 | United States. War Department - 1869 - 674 Seiten
...National Ship Canal Convention, which was called together for the purpose of discussing the subject of " the enlargement of the canals between the valley of the Mississippi and the Atlantic," being regarded "as of great national, commercial, and military importance, and as tending to promote... | |
 | Chicago (Ill.). Committee on Statistics - 1863 - 124 Seiten
...EAST AND WEST. CONVENTION TO PROMOTE ENLARGED FACILITIES FOB COMMERCE BETWEEN THE EAST AND THE WEST. Regarding the enlargement of the Canals between the...interested in the subject, at Chicago, on the first Monday in June next. We especially ask the co-operation and aid of the Boards of Trade, Chambers of... | |
 | 1863 - 256 Seiten
...APR 1 9 1938 PROCEEDINGS. CALL FOR A NATIONAL SHIP-CANAL CONVENTION. WASHINGTON, DC, March 2, 186S. Regarding the enlargement of the Canals between the...a meeting of all those interested in the subject, in Chicago, on the first Tuesday in June next. We especially ask the co-operation and aid of the Boards... | |
 | 1863 - 260 Seiten
...ult, inviting me to be present at your meeting to be held in Chicago on the second proximo, to further the enlargement of the canals between the Valley of the Mississippi and the Atlantic coast. If, by going to Chicago, I could render any practical aid to the project you have in view, I... | |
 | Boston Board of Trade - 1864 - 156 Seiten
...promoting the general welfare of our whole country, adopt the following Resolutions : 1. That we regard the enlargement of the canals between the Valley of the Mississippi and the Atlantic, as of great military, national, and commercial importance. We believe that such enlargement, to the capacity of... | |
 | William Kingsford - 1865 - 214 Seiten
...parts / of the United States to the number of five thousand. The object of the meeting was to advocate the enlargement of the Canals between the valley of...great national, commercial and military importance. But the meeting was hardly organized before Mr. Spaulding, of Ohio, moved that the subject of a Ship... | |
 | Canadian Society of Civil Engineers - 1891 - 680 Seiten
...parts of the United States were in attendance. The special object of this Convention was to advocate the enlargement of the canals between the Valley of the Mississippi and the Atlantic. In 1865 it was urged by an able advocate of water-way enlargement that the commerce of the Northwest... | |
 | George Preston Brown - 1894 - 526 Seiten
...deliberations were adopted. Their substance was as follows: 1. That we regard the construction and the enlargement of the canals between the valley of the Mississippi and the Atlantic as of great military, national and commercial importance. We believe that such enlargement to the capacity of passing... | |
 | Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.) - 1908 - 576 Seiten
...considerations of national importance, military, commercial and political, involved in the adequate enlargement of the canals between the valley of the Mississippi and the Atlantic." He embodied in his report documents, resolutions and many data relating to the subject matter, which... | |
 | Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.) - 1908 - 622 Seiten
...considerations of national importance, military, commercial and political, involved in the adequate enlargement of the canals between the valley of the Mississippi and the Atlantic." He embodied in his report documents, resolutions and many data relating to the subject matter, which... | |
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Regarding the enlargement of the canals between the valley of the Mississippi and the Atlantic as of great national, commercial and military importance, and as tending to promote the development, prosperity and unity of our whole country, we invite a... 
