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Show Amazing Marine Procession. The Hoots of tho world which roam the seven seas occasionally bunch up In some prominent port or passageway like the Suez canal and make an Imposing Im-posing showing. But in point of magnitude mag-nitude almost any of these marine processions pro-cessions fall short of that unending commercial parade which Is forever steaming down the great lakes and through the canals. Tho Immensity of this tmftlc Is reflected In tho official figures for April, 1906, for the "Boo" canal alone. During tho 30 days of last month 1,079 vessels of ,000,040 tons net register and carrying 2,513,267 tons of freight .passcc through this great highway. Nearly one-half of this traffic was Iron ore, with coal to tho extent of about 050,000 t"is second In promlnenco and grain and flour next on the list. Portland Oregonlan. |