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<br />MISSOURI RIVER, KAKSAS CITY, KA~S., TO FLORENCE, NEBR.
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<br />the loweI' )lississipVi. The genel'al erred on fl'eigl1t I'ates for that distance on
<br />lid" \\'ouhlhe to give II rnte two-thlI:,ls to tlu'ee-qullrters of the, oTlJinnry freight
<br />I"ulp, 01' else lll'illg' rnil I"ute:s uown,
<br />There al'e lIu terminlll or trausfer fudJities. to illY knowledge. above the
<br />lIIulIth of the Ka,,". ",,,I I ,10 not know what IIrraugeruents other cities abo\'e
<br />llare 01' wllll1nn".
<br />[ ()o lIot helle"e that Congl'ess will eveI' authorize the damming of the
<br />~Ii""lll'i HiveI'. 1101' will it create any water Jlower. It will l1ave to depend on
<br />SOllle (Ievi"e lhst will utilize the em'rent !low.
<br />.\s to 1:100<<18, will :-;a,y there hn\'e beeu no HeriulIS floods in the )1Jssoul'i H.h"er
<br />n!Jll\"P the mouth of the Kn\\'. to lilY memol'Y, wl1ieil goes l1aek to IS4!). and I
<br />.1(1 :lllt tillll thflre i~ BUY histoI')' as fuI' as I know, tl1at thel'e has ever been illlY
<br />11",,<1 in the ~1i""'l1Il'i Hivei' "l>me thp. IIIOlltl1 of the Kaw t1l1lt <lId auy serious
<br />d:llll;lJ;t~, I UO 1I0t lu:olie\'e the iJII}ll'o\'ement of the rivel' would be of any effect
<br />eXl'ppt to (lilllil1i:-;h the damage fl'om ~;u('h 11oo11s wilen tbey ('ome.
<br />.\s to lllllU l'f'dama1iollt will ~Ir that] t'un (111)" point to the island a mile
<br />Khll\'e the mouth of the Knw. thnt this lalltl when l'ecliJillletl is jll~t os p;ood
<br />ngl'il'ultnra) lallll as exists aloug the riveI', IlUll if there was II challnel 1.200
<br />fet'l wiue. tilt' tlllOllfol ,,"uel) tht"y t'UH:-:e un o\'ertlow of the cllullnel wCHlld be of
<br />Dlol'" b't>1H-.tit tlwn injul"\', U('('UH8P tloo(ls of tue )-lis:-oolll'i carry the fillpst fer.
<br />lilizl'l' kUHwlI. Ilwl tht>l"e" is IH'i1l'ly .n lIIile lost b,y lllt~ ..in")' <:Iwllllel nroUlu] that
<br />islnud, wlwr(,,:Is a (1Unr1("I' of a mile woulll he ample.
<br />r hll,'e lIot the authority to plellJ;e tile cOO!*I'HtiOIl of Kall"as City l>ecause
<br />~I i~ h('~'ol1cl illY powe1'. hilt 1\:;111:->01:-: City will coopf'rate with the l7uitptl States
<br />If :IIIY l'e.lsullalJle lJa!-ii:i ('all he de\'i~'ll ill dosing that t'l.mte alltl gh'jng Kansa:i
<br />('il~. the ulll~' ehlllu'c that I ~l'1.~ of pl1t1iu:! ill U IW\\" wotcr stntioH.
<br />I kilo\\" of Ilothing- 1 l:fllllcJ add l"ullc'erJling the question of uil\'igiltion. I onll.
<br />l\llllw frolll tht.' ll,,:-;.t tll.lt until lSl;;1 Kall~:Is City de}lp.l1tle.l 011 the rin\r for all
<br />its Il"nllk. I lilln\\' thnt (luring: the n__'ur ]~5S tllerc wel'e one or two boats in
<br />Kall~a:-: ('ity':-o llllrhul' tlJl'(ll1~hol1t ille winter, hecall~e tJ\(' wintp.l' was un
<br />1I1lllsIlally li;.dlt Ollt" whidl left tl1(" I'h.er in a fair navig-llole COIHlitillll :-00 that
<br />a 1111:tt ('oulel tl':In'l an,\" tiJlle tllat ~"ear 01' tile enl'ly f.\prinJ?; of the next. I think
<br />lhnt will lit' UI"I')lI~ht nUflllt .q.Will, hut witll tile lack of l1ltCl'l':-ot 011 tile part of
<br />tl..lll:'.t.. lhilt hiln~ hN~H in it :lwl without a;:l!n"!-:~h'(\n(>5'~ tile ;lptioH of tlw l\a\"tJ?:a~
<br />1:1111 iJIlIU'O\'('IIH'Hts will lit' \'t'I'.\. ~low.
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<br />111..\H ~IH: [II I't:'pl~' to ~'onl' inquiry of ~\pl'il :-\, n~killJ?: fol' certain oet:JiJ
<br />illflJl'111alillll nllll dewfo; nn tlH' suhjpc.t of I'i\"(~"l' impl'O\'elllellt. wnulc.J ~t:llt' tllat it
<br />hf\~ ht'("ll ('nl'l'fully t'on:-:itlt.'l'el1 iIllIl OUI' I'eply iF; ilwlof'ptl lwreill. I do Hot know
<br />tunl 1 lIlll gi\"il1~ jllst the information ~'Oll w;lnt 01' l't't.JlIil't.:'. hut'1Ian" stilt("ll our
<br />f'a!o>.l' jll~t :I~ wt-' H't" it.
<br />TlJi~ lllilttpl" or" wIlt PI' tl';InSpOl't:lllnn :llItl it~ t'lft-'d till trnll:-opnrtalioll ill J,.::l."n-
<br />....al ha~ lief' II (.arpt'ulh' :-ottulipcl UUtl we ;Ire lil'mh' COlldn("{l(1 that tllp future of
<br />(:itit,,, Oil tll(_' ::\Ii:-:Sllll1'j'HiH'1' Ih1PPlIIls to a j.!l'eat ;'xteut oU the IlJII011l1t of tlc~.('l-
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<br />. II Illt're if-' llllr f-'pedtiC' 01" (ll"tinit.. illtlll'lIIntioll.not t'O\.pl't:"l hel'piB, w011I11 hp.
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