastry sets, babies'
play yards, toy shooting galleries, hob
nyhoE1ea, popguns, toy wagons, toy
autos and wheelbarrowA Eastwood Il
the principal material for wooden toys
and er wooden parts Of metal toys.
Next % basswood. sugar maple, beech,
birch ana white pine are the principal
woods used for toys. The amount OF
woods used annually In the United
States for toy manufacture IL nearly
100000 feet"
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

Bringing About an Agreement
Il have something for you here, my
love" said Mr.. barley, as be proceeded
TO open a large round box.
What Is Il, preciousr
wait and see"
barley carefully unwrapped tie a.
t1cle and disclosed q lady's bat.
Isn't II a beautyY he asked. Il
bought It myself as q surprise 10 YOu.
Don't you think II Is q perfect dreamP'
Mrs. barley gazed at the hat and
burst into tears.
Il can't wear II" she blubbered. cit
dossn't suit me at al. You meant to
please me. know, but It isn't my
style at all"
Don't cy, dear. The milliner said
you could exchange II, and II you'll
agree not 20 buy any t1es for me here
amer n let you select Jour own hats
and bonnetB."
An agreement was concinded on that
basis--New York world
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She Knew Bow.

The Employer-H my wife calls "
say that I've Just gone out
The Once BOy-Yes, sir; I'll say 4
every time she calls I'D.
The Employer-You mustn't do that
Ny wife would have a poor opinion OF
your truthfulness.
The Boy-Yes, sir; she has It now.
The Employer-What do you meant
The Boy-Why, she called up this
morning and asked me II I was the
new boy, and I said, "Yes, ma'am-"
And she said 1t was no place for q
truthful boy. She said you had no
use for truthful boy. Then she said,
did you ever tell Her And / said,
NO, ma'am."
@And what did she sayT"
-She said. You'll dor "-Cleyeland
Plain Dealer.
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Not So Very Cheap.

The man who wishes to economH
was advised by a friend to 90 to O.
tain restaurant
Mighty cheap" said the friend y
The would be boarder went there. As1
day be met that friend
Pretty cheap place, chr $50 u
latter.
Not on your hfer'
what do you mean? Can you gaS
good soup elsewhere as you can Ws'
for the priceY'
Certainly not"
"And did you ever get sucn ~
beef at another place for WhA1 "
paid at this one?"
Il never did"
well. then. why do you say -
place isn't cheapY
Because" said the man who w., -
30 save, while was eating sonsOol
stole my hat and oVercoat wv
York Times.
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

The late Thomas Flint. professor Of
divinity in Edinburgh university, wa
the son Of Dumfriesshire shepherd
When be moved to Edinburgh his IA.
ther went with him and remained the
head OF the house. In this circumstance
Professor Fiinfs biOgrapher finds
-something touching and beautiful =
One Of the greatest scholars OF HIS
oay, man Of worldwide reputation,
tns leading theoloyian Of Scotland, sin
numoly at the family table and kneels
rsyerently at prayer while his aged
tather, q simple peasant. conducts the
Devotion OF the household
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

N.-LIM ~ ~ RAIA4I NNN~NA~~
Itis gsneraIly agreed that Noah's ARK
measured about $50 feet IN Length. u
feet IN breadth and Is feet in depth.
The Greeks and the Romans con-
structed several large vessels measur-
ing upward Of 500 feet. These were
built for the emperoS or rulers. and
were little more than enormous Scows,
without any means Of propulsion.
A vessel 40 feet In length was built
By Ptolemy. which was propelled By
500 rowers. arranged In ave banks,
using oars dfty-seven feet IN length.
The fame Of the Thalamegus stfil
lives. This boat. which measured 300
feet IN length. 20 feet In breadth and
60 feet In depth, was said TO have bean
the most beautiful craft In antiquity,
and was used exclusively by the en-
peror.
A king OF Syracuse Is also credited
with having bulk a very palatial boat
whose cabins were hung with costly
silks and decorated with rare statues
After the decline OF the Roman en-
pire no great ships were constructed
for more than 1000 years.-Pearson'A
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Porto RIeo,n IaIaphon. PInnt.

