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Fourteen Feet Through the Valley Visioned in River Plan
The piece argues for a deep waterway from Joliet to Baton Rouge and a nine foot channel up the Ohio to Pittsburgh, the Mississippi to New Orleans, and feeders to Minneapolis and St. Louis. It cites Taft, Cannon, and Aldrich, praises the ship canal concept, and claims huge freight savings and economic benefits for Chicago, St. Louis, and other inland centers.
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James A. Edgerton
Watt
St. Louis
Sow Bones Hall
Waters
Luis
Mississippi
Congress
Hhey
Aft
Aldrich
Rhode
Iuyil
New Orleana
Nowrheevige of
Taola
Mississippol
Stralebreaths
Hat Siream
Willers
Joliet
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Taft
Sherman
Cannon
Holland
Venice
Louisiana
Mark Twain
Mark
Memphis
Roosevelt
Nelody
Michigan
Chicago
Lllnois
Misardsiipi
Missisippi
Gulf
Emil
Ohio
Pittsburg
Minneapolis
Missouri
Lioux City
Tom Rodvoce
Red River
New York
Erie Canal
Buffalo
St. Laws
Cinelit
Lenheii
Sioux City
Omaha
Kansas Choy
St. Paul
The
United States
Deep Waterway
Mississippi Valley
Chief of Engineers