Hearings..before the Committee on Rivers and Harbors... |
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... barges they built 1,400 - ton barges ; they found that they could not get those over the shoal places in the river at low 19410-15-2 stages of water so that then they had to put MISSOURI RIVER . 17.
... barges they built 1,400 - ton barges ; they found that they could not get those over the shoal places in the river at low 19410-15-2 stages of water so that then they had to put MISSOURI RIVER . 17.
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... barges of 1,000 or 700 tons . Now , those barges will be useful for way freight , but not useful for through freight on an improved river and when they have 6 feet clear through . They want 1,400 , 1,800 , and 2,000 ton barges , and in ...
... barges of 1,000 or 700 tons . Now , those barges will be useful for way freight , but not useful for through freight on an improved river and when they have 6 feet clear through . They want 1,400 , 1,800 , and 2,000 ton barges , and in ...
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... barges or whatever sort of fleet of vessels might be necessary after a full and thorough investigation . We made it as a promise to the committee , and we returned to Kansas City after the hearing here in February , 1910 , I think about ...
... barges or whatever sort of fleet of vessels might be necessary after a full and thorough investigation . We made it as a promise to the committee , and we returned to Kansas City after the hearing here in February , 1910 , I think about ...
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... barges and power boats . The reason we do not expend that money now and the reason we do not increase our carrying ... barge needed , and we want higher power in our boats , and we think we know now upon what basis to proceed . The ...
... barges and power boats . The reason we do not expend that money now and the reason we do not increase our carrying ... barge needed , and we want higher power in our boats , and we think we know now upon what basis to proceed . The ...
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... barges with high - power boats operating up and down that river , there is no question but what we can make a profit , and we can carry downstream at 50 per cent of the rail rate , and we are now carrying at a profit upstream at 80 per ...
... barges with high - power boats operating up and down that river , there is no question but what we can make a profit , and we can carry downstream at 50 per cent of the rail rate , and we are now carrying at a profit upstream at 80 per ...
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