| Show BURTON STUDIES TRANS T TN N United States Stales Representative 11 In ud iud Rail RECEIVES SPLENDID TREATMENT Europe Deter Better Opportunities luau Thun America for or the thc Stud Study O Or the bc i D Berlin Sept cabinet has hns decided to again propose to time the the ot of Q a great cross ross country c emmal to the tha hirme Weser ais l I Elbe thus lilg fig the Iho emperors of waterways I Congressman chairman of the II IS amiul harbors committee ot of the I house who 11 lute returned hero here tram Irom his Inquiry into the tha river Ild harbor im i In eastern lud I fl this Is the tho only project seriously considered In I that compares In expense to the oI 01 I Erie rh canal improvements The ivas estimated to east though It I is now It wi vIii COlt cost considerably more COURTEOUSLY Y Mr Ir Durton Burton who tl ts b by MaJ F Stas cn r corps retired and his secretary Mr Ir Floyd Wat rec ld most maRl courteously In time the countries through brought which ho pass cl Russia la provided Mm 1 Burton Burlon tu n steamer for hil his transportation and Prof Irot Tom hof Ind and other othor Welt Went wih with Mr Jurt BurtOn l anti his party on the tho train from Ter Tyer to IOb micH miles Mr Burton Hurton spent 1 it days 01 on the Ind and then th the Sr Sa harbors the Danube and the upper Ehe Eibe FAVOR Speaking of at his lous which were ere begun early In June Mr Burton lal We Ve found lu throwing light upon almost every In Inthe Inthe the river and harbor works ot of the he United States I In Europe there Is n a disposition to make increased use of the inland Waterways whether rivers or The value of at these means menns ot of II is coming to bo be more and lore In France rn auml portions ot of Russia the tho quantity of at freight b by wat or orIs Is increasing moro more than that carrIed by y rai rail There II Is n a strong movement or time or of lie anti there II is I a growing tle opinion II ci Sc not os as Potent or uller universal nl 11 In of at tull on Oil the which Ore It seem Il I tha Europe ur affords beter better opportunitIes AI to the relations be between tween railroad and nd waterway tation nty 1 a state Is iii Improving Is Its rivers and building caucus Ilso niso owns the lime Bitt for tor various reasons the tho field nold 11 1 Mt hot mich heter better In SOle semite countries time hI policies f tell towards the two methods ot of transportation lre are widely different In other others Ito railways and waterways Ire are managed h imy government d de each trying to make mako a showing and the tho Competition Which arises States In iii alno almost t ns as lIce I as In the United Mr Burton Durton wil will visit the lie lower louver Elbe hear hamburg and time the canals ot of north tm Fiance belon going home |