Porto Rico has one very unique kind
Of Telephone plant" says the Western
Electric News Il % an air plant some
thing Ike an 9rchid II has no roots,
but derives its nourishment from the
air. the seeds evidently being carried
by the wind or birds and insects to
some substance where they lodge and
sprout This growth is found most
frequently on insulated wire. although
II has been observed on bare iron wire
that has rusted- II has never been
seen on new bare iron. copper wire or
cable and causes little trouble, a. the
mass Is seldom large enough 10 cross
two wires.
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Weak on csoor.phx.

Geography floors most Of rs occa.
sionally, and Dean Hole has recorded
an instance when even a bishop nod
ded Hole and Dean Spence were
staying with Dean Pigou at Chiches-
ter, and their host began to talk about
Korea. suspecting some ignorance, he
asked II they knew where It was.
Hole said he thought you booked for
Charing Cross and Spence that you got
out at Baker street There was laugh
Ter and bishop WHO had been listen
ing asked in perplexity wherein lay the
Joke.-London Standard.
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A chio.oo MiIk sto-~.

A family living In South Chicago
found a good deal Of cream on a bot.
tie Of milk which had been standing
overnight and when the driver called
In the morning the pleased servant
held II up to the light and said. Look
here; I have never seen anything like
this before on your miIkr
The man looked at It for q moment,
scratched his head and replied, well,
I don't know what's the matter, but
yor can throw It out, and I'll dive you
q fresh bottle In its place." Chicago
News
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en- Won R..,n,

she-oh JACK, do excuse me for got
ung here 30 latei You poor fellow,
you've had to wait an hour for me
He-oh. no; it's al right I've only
Just come. she-Whatl So thats tha
way Jon treat me. e TT II I'd come
e the time agreed you'd have made noe
wit a whole hOur.-BOston Transcript
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Dodsino ths ousstIon.

Mn stalOr-John. don't you think /
nsed new gownl This one a beRfn-
ming to look shabby. M. stalor-I don't
80 anything the mater with 4 You
look wen enough n e 20 suit M, and
WY should I pay money 10 make you
more attractive 10 oEhsr mana-Rx.
ehanga.
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

Ths distinction which the possession
Of land used to give Is stin exempli-
ned IN the titles OF Landlord" ana
-iandiady." Persons are amused at
the colored washerwomAn, for IN
stAncA who insists on the term LADY
But let the same woman run q room
ing house OF whatever description and
ahs h not s7andwOman," but '1and-
lady.s-Kansas City Star.
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WAY Moman.

$50 he won her. by lighting with his
1val I shouldn't think such q little
shrimp Of fellow could put I'D much
Of q battle"
-oh. he got licked; that's what made
him solid with her-that's Just IKE a
woman, you know."-FIOrida Tines
Union.
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

The worst famines Of modern times
were the famine In Ireland In is4e-7,
In which 100000 people persisted;
the Indian famine IN 1893, which
claimed 1.45o,000 victims; the Indian
famine In 1877, IN which 10000 peo-
pie persisted. and the great famine IN
China In 1878. In which 100000 died
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EaspsrtInp.

'Ths phrase He hates himself b IN
tsnded for sarcasm when applied 20 an
eeot1Bt I believe"
outte right but its the unvarnash-
"a truth when applied 10 4 man who
starts 70 Ten q funny story and for
gets how e endG"-Btrmingham Ar
Herald
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ar.,klro Il osntly.

FL Jon please. mamma .s.1Iv kSl
kamin' arsd ten, ~wfll yOu nno'
ne q peDclr II
-Buk" said his mOtna i~uos
pen and ink for you TO DO yS5 ,S at
Win on the nursery table ~
you uss that instead Of psOc. .rol.Is-
weIi. you see" BenjaIin ~ ~. =
"a, Il want a pencil To We, - aGius
TIE editor how to remove
nom 4 CARPET"
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Minaa n NarnI ,4arf..

