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<br />8 MISSOURI RIVER, KAXS,IS CIT\', lUX;;., TO FLORENCE, ::S-EBR.
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<br />cost of $20,000,000, or about $;;0,000 per mile. The estimated cost
<br />of maintaining the improvement aftel' completion is $500,000 pel'
<br />year. The illlpron>ment, is being made by re\"etment of the banks
<br />und control of the channel with dikes. The same .kind of work
<br />would be required from Kallsas City to Florence, a distance of about
<br />280 miles, and the cost would be appl'Oximately in proportion to the
<br />length.
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<br />vn:ws Ot' I~TF:IlESTt:D PARTIES.
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<br />14. A cil'cular letter I was sent to a II pel'sons 0\' organizations snp'
<br />posl'd to he intl'rl'stl'd ill thl' proposp.) illlpl'()\'eml'llt. reqnesting- tlu'il'
<br />views. Many replies wen' I'l'cl'il'l'd, and those from the followin~
<br />al'e transmittpcl Ill'l','\\'ith to show tIll' vil'wS of the parties who take
<br />the greatest interest in the snhjl'ct:
<br />MI'. .John DOIlIIl'lIy, ]I\'csidellt boanl of tire and water eOllllllissjOIl'
<br />"1'5, Kallsas City, ]\[0.; Leal'ellworth Chamhel' of Commerce, Lenn'n-
<br />\I'Il\tll, Kans.: St. .Joseph "Vater Co. and ('ommerce Clllb. St. Josl'l'h,
<br />1\[.).: Mr. .Johll G. Steillhart, postlllastl'l', ~chraska (~it~-, ~pll\'.:
<br />Commcrcial ('IlIb (~), L. G. DOllp Co., 'Valrath & Shen\'ood Lllmber
<br />Co., Baker Ice Machine Co., Omaha Mallufactlll'el's' ..\ssociatioll,
<br />elll'penter Papel' Co.. the Jerpe Commission Co" Bilker Manllfactllr-
<br />ing ('0., Paxton & Vierling Iron Works, Uncle Ham Breakfast Food
<br />Co., Carter Sheet Metal Co., Cole & Fry Co., H. .J. Hughes Co" Da lid
<br />Cole Crellmel'y Co., M. Eo Smith & Co., Omllha Crocker.v Co.. )lc.
<br />Cord Braely ('0.. and H. F. Cady Lumher Co., Omaha, NebI',
<br />15. It will be Ilote.l that many of these letters contain estimates
<br />of the probable tonnage that would be handled on the riyel', The
<br />total of the prospecti,'e commerce at St. Joseph, Mo" is g-i\'en as
<br />77,000 tons. The figures gin>n by the \'l\l'ions til'll1S at Omaha make
<br />a total of abont ;:;0,000 tons.
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<br />16. No special transfer or terminal facilities exist 011 this stretch
<br />of river. There are simple ril'er landings at most of the towns,
<br />reached hy ordinary rOllds. There are railroads at all of the places
<br />of importance. and transfer hl'twl'en rail and watet. could easily be
<br />lIITanged. There is space alailable fO!' public tt>l'minal~ at lIloSt
<br />places.
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<br />W.\TF.II POWEll. t'I.OOIlS, .1~1l "TIIEIl Ilt:I..\Tt:n :<l.'I\.IF.CTS.
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<br />17. There appl'al' to hc no plans foJ' dl'\'eloplllent of water p"wer
<br />on any Jlart of this stretc.h of the Misson-ri Hi 1'1'1'. There m'l' no
<br />rapids giving lIny coneentration of fall. nO!' any bends sufficil'lltly
<br />Ion/! ano sharp to enuble 1I IIII'!!C hpud to be obtlliiled In- cal'l'vinCT the
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<br />water acmss the neck of 1I bend.
<br />. 18. The rivet. is sllb~ect to floods, which CllUse oamage to the lalllls
<br />III the valley, Extl'nSIVe overflows are not frequent, The improl'e'
<br />ment of the rh'er by the protection of the blinks would enllble land.
<br />owners to build le\'ees with some lISSUl'llnee of permanence. lIncl in
<br />that way wonld rednce the e/fect of floods,
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