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<br />MISSOL-RI RIVER, KAXb.\S CITY, KAXf;., TO FLOREXCE, XEBR.
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<br />XC(,C:'fit;t/f (1/ ;1U/JrrJ"tlf/clli.-"'oul(l :-:Llt(> ill lllf> hf'.:.dllllillJ,.:: that Leayenw'.ll"lll is
<br />more particularly Interested In the improvement of the rl\'er from this elt)" to
<br />Its mOlltb than ill the illlI)rO"emellt of thilt portion uhort:' liS, but ~tl'ulIgly fn'''''J"!'
<br />the extensillH :l~ f:ll' 111) .I~ Olllallll. The I.in'll' il~':l Iln\"i~ahle :-itrt':I1l1 IIn:; lJi'ell
<br />so long nel(lectetl tbat there are mauy obst"c1eg to na,'igation that conlLl e,,>il)'
<br />be relllored. The stream without SOUlP. fil'tificia1 restraint is <:on~tnlltly ell:lll:!'
<br />ing its challnel, mnkill~ llil,'ig-i1tion 1I111'l,.'"I'faill :lull prcC.'i1rillu:-:,:. nlHI the 1lt,'llt'llII'
<br />:Ible (IPllth of watN' <It <:l'rtnin poiHt~ ;'ill'tllil!'l tile season of 11:1,'ig-iltiulI f.1 ;1
<br />great deg-l'ee. Th(" )li~~Olll'j !tin'r ha!-: fol' ]0 lllOllth~ ill tlH~ ,,'l':ll' ;I :-:ullit.il'lIt
<br />flow of Wiltpl' t.o Ill'O\'i~l(-' fol' IH'jlctirn) ulhl !':.1I(:('es:'Ifl1l 1l:1\'ig-i1tioll if :-,illll(' (';111 he
<br />controlled ;Iud la~IJt in iI pel"Ulilucllt rllnllllt.!, alld we helipn~ tlli:-: I';}II hI' tlIIH.'"
<br />and the henefit!' to 1)(" dcrin'd from thiR n:n i;.;:atioll will p:IY fill' il:-: illl!II'II\"I'IIII.nt
<br />of one llllllill'ellfold, a~ \\"(~ will nth'IHpt IU ~lillW tH'l"eaftt~r.
<br />/)('p/h rCf/llirctl.-!n 01'11t'l' to ('llIHltll't it :-:lH~('~':.;:-:fl1llillt-' of I 1It:l t:-: [hilt \\"ou]d It,.,d
<br />a chill'i1ctel' nllll (,oll'll'uctioll to make tllelll lIe[lellllallle aUtI l'l'"maule. 11",l'e
<br />~lJOllld he iI lo\\"-w;~tl'l" c1li1l1nel flf not It'':-:.::-;.th,11l Ii ft!et. \\',~ h(>lit~\'e tllat 1l\\"11I.:!
<br />to tile ~tl'flllg- 11I'f'~:-:1lI'P of {'olllfH'titillll tlt'lt lltt'l'(' will IlL' dl'\"('lopt'd 11I01'(' Ill" !t':-:'
<br />wilter tl'illI~Jlf)rt:ltion hetwt~eJl I'::lw.:a:-: ('ity :11Hl ~l". ;J,):-:('\,11 :11111 I,o:-:sihl.'" :I~ f:ll"
<br />np ll~ Olllaha, hut it will he ~('\"(~..el~' lJilllllil-lIJJp.'d II.'" il:.; not IIl.ilig dt'pt.'lld:d1h'
<br />fllld J"('.!::"ul:ll'. ..\din:' wlll'k is !leing IlolH! ill Pl'olllotill~ w:lter lI;1d~:lti(l1l 11111'111
<br />of Killlf'a:o: t'it.,. ;If tll(' )tl'PSt'lIt tillll'. ;11111 we lIelit.'\"c lll;:t .111 ;l(lt'lIlpt will UL'
<br />nlilcle to Opel'llt0 hoat:-: within the IH.'xt (',YO 01' llll'ee ~.t'al':-- t~\"('l1 \\'ithllllt li\"l"
<br />tlllpI'O\'l'lIIPllt, hut tlw hope of ll1i:-; illllJi'.l\.C'lIH'lIl ];ltL'l' will It.. :1 1;11';':(' t"oll:tlll" ill
<br />brillgillg' thi~ nbllut.
<br />J'n:"H:Ht COmmC/"f.c,-:'\olle; 110 hunts ill {'ollllllel'!'i;II tl':lJlic.
<br />J'rrl."lf}"di/,{' ('('IIIIII('I"I'('.-'1'hls h;:-:o spel'lI!;liirc :IIlLl ollt'I"S ....lIell g:1't,-'i1t "(l~:-ihj1i-
<br />tieg thut it is hurll to arrive at any definite figul'es. J.eurell\\'urtll l'lt.r ;11"lle
<br />at flU' )ll"esl'llt tilllP uSPS 15 tOilS of pig il'OIl daily, hils flOl1l'ill~ lllill~ J:II':..::L'ly
<br />engagell In export blls.iI\P~s with a clIpil!:il.r uf 2.:-10() l>ill'l'el:-i dnily. La~t .'",';11'
<br />there wns produl"el1 within n radius of 20 IlIile:-.: of Lea\"t'lIworth lOl\On(j tOil"': elf
<br />wbeat, to :omy nothing of the possibilities of SIJiPIII('lIt:-l fl'olll fal"tltf'l" we~t lO lid!"
