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<br />gation for three 01' more months in the winter, their indepen(lence
<br />of the river clInent, amI their comparati\'e freedom from disturbance
<br />by floods, winds, and fogs.
<br />11. If there should be 11 revi\'al of rivel' tru,ffic, the natural use of
<br />the river would be in the transportation of bulky nonperishable arti-
<br />des, for which rapidity and regularity of schedule are not esscntial.
<br />('oal, building materials, hllnlware, farm implemcnts, fCl'tilizers,
<br />~I'nin, and hay are some of the things that might be expected to seek
<br />ri\'el' transportation: Farm implements llnd fel-tilizel'~ would l.l~ll\'e
<br />to be taken up the 1'1ver in the fall to he ready fOJ' use III the sPl'lllg.
<br />Wheat and hay should be brought down the 1'1\.1'1' in the summei' and
<br />fa 11. and COI'll would ha \'1' to be kept through tIll' willtel' amI hl'Ou/.(ht'
<br />down in the spring. The other commodities might he expected to
<br />mO\"C at all timcs 111II'illg the na\'igation season of eight to nine
<br />1IIC1llths. This would be g!'nernl or through COlIlIl1CI'I't', in\'ohing a
<br />dl'\"L'lopment on hrClad lines. such as the ca\'l'ying of grain from the
<br />agril'ultnml Stutes along the MissoU\'i to New Orlcans for export.
<br />TI,(,l'c would also be R possibility of local commel'cc. such as the
<br />tr':lllsportation of !i\'e stock from the farllls to such centers as Omaha,
<br />Sl. .Joseph. and Kansas City, anrl thl' shipment of pl'ol"isions, cloth-
<br />Ill/!. furniture, and oth!'r necessities fl'om these I'entel's to smalll'l'
<br />places along the ri\'el'. 'Vhile a development of. this kiml is among
<br />till' possibilities. the 'plestion to be considerell is whcthel' it will
<br />p\,(lhably amount to enough to warrant thc cXI)('nllitl\l'e neccssary for
<br />IUlproving the stream.
<br />I:!, This l)\,osl'ecti\'" ,',omlllerCI' is a qllestion IIpOIl ",hich there is
<br />l'OIom fo!' a grcat diu'I'gl'lIce of ric\\"s. Tht, total (',Ol1ll11el'ce of thl'
<br />tenitory :i1ong the ri \"1'1' 1IIlIIollbtedly rlll1S lip illto hlllHIl'etls of tlloll-
<br />sall(ls, possibly milliollS, of tons. If all.\" considl'I'ab!!' part of this
<br />Wen' transfcl'red to the ri\'cl' it wOllld make a sllbstantlal ShO\\'llIg.
<br />But an.\' rapid growth OIf I'in'r ('OIlIlIlI'rCI' into lal'ge figll!'l's does nut
<br />al'pcar t.o IIII', pl'OIbabll" In allotlll'r r!'IH,rt I rp('I'lltly pl'el'al'ed. I
<br />poillted ollt that on thl' :\lisHlllri Bin'l' fl'<lI11 Kansas ('it\' to the
<br />mOllth, whel'e iml'l'()\'I'llll'nt has I'een in 11l'ogl'I'SS sillCl' Ul}O to secllre
<br />a ppl'manent (i-foot channel. amI WIlI'I'I' a bO:lt line has l'l'l'n in !'l'glllal'
<br />Opl'ration sim'l' IfIll. the 1'(11111111'1'1'1' ill the c:llelHl:tr \"I'al' 1(\1:\ was
<br />a-l..:!:\:i tons. This figllre iIH'llldcd :\(I!I';"," tOilS OIf "i'llll and gran'l
<br />dl'p,lg-e(I f!'lllll thl' l'in'l' and t:lkl'n to landings nl':I!' the pl:lce of re-
<br />IIH'\'al. allll 10. lOIns "f lo/!s :llId hllllbl'r raftl'll. Thesl' itellls :I!'l' nllt
<br />a1fI'cted hy I'i\-I'I' iml'l'O\"l'IIH'llt.. Elimillating tlll'l1l. the COlIIlIIl'I'l~e
<br />from Kallsas ('it\. to tIll' 1II"lIth for 1(l]:\ was :-\..'-,,",1 tons. Another
<br />example is thc :\fissif'sippi Bin'l' I,('twel'n the ll,ollth of t.1ll' Ohio awl
<br />t],I',lllOlltll of till' :\'lissOlll'i. \\"hil'!! has a IH'l'Il1:1nl'llt challlll'1 Ii feet 01'
<br />mort> in tlel'th. It l'alTil.d ill IHI:\ :!.-,s..O!l tOilS. ex('lllding itellls
<br />not a ffected by imjll'fI\'{'ment. Fro/ll these l'xalllp],.s thl'1'1' is <",ou
<br />l'('ason to rcg-al'll as illllsol'.\' :111.\' 1"'1l1'l'lations thnt till' COIllIllI'!''; on
<br />the :\Iissoll\'i ahoH' ]\:ansas ('it\' will anlollnt to IlIillions of tons in
<br />th" 111':11' futlll'l' if tIll' rin'r is il'lIprfl\'ell.
<br />. t::. A cletail!'d l'stilllf,tl' of the "OISt of illl\)rou'IIII'nt is not rcqllil'l'tl
<br />III this rl'pOlt on prelilllin:II'~' examination. hut a /!l'nl'ral idea of the
<br />"~~st Ill11Y I,l' olJtllined b~' cOlllparison ",ith tIlt' ri \'('1' bl'lo\\' Kallsas
<br />llty, ",hel'e a leng-th of :-\!IO miles is being impro\'ed at an estimated
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