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Show FIRST BARGES START NEW CANAL JOURNEY CHICAGO, Sept. 21. A new epoch in Inland waterway transportation was marked today by the departure of tbo first fleet of bargca on their maiden voy-ago voy-ago from Cnicago down the drainage canal to the M?.Bsls8tppi river. Tnis wedding of the mJand rivorss and the inland seas, it Is predicted will ultl- ; mateiy open the channel of a new trade route between the great lakes and the Mb-'sisslppl river. j The fleet which departed today con- sls&ed of one steam barge and two others i in tow, loaded with salt consigned to ; La Salle, 11L j |