Show RAILROADS AND WAT ERWAY TERMINALS another important topic of discussion is th the monopolization of waterway terminals by the railroads railroad tho the country has waked up to tho the I 1 knowledge now ledge that the railroads havo have bought up the terminals on most of the rivers and docks at ocean terminals it is now understood that this nation in expend mg ing in tho tha next ton ten years to improve rivers and harbors may only bo be handing over to the railroads tile the whole system of waterways so improved the solution public ownership owne iship of docks now york is planning the expenditure pend iture of already provided portland oregon has just voted a big sum far public docks san I 1 Francl francisco co has public docks so other cities in europe the movement for public locks clocks has been taken up in practically every country waterway experts consider public docks the sine quit qua non of freedom from absolute dom of the waterways by the rail broad read interests pacific monthly |