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Excerpt from Reaction as an Efficient Agent in Procuring Deeper Navigable Channels in the Improvement of Rivers and Harbors
For the forty -four years prior to 1866, when our commerce carried in much lighter-draft vessels, the total expenditure waterway improvements was but $14,990, i 70; but between 1 and 1901 they expanded to - making a grand t to that date of 7, to which should be added the ap priations of the last Congress of about more, swelling the aggregate to over In reporting the bill the Chairman of the River and Harbor Committee stated the total amount which would be required fo projects for river and harbor works exceeds If but ten per cen be secured annually it is evident that our commerce must Slow length along for many years, while the increase i mand for greater facilities-cannot be met unless greater may be secured in the methods in vogue.
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