Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
RAIL RIVER ROUTES
GAIN FAVOR IN EYES
OF ADMINISTRATION


President Wilson Secretary Of WaI
Baker General Black. chief OF army
-pugueDr~ and Chairman fiurlc, o.
the Shipping Eoard in addition lo
Director MrNdoo are STRONGLY IN la.
Not q. making every possible u," o.
tine r,rrs and canals O. he couniU
ior Tia muycmcut OF ucight nccet.
sary TO jho WINNING Of the war
\ comprehensive plan Of operating
balgos ON the Mississippi and lllnoi
rivers ha been prepared by Genera,
Wm Ijluck, chief Of ~enainccr rt.
has been approved By the Shippina
Board and will be pat into effect jus
ay soon a+ Congress authorizes n"
needed expenditures and The rouurof
number ol barsrs. tu- ana other
crafts can De built
Whether the government viii de-
eide to furnish all Of the necessary
river craft or 8il mvic the htr,ici-
patton Of private capital in n govern
mcni controlled correraUon similar
to t'hc Shipping Board IS a dcial that
has not ycl been determined.
Ra,I-Water Routes.
Il is now certain. however, unless
+, Conerese shoHd sooil all calculations
by refusing 10 vote The ncco eary
funds thai tor the first time IN Ameri-
can history r4il and water routes are
to be- joined and 0pcratcd together in
/ the expeditions movement OF the cpun-
! try's commerce II was mtimatcd to-
da, thai when the plans have been
iullV worked out much OF the freight
now shipped overland for tranSporta.
tlon abroad from eastern araportH
viii hc diverted down the Mississippi
10 the Gulf ports
Cons idcrah,c freight consigned ia
Eastern and New England states prob
New orleans ana Transported on
coaeiHisc steamers ~ Eastern Ges-
tmatious thus ,cs.cniug The strain
upon rail carriers
la Sallc Asks support
FoHoHiug Tive request Of the Mis-
s'ssjpp Valley WalerWa! Association
and Manufacturers Club, Of Ll Sale
HATS Gccidod to ash Cougressman ful
FER and Senators Lewis and sherman
to SUPPORT the waterways bin which
is now pending IN both he House and
Senate They are particularly inter
rsted IN Tho paragraph which call
for appropriations for bargcs, tow
boats. etc. which will be of assistance
in getting the waterways Of this see
ion in full operation This bill means
Il great deaf to the shippers in this
sicinity. who are deeply interested IN
the proposed La Sale terminal.
Along these same lines The G., i. 4
q. railroad viii send its land and in
dusttial commissioner. o. T. Scuddcr
next Tuesday to investigate the wat
crWays question here and to view lht
maps and plans which have betl
drawn up by HE club \ l.. lloyt
chief engineer Of the st, Panl rail
Way will be in La Sale neXt Wcdncs
DAY for the same purpose.
II A. Ilargrare, executive secretary
for the club, has been named TO rep
resent The organization at the Iliiltie'
Committee hearing in Chicago Oh
Thursday when the switching rates
question will be thrcshed ont beIor'
the committee. \ decision hande'
down about year ago granted shll
pers in this district Il rate I'VE cent
lower than the rates granted amy OH
CT districts In the state with the eN
ccption of two. The railroads arr
trying to advance the charge Of tin
switching from ten to fifteen cent
and the Public Utilities Commission
. has been appealed to by La sail
shippers who want the diltcrentla
rate unheld.
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Reduces Family by 49,