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<br />16 MISSOURI RIVER, KAXSAS CITY, KAXS., TO FLOREXCE, XBBR.
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<br />The present 1lI0yement of the cereill and Iive-stoel, products of this section i,
<br />to the South und thut purt of the SOllth tLut Is Intersected by the Missouri and
<br />MississIppi Rive!'s. Tile prescnt movement in our Stnte Is from the west aDd
<br />centrul part to the east, points ulong the Missouri River, und then down tn
<br />southern points aud ports----cereals. live stock, hay. and other products. in hulk
<br />01' nlllllufllctured. The ,"olulJIe and ",lIue Is set forth "bove.
<br />None of this goes by wilter; all is roil transportat.ion.
<br />The prospeeti\"e commerce is a proper I.ortion of the obove grand total pro'
<br />ductlon of tuis ~ecL1ull. 'Villi lhe rhel' open tu the Gulf it large portion "\vould
<br />be through shipments. This seetiou will u]wa~'s be a producer of a surplm<, aDd
<br />Its distrilmtion will follow the watel'wa~"s if possible.
<br />I uuderstand that 0 slight. reduction in freight rates has resulted from th~
<br />river trotlie from Kansas City south. Surely, with the distance as an ad"
<br />vantnge. in the motteI' of the long hilul this section would profit by some pro-
<br />nounced reduction in the freight rntes. We have no termiuul or transfer facili'
<br />ties nt Xebrosl", Cit~.. In the earl~- ,loys our point wns on oetive one iu riveI'
<br />tratlie. The 1'1""1' bank use,l in the enrly sixtIes is still used for the few pas'"
<br />ing bonts for unJoadin~ Or tnl<ing 011 COil I nnd snpplies. A rililroad trod, p"r"
<br />nllels thIs stretch of ri\'er hunk; It is u puhllc rood and ovulIable to the pnbliC.
<br />The BUl'lington bridge spaus the rIver just ahead of thIs stretch; the 10co1"
<br />tlon is such tllat mechnnienl upplionees eilll be easil~" instnlled for transfer from
<br />cnr to boat.
<br />Thl'l'e is no <]uestion but thnt publiC facilities for nu]oading nnd for trnn,f~r
<br />wpuld he lnsta Ilt"(] were the l'i '"er illlpro\'etl.
<br />.\m ,,,hise,l that this rh"er lloes not u<ln,it of power oevelojllJlent. .
<br />f.'loo,ls \1l""e sllffen'd this section terrible losses. To the east therc lies
<br />thollsands of n('I'l'S of fel'l ile 1:1I1l1; nn hilS this mellnce of possihilit~. of 10" or
<br />crop. some of Joss of land. This cnllse,; Instability In values. which wonltl be
<br />eliminate,] were the rh'er (letined tn its channel. ~rauy thOllS:IlHls of acre!
<br />of land h,"'e IIl'en washc,l into the rl\"er In the yellrs flast. There Is ,,1,0
<br />tl1(}"~;lwl.';; tlwt (''''ll hf' l"('("].,iuw!1 wPI'e prnppr .~tpps t2l1,en to do so.
<br />\Yitl1 this ~ectiun lI!-::-\I1l'cll (If a ~ollditiul1 that wonld remove the possibility of
<br />tbe luss of erop~ line] of liln(], a remnrkn!.le increase 1n values would enSll('.
<br />Cnn not Hlll'ise of cooperatiun of Stutes or cities' in wa~"s finouelnl. 'fbls
<br />lIIu:-:t he hillldl~t\ in it~ own way. Presented with comprehensive plans, nil eo~.
<br />\"indnl: in tile wa~- of results. I feel thnt this section will be interesterl in tbl'
<br />proposition slift.kil'ntly to (10 e,'erything that Is fair alld right to seeul''' tbe
<br />!lC>I"UWllent impI'O\'cHIf'ut fit thiH- river.
<br />Coopel'ntioll fl'Ul1I tile peolllc of thi~ section is assured, once the engineer'.s
<br />repul't ~how:-; tIle WlQ",
<br />\\"e feel Ihnt this illl"estil'atioll ShOll!.l Le thorollgh; thot the territory is tbe
<br />most illlpol"tilllt ill tile l;nitctl ;;':tiltCE:- ill the point of proiluction of fnrm IIl'4111nets:
<br />tllat tl':i1l,,,,pol.t4ltioll i:-i impol'taut, nnu if ;Ill 11l1nllltll~C C:Jn be Sl"cul'cll ill till:,
<br />dil'cdiou fhilt {'H'''.Y etf(lrt sJlolll<l lIe m:l<l-:! now to prorc out 1t~ fel1sibUit.\".
<br />:\'eltl'n:--l;;a elf'" is interestC'd antI w111 l"e~pond for informutiou or fiHSi...;I:lllCe
<br />whplIen..'l' c;lllell 1111(11\.
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<br />In,\H :"\II!: III I'C""'J"llIse III ."nt1l' ein:u:ar leltl'l' of April 8, I will ulIs\n'l' ,plur
<br />illquil'ies in tlleil' orller os ~'ou IJn"e outlined the III :
<br />In rt'ganl tn tile 1\P('t.!'I.....It.r of illl]ll'o\'{'I\Il'nt hetw(\(>n Knn~ns Cit~. nnrl Flor~nce.
<br />wb...h to ~a~r th:\t :--hippcl':; ill OJlIlIlia f.'Xpect to lIIal~e \I~e of the MlfO~on1"i HIrer.
<br />jlrobahly between OUIIII1:1 aud Kansos City, lu conuectlon with the Kiln"," CItY
<br />lilH', PI'Il\'illlng' 1l1e StJr\.l'~. to he mnrle by the Army en~ll1CerB 8bows tile ('oluH'
<br />tlons to he flll'or"lllc.
<br />])r/"h /'C'II/i/'("I.-\\'e 11IHl<'r~tlll\,1 thllt the Kllnslls Clty-~lIs~oU1'1 Rh'el' :\:"11.
<br />!:"tlon ('0. ftn'l~ thot 3"fnot ('hllnnl'l belwl'en KAnsas City ond Enst St. I,oU 9
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