Floating mines. under various names,
have figured IN naval warfare for
nearly $50 years. but they were ant
used with really deadly elect IN the
RuBso-Japanese War Of 1p04-A
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A me yellow dye Is producsd from
TIE roots OF netties boiled IN alun.
ne juice Of the stalk ana leaves 1.
used 70 dye voolen Stunts q hrilHant
and permanent green
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NAMED &c alrd

Irate Diner-Hey. waiter, thers's
not q drop Of real eo6ree IN tnis MIR
ture. Fresh Waftsr-some little bird
told Jon. ] suppose Irate Diner-Yss
a swaIloW.-Princebon TIGER.
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san ProtsstIoA

a1ways take my wtfs with me
whea I buy Z new hat"
Thatb eonaideratas
Ne. 4 isn't II I buy ons b. mo-
Dalf shs blames me for ne way I look
a T. II Ghs goes along I blame hs..s
-Washtngt1a sur.
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4 wonder bow Mrs. InkleIeh got her
start a. writer Of fiction"
composing references for her a.
charged hslp. undsrstand.s-Bostca
Transcript.
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

blogU : People are inaxcusahly
waseeful Of writing paper. BIeers-
1nars 90. I've got creditors who
Erits 10 me every week.-clevsInnd
Plaln DealeE.
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

Bposo ny fAcs a dry ma tn
onco boy IN TIE elevator, swhat D..
ness q that q yoursf xou ant n
fhkhsr.s
10. but I'm Bringing you M r..
plsd tAs slSFatur man-Bo1ton Tsan-
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

The nrst written constitution IN
America governed the people Of Hart
ford. Conn This included the nelgh-
boring towns The year was 1850
Magazine Of American History.
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

- Be ire minded ana ehssrfurly
imposed e hours Of NEAT, az sIseD
ana OF exercise Is one Of the best prs-
esDn OF long lasting Bacon.
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

An Crawford : Do you tn your
nsighbor al your family aRairsf -
Oah1haw-It isn,t Necessary. ahaEm
Ne sans party INA
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

Paper was made from rass IN An
nia more than tan centuries ago. fhs
az being brought 10 Europe n -
fhirtsenth century.
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When n arnL.

BnEDh you ever try to stand on
an eggi
Jm-Oh, yes.
And what did you learn
That the inside Of, the egg was
stronger than the outside"-Yonkers
Statesman.
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1Guppose you aro famIliar With fhe
wozln e Bobby BurnsT
Certainly, anf also with ths wurkn
cf BEly Shakespeare, Geocz1e Byroa
end lack Mnhon- --Boston TranscripE
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

II you make yourself the center q
TIE universe an your perspact1vs 4
skewed Thsre = only ons moral en-
ter 81 he universe and that = Coa,-
woodrow Enson.
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

NoA-Why did yoa aeospt hfn fhs
fnlrd time he propoScds Doa-Bs.
eanls Ne sald 4 would b tie Isat
e-JudsA
The broad ax., 1915-03-13

Know thss. that trouble. eoms .w,fs.
e than The things We dssirs.-PlsntaA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-14
ROADS NOTICING
RIVER TERMINAL
Frisco Line Official Compares Daven-
port Levee with Improvements On
European Streams.

Evidence Of the fact that the rail-
roads Of the middle west are begin
ming TO consider the importance OF
the Mississippi river as a freight car
rier is indicated by the visit of H E.
Burns, assistant engineer Of the St,
Louis & San Francisco Railway com
pany in Davenport yesterday to inves-
tigate the work being done on the
Davenport water front by the leyee
commission. Mr. Burns is preparing
a detailed report on terminals and
terminal facilities along the entire
Mississippi from New Orleans 10 Min
neapolts for F. c. Jonah, chief engin-
eer Of the Frisco lines.
Mr.. Burns was taken over the Ieves
By X u. Petersen and Raymond
Marsh. lie stated that his company
was interested in any terminal i'm
provements being made along the Mis-
sissippi, as the executive officials Of
the company realized that an increase
in the freight carried on the river
will increase the earning possibilities
% L1AE4A Il dis pCA tat4Ct4 l-l4ES - NTH
parallel the lower end OF the river.
Mr. Burns also is Of the opinion that
there is sufficient freight available At
the present time to make the opera
ton Of a barge line on the river prof
table that money could he raised
for the building of suitable barges,
and that the only thing needed to re
vive traffic on the river is the build
ing OF modern freight terminals so
that freight can be handled economic
ally and expeditiously. Mr.. Burns was
very much surprised at the work be-
ing done at Davenport and made the
statement that is the first improve
ment Of its kind to be undertaken by
any inland American city which in
any way compared with the waterway
terminals on the Rhine and Seine.