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<br />MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY, KANS., TO FLOREXCE, NEBR.
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<br />LEITER Ol" M. E. SMITH & CO.
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<br />OMAHA, ~EBR., Jlall B, 1915.
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<br />]l"AR SIR: We nre u.ld"ed thut ~'ou have Ilsked for nn expression from Omnhn
<br />,hippers reg-arding the URe of the ~lIRsourl RI\"Cr for trRn'portluJ; sblpmeuts
<br />frolll the South lllul Enst to Omnhn.
<br />lJuring the seu,on of 1lI1\'Igntion we could Illt)\"e nhout 5.000.000 pound, of
<br />miscellaneous dry l'00.1, and cotton Ille<'p ::oods orig-Inating In "ew Eng];lIld
<br />awl ~lI(hlle Stotes nnd soutbeast nnd Cnrolluo terrltorie,. PI'm'lded the water
<br />"",'riers publisbed ]OW(>l' thun nil-mil rates.
<br />A! tbe preseut time ,'11\' competltorR at Kunsa" City nud I'll. Josepb. Mo.. nre
<br />IIHill~ the ~en'l('e of tlll-~ Knn~il~ ~i.ty-l\fi:-;~0l1t'1 ~U\'er ~ll\'h!'ntion Co. steamers
<br />frOlIl I'll. Louis nnd find It ,'ery sntlsfoctory. ns the s,ning elTeeted account of
<br />difference III fl'('lght mtes mnkes this transportotlon ,'ery uttructh'e and de-
<br />'Irable.
<br />We. therefore. Rlncerel~' trust IImt the proposed ~IiR",,"'i llh'er impro\'ements
<br />will be uecolliplished nt an eorly dute tbot this ser\'iee 1II0Y I~p extemled to
<br />OnlOho.
<br />YourR. res[leetfull~'.
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<br />~1. E. SMITH & Co...
<br />E. C. WILBUR.
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<br />!.Ieut. Co!. HERBERT j)F.\J{YNE.
<br />(:OI'}I!f (Jf E1l(J-illcers.
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<br />OMAHA. ~f."".. .111//1 S, 1915.
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<br />f)J'::\R :--iIH: '\Ve. Om,lll:1 lohlJel'R. are ,'erv nnxiouH to hi! \,p tllP :\lis~ol1ri llin11'
<br />m:lllp lIil\'ig-Hhle. \'"c h:l\"e 11('('11 iHfol'lHecl that the pl'('lilllill:ll'r pX:lIllinntloll Ilf
<br />the :\1I~~o11ri Bin"r hil~ bt'ell I11lllle Il('twcell K:lH~:I~ Citr alld Fllll"en("{>. As :YO\l
<br />llrp ahout tn lllaliC' thi:'\ l"P(lort. we t"l1~t ~'O\1 will do {'\'er.\"thill~ possible to 1llnl{e
<br />It r",,"ihle.
<br />'V(~ ~hip n great. t1t'nl of 011r wlIre :J~ fnr south :1:-: :--:t. J.oni:-:. aud we al'e conti.
<br />Ilent. t.hat tlti~ w01lld he of hellefit to nilI' h\1:-;ille~:-;. III In'lldll;! 111' 0111" l"e(,ol'tls
<br />We filltl tllllt we !'o:hippC'll in tlJe IIpi~hllol'hol)o of *.~O.OOO worth ~1l\1tll. of which
<br />~7;I.OOO ('0111<<1 h(' sllippell tlIis way.
<br />"'hile we arC' c'ollflllellt tlInt 0111' ('lil~:-; (If IHen.l1:llldi:o-:p. whh'h is hl'(';lIwl.le.
<br />will he hnlHlIell to iI great Ileal hetter nclnllltage b~' watpl' thall hy r:lil. we trust
<br />rou will tIo en"Q'thillj! in Y011r powel' to see that tilt> ()III:1I1:1 ~1~lppel's Illay
<br />I'ett>ire their fl'eig-ht \'1a the )JjHsOul'i Hh'cr :lIu1 tllllt tlll~~' {l1'1I\'il1p :III :lllequnte
<br />rirel' chanlle1.
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<br />LETTER OF .:\ll'coICU-BH.\HY co.. (iHo('EHs.
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<br />O"AII.'. "EBR.. .1/"1/ S, 191~.
<br />DF.AR Sill: We :Ire u,hiserl h~' the COllllllerci:ll Cluh of thIs elt~. U;:lt rOil :Ire
<br />nhollt ready to lIluke :I I'('port of the eonclltloll of t.hl' 1'1\"('1' hetweel1 "UnR:lS ('itv
<br />~nd Florellee. l'ehr.. :I1HI we ullderstlll"l thnt this report will declare it fensihle
<br />rOIll an engineering stundpolnt. '
<br />The Governmellt - will wish to l{now. of cours€'. whether or not ill case 1m.
<br />pro."ements are Illude tbe ri\'er ,,'olllrl he used for the C:lrr~'ing of lIlercb:llldlse.
<br />It IS n \'ery difficult. question tu unRwer frolll our .ta1l<Ipolllt. We hn\"C hcen
<br />~Itho.ut r!.\'er trunsport:ltioll fur so ,n:IIl~' rears It will t:lke some tll",' to get
<br />'0"1; IIlto the Imhit of Rhtpl'tll~ h~' huut. If there were a fret::ht line I'Rt:lhllshed
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