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Open Waterway Proposal Aims to Ease Great Lakes Trade
Des Moines May 14 The waterway plan from the Great Lakes to the sea draws support from shippers and business interests as rail freight struggles. Charles P. Craig says the Welland Canal will remove Niagara Falls as a barrier and St Lawrence improvements will unlock ocean ports, cutting grain freight by about five cents per bushel and easing rail congestion. An international board meets in June to discuss the project with Americans and Canadians.
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Des Moines
Rude
Great Lakes
Charles P. Craig
Duluth
Minn
Minnesota State Board of Agriculture
Great Lakes St. Lawrence
Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence
Welland Canal
Lake Erien
St. Lawrence River
Craiz
Greater
Iowa
Iowa State Department of Agriculture
Ocean
Lowe
Alleghenies
Middle West