<br />point !lnll tbellee by ri\-er to the Uulf. As you kIlOW, the hull, of the wl,eat
<br />unll corn from the lI1i"BOuri HiveI' Valley Is \lOW export.ell "ill tile UIII[' of
<br />:l\fexico. :111(} with the :ldnlntnges of lowPI" l':lte:--: cnUHetl or in<llh'ed uy w;ltel'
<br />trllllsportation the entire g'l'uill protlllced nllll cXl,ol.ted fl'olll thi~ \"i1lh'y will he
<br />usselllbl('() :It poillt~ 011 tlIe ri\'er, ulHl tlltl'e )ll"ohnlJly will IIC\.el' be hll:lt:,
<br />enoll~h t.o handle olll~r a fril~tiflll of it. Our SlIJ;:I1' aud /;:elll'l'i1! 1IIPI'f'l1;\I111i:-:l:'
<br />trntfic frolll tile East <JIllI SOllth with rltat of tlu! c.:itip:-: oH 1111' riH'I' i1!)\I\.I' 11:0-
<br />will keep uns,y illlY l1u~HilJle uout IineH if tlu~ S~I'\"iet.'. <:,11\ be 11I;i(]e dep(>IHLild,"
<br />mHI it rail lilll'!oi IlIeet the W:ltei' rate 111111 di\"ille the bIlSIIl('~s it will be l)(.'l";lll~~
<br />0(' tile rlv!)r.
<br />Effect on. freight ralc8.-Tl.1e )Ji:-.::-:oul'i HiH!1' liS a Un dg;IUlt. :-itrc:l1Il W;l~ lhe
<br />oriJ{inal ('nl1~f-:' of t.he JOt."atioll flf KUII~IlS Cit~.. Lellvenwort.h: ..\teliisOIl, ~t. .J II."",] 111.
<br />l:lIlU Olllahu, nnd was the original cause of the ureilk 111 ernoit :Illtl west b'llllHi
<br />I'ull l'utCl:t, tbat blls in tile pu~t l1elpetl thelll to ~ro\V alltl mulllt:llll their (.'1111'
<br />merci:ll HtJIH'eIllUCY. The Jllterst:ltp COIHIlIPI"l"e 'COlllllliA:-:ioll hils 111\\'11,\';-; 11('1'-
<br />mitteu rail lincH to llleet wllter cOIHIIPtitlOIl where uduul transport:ltioll ('xi:-:lt"l.
<br />and the rail Jine~ II1\"lll'lllhl~" do IlIeP.t It whpl1 w:llel' trilllspol";!tioll i:.; l'l't~Jl;lr('~
<br />to c:ar(~ for fill,'" <:ollsid('l'nhlp pot'1lol1 of tllp tl'allk, flS is (','idPIlC'l'd hy r:lil
<br />rates from the eH:-:terll sellbonl',l to Clilc~lI:;o in POIIII"'Clition with LnIH"! l"atC':o.:. :llIll
<br />to tile Padtil" <'Oil~t C()Hlp~tjll.c' with ocellH l'lItl'!oJ, Lower ruB or w;ltel' 1':lt('...
<br />frolll the ~llssollrl Rlrer Iloints will nece.sarlly forc!) " rednction ill all l'"iI
<br />rlltes fl'01ll inferior poinfA we!-lt of llw :\lis:-:onrl Hh'f'I', liS the r:lll Iint'~ will lHlt
<br />relinqul,h tile long haul to tile '''lIl1oll,'cl if t.hey e"n ll\'oicl It. ullll U lowl'r I';,t-
<br />from the lIHs"oul'l I(l\'er t.o thl' Uult will Inc:identall.v acltl to the (Irk" of LII'III
<br />pl'otludg tbroul(lIont the ,'alley Stlltes ut. the )Iolnts of !,J'flllucUnn. \I'"tl'\'
<br />rlltes nre the controlllnJ: foctor III rute llI"ldnl( anll "Iwa~'s will he.
<br />Term.inal tran,'1!cr !uei1itic8.-In ~}lenldll": of t~I'llllllnl faC'ililh"::;, I call "1I1~'
<br />spenk of Lefl\"enwortli, flB I :l1ll nut n<:qll:tilltell with the ~itl1:1tlOll in 0111('1'
<br />cities. In the eorly daYH of Hlealllbo"t.iug on tll.. MisgouJ'i HI,-er " Illllllilll( 1'1:1"_
<br />WlIR Improve!) to ROJl)P. (lxt(lllt. Hlln 111(']"(' i~ to-t1l1Y In the ol'llhull"~' ~tll/o!l'''' of
<br />wnter n g'ood len:'t> nlon~ thp wlItel' front !lel'p, This is Ollt~n to the 1Ise of ;IIlY
<br />or nil perHOIIS prllctlcallr WIt.llUllt. chnl'J!l'_ "'ot hlll'inl( :l1l.v wllwr trallle in tile
<br />pa~t. ther!) lire no tlocks llllll other t'lC'illtleg for tile hllllllllnl( of frell(ht ;11111
<br />IIRH:;eIll(er~. hnt tlley CIIII he ellglly nllcl e1wapiy In"t.ullel\. '!'hc r:llll'ollc\s. n'
<br />ugllaJ, lJUve conHt.rut't.!)tl their III1{'g ul<l\ll( lhp pntll'{, 'Wllter frout. "'"1 It Is only
<br />a mutter uf 100 or 200 fpet nt l'IIlI~ tu cnnneet up with IIny part of the lerce,
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