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Show tween Chicago and the Mississippi river vl-i the so-called drainage canal route. Mi". Puth planned some time, afro to establish a freight ; carrying system between Chicago and St. Iouis, but was prevented from doing so, he says, because of a number of stationary brides across the drainage drain-age channel "Tho so-called Lockport link Is good enough for the motorboats. but, It won,t help any. concern that attempts at-tempts to carry on a transportation! business along the dralnaoe canal down to the Mississippi river or points this side of It," sold .Mr. , Pugh. "The lock at 1-oekport, Is not big enough en-ough to accommodate the kind of boats I hat would be needed in order to carry a profitable freight carrying business" NO COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE IN THE WATERWAY. Chicago, July 2. "The connection just completed '.at l,nekport between ( the drainage canal and the old Illi- i nois and Michigan canal Is all right j for the motor-boat enthusiasts, but. from a commercial standpoint. It has I practically no slgnlficffnce." This statement was made yesterday by James A. Pugh. president of the Pugh Terminal Warehouse company, and a close student of the possibilities of freight transportation by. water be- |