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<br />22 JlfISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY, KANS., TO FLORF.NCE, NEHll.
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<br />LETTER OF COLF. & FRY CO.
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<br />O:\IAIIA, NEBR., illa1/ 7, l!JI:j.
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<br />DEAR SIR: Being interested In the de\'elopmp.lIt of the l\lissouri Ri\'er for
<br />navigation IHlI1'OseS we desIre to emphasize thllt rn(.t thnt WI' helle\'e "'"\ uope
<br />that this ma~' become n reality. and that It will he of great hl'lI..flt to th" people
<br />"ud to the business men, munufaeturers-ill fnet, to evel'yhOl\.\'. If sl1ch em, he
<br />brought about.
<br />The writer h"s I",ell In quite close tonl'h with th" situnlloll. As you will
<br />obsene. he Is eOlllled",l with the COlllmel'dnl Cluh of Oll,,,ha. He Is uot.
<br />howe\'el'. "ble to sny tb.;t he would be able to use It In his own in(]I\,It]lIn]
<br />busineRS. "S It Is of such n nnture thnt 0 large percentnge of it of ne"""ity
<br />llIust be transported by express. beIng of a periShable JUllnre. as YOll will ohscne
<br />from the lettprhe811. Howe\'er, the g-enernl good to the 1J1Isille~s lIIen find to the
<br />pro(lucers. we 1J~lIevp. woulfl be very material, nllll WP. :II'P henrtil:r in favor of
<br />it. We bclle,'e there is 1I0t a grentel' thing l'oul,\ b" <lOlll' for till' benefit of tue
<br />people "s 1I whole. In tit Is 1111(\ snrronn,lIl1g territory. ns Ihl'Y ore e(,l'tnlnly in
<br />nee,\ of "sslslnne" an(] relief ill IlInttl'r of trauspol'totloll.
<br />\Ye "THe simply to gin~ .\'011 our ,"iew:o:; fl"olll all 1lIlJU'I'.illtlit.t'tl stalldpoint. :11111
<br />n8SUI.e ).0\1 of 0111' hefiJ'ty ('ooperatioll tr. (~\"ery WIlY thut iH )losslhlp.
<br />Yours, ,'ery truly.
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<br />COLI': & [I'U'" Co..
<br />pf'l. TIIO~. ~\. Fit'". ')/"r,filitl"II/,
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<br />J.ient. Col. I1F.KnUtT })F.,\KYNF.
<br />('fJI./J.'J "1 !-.'1PfI;UC(TX.
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<br />J.F.TTI'R OF H. .1. II(HH1F.R CO.
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<br />OMAIlA. i':>:nR,. May 8. mt,;.
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<br />nL\R !;(R: We beg to eRlI your attention to our very pressing need for r""cr
<br />nn\'Ig-atioll to this point. 'Ye :Ire beln;: hnlllllPff"41 in n grent mnny W:lY~ on
<br />aeconnt of lIIuch 1II0re renlIDnahle rotes bein~ grnntel1 to Chlengo nnd St. LOllis,
<br />whieh causes our competitIve cmlllitions to be milch more re~tl'icte<] nll'\ plllees
<br />liS In a very unfo\'orable ]IoRltlou. (]ne to the fnet that we ']0 IIOt ha,",' a I'lIte
<br />Oil merchandIse bused on wotl'l'. We hll\'e a ~rent deal of coffee coming liP
<br />from New Orlenns RIll] out from ]\'cw York. which we COlli.] )II,,'e db'erted to
<br />boat line lit St. Louis. Also a great mllllY ellllned gOOI\S from Baltimore. Ohio,
<br />In,lillllll. which we conhl have ]Illlced Oil the bORt at ~t. Lonls. As neRr a" we
<br />cou e.timate to'dny we have about 8 to 10 CIII'S ]>el' mOlllh which COIIlll he
<br />hrollA'ht In thIs wn.v, PIUlbllug- us to ~iYe our C\lstOIlU"'I'S merchandise nt lower
<br />prices nndln line with whnt the eonSlIlIll'r can afforl1 to p:i".
<br />Ri\"f"1' navigntlon would 011<;;0 hp of hpllpftt to ll~ ill ,~i\"ill~ 1l~ :I water ll11tlrt
<br />to the Gulf for grnins f,'om Omnha.
<br />Hoping onr nppell) Illn~' h;I' l' ,\"11111' .('Jl)SI'~t c'oll~lllt'l'il flnn. \\"~, lll'('.
<br />Your8. trul".
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<br />FlUNK II. HUCilll':"',
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<br />Lieut. Co!. HFRnERT D""I<"NE,
<br />C(Jrl}JJ of RnY;llcer,~.
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<br />I.ETTl'lt OJ.' I1A V 1[1 ("OI.F. ('RE.\:\t FRY Co,
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<br />OM ...11.... ]\'t:nR.. ,HaV 8. l!/I,;.
<br />1lt:...R f;IR: We hll\'<' ilcen request..d to llresent tll you the furt o. tn wh('tlier
<br />1'1\"'1' transportntillll would he of h..uefit to our hllslneRs.
<br />We make iu this plnn! (1\'1'1' 250 ca1'lou<ls of creRlllery hlltter ""I' nIl1l1l11'. our
<br />11111s all eome from Knll~ns City or !"lonth thereof. 01.11' eg:g ('II~""R eOlllP fl'o11l
<br />ArlwlIRus, TheRe two It..ms could very I'endlly come by 1'l,'er t1'U nSI"'l't "t;lln.
<br />an,\ we are "I'ry anxIous to Ree sometbing of the Idnd inuugllrnt(,ll.
<br />Very truly. "
<br />D^"!IJ COI,"~ ('REAMERY ('0,.
<br />1)"\"11) ('Ol."~. f'n....dtl(.nt.
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<br />Lieut. Co!. HERBERT Dt:AK\'NF..
<br />Corps of ~;nginccrR.
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