Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08
CANAL TRAFFIC
IN PLACE RAIL
FOR TRI-CITIES
Government Engineers Order Hi
nois and Michigan Channel
Opened Tor BarCes.
CHICAGO SHIPrERS WAITING
BHild BarEeS for Transporting
Freight Here Relieves the
Car Congestion.


" eeA s-'S S''s anu N-''''S" III
August
The Illinois and Michigan canal,
for several years unused by ship
pers. IS TO be cleaned out and over
hauled for Use Immediately.
John B Bassctt. assistant United
States engineer Of Rock Island,
stated today that the contractors in
Chicago have been ordered by the
government to commence work az
once.
chicago manufacturer are wait
ing only for the improvements to .
be made 10 start shipping their
products by barges to the trI-cities
i'm Mace of using rail. An Iowa
concern. il is said. Will ship raw
products from Ottawa TO Davenport .
1y- canal when the Illinois and
gT5-rsa-n Improvement work is
co~-iateE
.e-raranra was held i'm Chi
rag, Yesterday and Thursday bv .
bo4rH ~ T-D=red States engineers
,,-Rt,.. -eeeio- vrr Passa-+ a-tended .
plans vrara made for carving on
H. ,,-,-l, Tho board and state en-
rfrrs-e toured Tho canal Inv boat
s-ra-,gf-,g for tho ,-0rly
C,-,ro.4. C,f,ios
III opening me CANA. NUN l7lai,l /
ana me iIl-oiJIes VIII De "iI etIlE +
connected WITH 1A4caSo anu tHe
great lakes AIt1oUgh tAe canal F.
Is now open franc mas oeeH matter
by me H-iiAs Oh the bd9lH "''H III Iu
MAlcI mas washed from the DaHhS +
into the stream gradually lessen
|. Ing the depth making 1t impossible
D flor large boats g travel
Inc money 10 ne used on 4IhpI"'-
ing me canal was app opIialeu /
from ITesldeht wilson FeFoIEHla F..
funa lot promoting war ihunS- .
tries. Il VIII ne expended elltIrely I.
on improving iAe canal ne state /
mas MADE no repairs 10 Inc canal, .
tAiS NAaL mohsE was setdi ei .
lhEoAsh lAe toii gates al me locNs /
mas Neeh expended IN MAKING MINOR +
III p- g' ei-ieliiS- Inns sum NdS 100
sinai TO MAKE any iIaJeFld- cI-aise
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app I'VE 81 ne "pei1--ls VI IN SGliH4
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