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<br />MISSOURI RIVER, KA:'\RAS CITY, K.-\~S., TO FLOREXCE, ~EBR.
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<br />F1oods.-Wlth the hnJl,'o\'ement of the rl\'er U illl protectloll of the ll"nl;s the
<br />d8mnge nt time of flOOll J1erlorl~ will he Jess thnn It Is lit pre"""t. I helieve thnt
<br />the hel~ht nnd duration of the floods will be ]lrnctlclllly the same as It now I..
<br />Land reclanratir>n.-Unquelltlonnbly. wIth the Improvement of tlJe rh'el'. \",,,1
<br />reclam8t1on will follow. resultlllg In an t.ncrensed value of (he Innd ntl.lneelll to
<br />the 1'1 ver.
<br />Cooperation by local ;n/crc'/".-Iu ri,y opinion. tile Governmellt, Stnte. cities.
<br />nnd corporations nnd the Innd ndjncent to the river nnd benelltetl hy tile rirer
<br />Improvement should ench."enr a pnrt of the expe"~e of the Impl'O\'ement.
<br />NI'ef'ialfcatllres.-Wlth tlJe Iml,ro,'emellt of the river to the extent. of n goool
<br />nn,'I~nble cbnnnel nt all seasons. there Is 110 question. In my min.l. as to 1'1'''-
<br />v"lIn~ cnpltnl bein~ raised to estnhli8h hoat 'lUd hnrge lines. nild while there
<br />will unqnestlonuhly be n .lIverslon of freight from existing 1'0lltes to the ril-pI'.
<br />88 stnte,l nbo\"e. It Is my opInion. b~' the time It (~ possihle to imJlrO\'e the 1'; ,'PI'
<br />for navigation. there will he nmJlle frel~ht for both the rlvel' Ulld ex;-tillg ,.,,11-
<br />road It nes.
<br />Very truly. YOllrs.
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<br />Llent. Co!. HERnER1' f)r.AKYNE.
<br />Corps of Engineers.
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<br />ST. JOSEPH \\'.\TER CO..
<br />Ry C. H. TAYLOa, .'1npel'in/clld(',,'.
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<br />LETTt:R OF ('O).lMP.RCF Cl.r'R OF ST. JOSEPH, .Mo.
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<br />DEAR SIR: Wltb apologies ful' delnr. whlt'lI wus IInul'ohlllhle. we now SII!>,"it
<br />,.nswers to InquIry contained iu your circular Jetter Ap~1I S, 1!115. in the o...lel'
<br />presellted :
<br />NCCCR.ily of /h.c imll"o"clllcn/.-If the ('ponnel of tile ;\Iissolll'i is plocl'd ill
<br />condition for nllvigatlon between K:lllsns City aud St. Josepb. the shlppill~
<br />Interests of St. Joseph woulll llI11ke USe of SlIllIe in the transportation of I h,,;1'
<br />Ulf"rchnndise and goods to and front St. l..oUl8.
<br />DC/Jth rC'IllircrI.-Our informatl"n liS to reQlllred depth of ehalluel for 1"I1'I"'""
<br />of nnvlgntlon is men~er. hut It Is 0111' opil'tiou thnt tile sallie deptll 110rtll "f
<br />Knnsn8 City ns has heen secured between KlIllRllS City and St. Louis. alld wllich
<br />is lIumclent for nllvl~lIt1on purposes. wOllld meet our needll. Not only sho1lld
<br />there be sulllclent depth of chnnnel. hut the strenm should be kept reasollu!>I)'
<br />ele8r of snngs nud otlJer obstructions liS to IUIl11l'e reasonllble nllvlgntlon.
<br />Prcsent com1llcrcc.-There III lit the present time no :\IIlIsollrl HII'er trlllll.. of
<br />consequence Into or frolll St. Joseph.
<br />Prospective ctHnmercc.-Xt. Joseph Is all Importnnt lllnnllfneturin~ nlld wl,ol1'-
<br />SIdIng comnmnlty. In connection with wllleh busines.s there is a Inr~e volm,," "f
<br />trAfllc to and f,'olll St. LOllis (usunlly oril(lnntlllg or destilled bertlll<1 St. LOllisl,
<br />With river trullsportntlon uvullnllle nn Importnnt (!Ol'llon of this traffic ",mid
<br />And wOllld be shipped by river.
<br />Upon Intervlewlll!; our more Important shipping Illterests we hll'-e 111'1';"1'<1
<br />nt tile followlllg c1lnservntlve esthunte of the kind of trnflle and 1'011111I1' "f
<br />trnffie which would be nVllllable to river nllvigntlon:
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<br />lIardwnre __ _ _________ _ __ _ _,__ ____________________________~__________ n. ,,00
<br />Confectionery mnnufneturers' 8upplle8_______________________________ i. (I(lO
<br />Popel' And paper stock____________________________7__________________ ~. \l()(l
<br />Flour nnd other grnln produets______________________________________ ~. ,,0(1
<br />~tructural Iron _____________________________________________________ ~. (I(lO
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<br />I>rogs______________________________________________________________ I.
<br />Mlscellnneous artleles_______ ______ ______h ________________________~_ 2;-,. (I(lO
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<br />Thl8 deals entirely with traffic whteh would move to or from St. J.01l1~
<br />Way trafllc to and from points Intermediate with St. Louis would be complIrll'
<br />tlvely 8mall and 'Is difficult to estlmnte. ,
<br />E1Ject on freight ra/cs.-In our opinion the freight rates on the river would
<br />t.e lower than the present rail rate. The. present rail rates nre exceedinglY
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