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James J Hill and the rise and fall of Pacific trade
Dward N Hurley of the United States Shipping Board suggests turning merchant ships to railroads after government failure to build a strong U S fleet. The piece chronicles James J Hill the Empire Builder who created the Great Northern and a Pacific steamship venture seeking Orient trade but was forced to abandon the trans Pacific project by Interstate Commerce Commission restrictions and regulatory hurdles.
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Dward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
James J. Hill
Empire Builder
Great Northern Railway
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Pacific Coast
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Orient
Hill
Japan
China
Rockwood Academy
Toronto
Alexander
Napoleon
Ontario
Syracuse
N. Y
Philadelphia
Richmond
Red River
Manitoba
Alberta
St. Paul
Atlantic
Plains
Pacific
Chicago
Mississippi
Lake Winnipeg
Young Hill
J. W. Bass & Co
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
Mr. Hill
Washington
Alaska
Honolulu
Joseph Gilpin Pyle
India
CIA
United
Minneapolis
Hongkong
Mr. Pyle
Great Northern
Oregon
St. Louis
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Yokohama
Belgium
Great Britain
Europe
Suez Canal
Ils
Seattle
Great Northern Steamship Comp
Dakota
Ongkong
le Corr