Show development of water transportation HERE tire are numerous indications THERE that a tremendous development of water transportation in this country 4 Is at land hand high freight rates and the inability of tile the railroads to 11 1 nance extensions and the additional equipment required by increased agricultural and industrial production are the development of other nican mcanin of transportation notably and vessels reviving prosperity indicates that the day Is not far distant when every evert carrier resource of the country will be taxed to the limit the demand for adequate and cheap transportation then will mill be so great it Is calculated cu as tocarra to carry the st lawrence seaway and the lakes to the gulf waterway projects to swift consummation making tile the great lakes system the greatest waterway in tho the world in volume of bf commerce already washington Is being bombarded by the shipping interests with appeals to remove alleged rate discriminations crimi nations that have grown up in ory s p 4 11 J favor of all rail roil transportation and against water or rail and water carriage such discriminations it la Is asserted are hampering tho the development of waterways to meet transportation tation needs julius barnes president of the chamber of commerce of the united states state s has called a conference of transportation and shipping interests to study the rate e and other problems with a view to removing obstacles to the expansion of transit facilities |