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<br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />- <br />-- <br /> <br />..,.. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />, 1:J..*",,- <br /> <br />\~~7~ <br />\.--,- .... <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ '~\~11 <br />n: . , <br />. - <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />this level. WI;- are sure. Howt'\'t'r, w{' anticipate that <br />19M will rt'\'t'ri't' the downtrpnd sinn' tht' American <br />ag-ricultural complex is reg"flining its t'ompt'titin. po- <br />sition in thl' internatIOnal markf'tpJaee. Harge,; pro- <br />vide- the most ('ost ef!'{'cti\,(' form of transportation for <br />('argot.s Ihat mllst mow' in larJ;W \'olumt';;. mt-anmg <br />O\'N 1,000 tons per shipmen!. With tht- lowt'ring of <br />the value of the dollar In international Iradp and wjlh <br />competitor:,: HItes incrt'flsing, W{' are hopeful the tin'r <br />sy;;tem should attract more tunnage for companit's likl!' <br />SC~O. As \'oJumt' on lhe ~tissouri il1ereasps, barge <br />line effieiem'y increases and fait's should reflect the <br />advantage. I wnnt [0 make a ,;ales pitch to a wonderful <br />group of salespeople for the nm'igation intere!'t'" fmd <br />ask YOll to help u!' gent'rate mon' \"olume for tht' rin'r, <br />:\ot only in thp agricultural arpa. which ha!' tht" lion'", <br />share toda~", nut also in other commuditi{'!' which <br />would innt'ast' thlO" tonnagt' base of the ri\t'r. <br /> <br />In relation to the "'e('fmd area. do you know what <br />draft barge", can he loaded for ';lO"r.icing the \Iis,;ouri <br />River today: You've seen slides. The an,;wer is eight <br />feet. Other riwrs haw deplhs that pt'rmi! loading to <br />nine ff't'1 or more. You may ask, ..\\'h.... are we differ- <br />ent?" Tht' \tJs,,"ouri Rin.r is legislated for a nine foot <br />draft. similar to th", other rin>rs. bUI the water len'l,. <br />relea"ed lO Iravins Point are only support in. of a nine <br />fOOl dt'pth. Thert' I!' 11 difference betw{,lO"n df'pth and <br />draft, A nim..foot depth in the riwr only permit,; <br />barge!' to he loaded to t'ight fh'C Do wu know that if <br />a barj;;e could load to one foot more on the \tl,.,;ouri <br />R!wr that ratb !'hould decline- \01':( or more: Barge <br />lines alwa....s want thl:' clt'epe,;t loading po,..sible to pru- <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />-.....'t <br /> <br />~ <br />~.....~ <br /> <br />-. <br /> <br />'< <br /> <br />- I <br />-.- .... <br />~-:- ..... <br />-'~ <br />-..: ... ., <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />vide the luwest transportatiun l'O,;t 10 our snlppers. <br />Tnis di;;pute ht'twt't'n draft versu;; depth on tnt' \Iis. <br />,;omi River ha" j;:"one on for many years. \\'ith Ihe eco- <br />nomic situation of our national hudget today, I don't <br />Want to Iwat a dead non,e. but as the volume increasf's <br />on the \tissouri Hi\"er. my industry will Iw pushing for <br />a cost efff'{'ti\"e. g"felltf'r deplh of channd so the)' can <br />help make th(o heartland ofAm(oriclI mUf(. ('ompetitive. <br /> <br />Th(o third point, lhe length of the opt-ratinj;:" season <br />onlhe .\Iissouri Hiv(or, is an area w(' should he ahle to <br />do sOlllething about. The uperating season i" 243 days. <br />April 1st through :\O\"eJn~wr ;Wth. When th(ore is <br />enfmj;:"h water in Ih(o main stem rt.M'n'oirs. the Corps <br />may extt'nd the flow,. at C;u\"ins Point and th(o season <br />for ten da)'s or. as in 19....6. shorten the !wginning of <br />the seasun by ten days which is -Ie; of the season when <br />they are ('oncernf'd about thl:' sufficiency of water in <br />Ihl:' re,.en"oirs. This plays havoc on the navigational <br />and commercialmterests ;;ince plans ha\e to ~w made <br />four to six weeks in advHm'e in relulion to slnrting or <br />(onding an opt-ration which loads and discharg(os up to <br />2.(JO() miles llway. Is there somt' way the variou;; parti",s <br />involved in determinations of water rt'lease;; for Ihe <br />\Iissouri could use more sophi,.ticllted forecasting <br />techniqub to permit the rnllximum lenj.'th of time the <br />ri\"er could have ,;ufficit'nt water for navigation: A con. <br />sistentl.... longer i'eason on tht. ri\"er Cllso will nave ad, <br />HlntHj;:"eous t'ffecls on low rates. I would Iikf' to think <br />the flood control inter(osls. would welcome this also <br />"im'e a more i'table 110w on the river ,.hould mitigate <br />aj;:"ainst the rish of too much water, as well Hi' our <br />concern for too little. <br /> <br />