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<br />Iolgh. and tllere Is II wide nlllI'l:l1l of IIppol'tllnlty fol' transportation lilies to
<br />hHndle t.bls trufflc at a prollt on n Dlllterlally lower hllsls. RIIII rates nre arbl-
<br />Irnrlly cOlltrolle,1 and IIwlntaln.'ll.. an.l It Is a que.lillll. tberl'fore. whether the
<br />estllhllshlllent of rh'er trll1l8[lllrtlltlon WOllld result In a rednctlon of the rail
<br />rete.. at lenst nlltll SllI'h tlllle liS rl\'er ,'olllpetitlon wOllld be keenl~' rellllzed
<br />by Ihe rail carrIers.
<br />7'c/'lI/inul "",/, /m"..!cr !nri/it/c....-At this tillle the dock nlld river tennlnnl
<br />Inellities nt St. Joseph are very II 11I1 t,,<I. hilt there Is snffid,'nt ri\'er frontaJ;e
<br />:ll'nllahle nnd of really access to {'\t~. .tr"l't" to [1I'O\'idl' IIlllple rl\'er tenlllllll18.
<br />Water 1l'nL'/'r.-.\t this writlnj: no wat.er-IH/wer projects are hpfore II..
<br />f'I'JI,d".-TlIis eonllllllnlty hilS suft'erell hnt Iittl" f,'olll floods during 11,1' 1I:,.t
<br />8everfll ye:lr~. Howe\"(~l., ut tlmeH there have heen l\alllH~iHr.: overtlo\\'~ Oil 1he
<br />Knntoins side, illlllletlintel.r OPIlosite: It i:-; our opinion that river ilUllI'O\'elllellts
<br />lor 111Ir[lose of 1I11\'lglltion would relluee flood Iiahility.
<br />Lund rce/ll"",tjlln.-Thls suhjeet Is g"uemllr ,'o"l'red ill the 0111' precedI IIg.
<br />Lund 1.e<:llIllwtlon nn the ~llspnurl ~ic1e of the ri\'(~r would he II IIP~lil:ihle
<br />qUnntity.
<br />UQ(Jl1,.ration by ItlCal intcl'eJJh.-"'e nrt~ without illful'IIIUticlII a~ to ",hnt aM-
<br />~18tnllt~e rnlght be extended hy the ~tilt('8 of .:\lis!,;olll'i 01' KallsaK. nol' II:I\'P we
<br />definite views 118 to the n8si~tHn<:e wllich the river dties. IIs:-;oclatlous. corpora-
<br />tloDs, or private parties might extend toword tbe eo"t of rl\'er Impro\'ements.
<br />These facts could be more rt'ndil~' de\'elollel..l 11}101I I't-:'l.'eiflt uf infOl'mation :IB to
<br />the cost of Impro\'ements and nlltnre of sallie.
<br />Spedlt/ !cltllt/'(:s.-The matter of eRta"iIH!Jillg bOllt lilies on the ~lisHonl'i Iti\-er
<br />Is 1\ snhje<.-t whi('lJ hn8 lmil cOlll'llllenltioll (111 \'i1riom~ c)('e.lsi()n~. .J\lway~, how-
<br />ever, tl1is project bOH Iwen cOBfl'lmtell with lhe ulll1n,'iglllJle (,o~HlitiOIl of tll(~
<br />river, Hlld must lleCC8tmrll;y remuin III llbe,\"llllCe ulltil H IUl\-igalJle t'l1i1l11lcl i~
<br />aSSured.
<br />That the establishment of new industries, pllrtleularly nlong mannweturlug
<br />Iin.s. i. Influenced by ri\'er service and eOUlpetitioll ,is uudollht<..lly -n fact.
<br />Th. ","tter of t.he di\'ersiou of sJlCl!itie l'iasses of freight fl'o\ll rail lilies to
<br />the rl\'er is denlt with uho\'e llllt]l'r thp suhlJenu " Pl'o~peetin" C'llllmCl'Cf'."
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<br />Lieut. Co\. HERBERT DEAKYNE,
<br />Corps o! Ellgi"eer..
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<br />By II. U. I'RAKE.
<br />.Ill/IIuger T/'uDie /111/'1"'1/.
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<br />L~TTEH OF :MR. JNO. G. STEINll.\RT.
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<br />. NI<RRASKA CITY. 1\'ERR.. Allril 2-1. 19/5.
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<br />DEAR S,a: Your elrcuh,r letter of April 8 ,Iuly received nlllt fully noted. I
<br />OJ gratified to llluke fl re}lort ou a HlIlJje~t of slH..'h illtllrest to our section:
<br />b Two l'ensons cnn be m.hnueell flS to tile .. lIee(-'s~ity of the imlll'O\'emcllt " of
<br />· MiHsourl RI\'er frol11 KnuHns City. Ka"... to Florence. Nebr.-the lleHire of
<br />bibS s.ctiou for river tmnsportntlon conll.-elinj: nt Kunsns City wltll the ]In,'I-
<br />a I. [/ortlon of this str.-",n un,l the nee.( of Ihe nn\'lgnble portiou for the
<br />"mc that CRn he /le\'l,lopcd in this ."eli/,n.
<br />I 'm not com'ersant with the e~nct. fj:ures liS to depth of chunnel fit low
<br />'oter considered necessllry for sntisfnctory uavlg:otioll; 1111I cOlltidellt thnt the
<br />:rth as found. ,requlr.c'l for tlle lower st. eleh cn.n be 1II111.u~n.ille(t or secured in
<br />bl8 stretch. With a like experience as Hl'(,lIl'etl 11\ your 1I1ltwl worl\:. ]f llUJ.o-
<br />iIong. the work of seeurillg the depth nnd iu lIIallltaiuing tile snrue will be less
<br />n the cost of your l,resl'nt stretch.
<br />~e tel'l'ltory trlhutllry to the stretch or river u. nhove outlined IR the most
<br />'""ueth'e III all the United Stute.. Thl. stretch comprises the, most fCl'tlle
<br />~l of Missouri. Kansn.. Iowu. IInd N..h\'llsku. The {lulted Stales C<'''su"
<br />t.O) gives the nbo\'e Stlltes liS follow,,: Cerenls. 1.2S3.000.000 bushels. vnluell
<br />. .700.00Q.OOO. and 1I,'e stock at :j:1.200.000.000. or n totnI production of neorly
<br />'0 b'll'
<br />I "on In value. Tile terrltor~' tributnry to this stretch of the ~lISSOlIl'1
<br />.~r I" that part of the nho"e State" that cOlltrlhuted the wlIjOI' part of the'
<br />""Uetlon nbove outlined.
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