Show RIVER RISER FREIGHTERS FORTHE FOR FORTHE FORI I THE MISSISSIPPI MISSISSIPPIAn An attempt to solve soho the problem of Mississippi j navigation is being made fro from t another direction since tho iho tempo temporary failure of the deep waterways plan tan Ian says say's says Frederick T E. E Morse J orse in the thc June one number of Popular Mechanics Describing in ing a type tyke of light draft boat de designed designed e- e signed to navi navigate atc trio the Mississippi i and meet the peculiar conditions o of that rn river cr ho Iw sa says s It A A new type of river rifer er craft which to io experts may Wray work ork a revolution rove revo lution lotion in iu river navigation tion will gill soon bc be placed in operation between cen St. St Louis Lonis and anti N NSW New w Orleans This Thi new nets boat hoat i 13 is designed de do- signed to carry hi high h grade frado rode freight ht rap idl idly between terminal po points tots It is is in to some wa s like liko the fife great reat lakes' lakes freight erR era whit which t have havo been cen extremely success ful fuh Three 11 designs n will ill be he J made from adaptations of the general plan Tho The principal design provides pro es for forn n 11 steel croft joO 1 10 foot feet lon long lent 60 GU feet wide to draw but hut 1 J l inches of If water rater when Jj light ht Every E Jeer foot of displacement iu addition to to this represents 1000 tons Car carrying IDS capacity BO to that aho sho w will Jl carry tons when loaded to 7 i foot feet ct The en cn engines inca will will provide pro which will give i e her a speed of sixteen miles an an hour When loaded Tho c estimated exit esti ti mated orated cost is Tho The other boats to bo Holt built front from tho iho saute samo design fro arc a river tu tug curl and r river cr barge also construct constructed con con- conI I ii of or tIt steel I The rho article clo is illustrated |