Oshkosh Man Speaks Makes Strong Plea for Waterways
Oshkosh delegate James H. Davidson urged continued government funded rivers and harbors improvements at the national congress. He compared battle ship costs to canal and inland waterway projects, arguing cheaper transport and broader national benefit through deeper harbors and improved channels.
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Washington, D. C
James H. Davidson
Oshkosh Vs
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
United States
Great Lakes
Ohio River
Mississippi River
Manchester
Amsterdam
Clyde
Glasgow
Atlantic Coast
Liverpol
Waterway Spending and Canal Projects Debate
The text discusses costs and potential gains of deepening channels and building canals from the Mississippi to the Rio Grande, including a six to fourteen foot channel from Minneapolis to St. Louis and a nine foot channel from Pittsburg to Cairo. It questions funding approaches and how Congress should proceed with inland waterways. H. C. Stevens notes committees will seek the people’s will and asks for support.
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Liverpool
Chicago
Lakes
Erie Canal
Lakes Superior
Michigan
Dakota
Treasury
T. #. Burton
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Missouri
Kansas City
Mississippi
Rio Grande
Delaware
Chesapeake
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Cairo
Huston
Miami
Columbia River
Rim
H. C. Stevens
Tariff Rates Change for 1909 Eastbound Traffic
The Associated Press reports in Washington that Trane continental tariff begins January 1909 with advances on all eastbound rail and water traffic. Westbound class rates remain unchanged while westbound commodity rates from Atlantic seaboard to Pacific coast terminals rise about ten percent.
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Asssociated Press
Washington, D. C
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Pacific Coast
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