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Report by a Special Board of Engineers on Survey of Mississippi River from St. Louis, Mo., to Its Mouth, with a View to Obtaining a Channel 14 Feet Deep and of Suitable Width, Including a Consideration of the Survey of a Proposed Waterway from Chic

Report by a Special Board of Engineers on Survey of Mississippi River from St. Louis, Mo., to Its Mouth, with a View to Obtaining a Channel 14 Feet Deep and of Suitable Width, Including a Consideration of the Survey of a Proposed Waterway from Chic


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...but of the entire territory between the Atlantic coast and the Rocky Mountains. It is a fact that the rail lines now operating between Chicago and St. Louis are unable to handle the traffic offered either to their satisfaction or to the satisfaction of the shipper, notwithstanding the fact that within the past ten years their facilities have been increased to the extent of two new through lines and the double trackings of a large part of two of the old lines. It is also a notable fact that during that period the old lines have gradually increased their tonnage until they now carry double what they did ten years ago. Hence it is fair to assume that the projectors of the two new lines could not have based their enterprise on the prospective "Mr. Coyle is responsible for the statements in these two paragraphs. tonnage that might be diverted from the old lines, but rather upon the broader ground of general development, just as we insist this enterprise should be based. That there is an immediate necessity for the construction of this deep waterway is shown by the facts already stated, and the further fact that under the present consolidation of rail lines and the concentration of their management we have no reason to expect private capital to invest in railroads to the extent necessary to relieve the present general congestion of traffic. That the establishment of a permanent deep-water channel from Chicago to the Gulf would do this in a large measure must be apparent to those who have given the subject even superficial consideration. In touching on this feature I wish to say in passing that we are convinced from our intercourse with the representatives of the railroads that the broad-minded traffic men of the country to-day would hail this deep waterway a...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781130207651
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 228
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 113020765X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Mar 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 413 gr


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