I do not hesitate to recommend that Congress make the very moderate appropriation for surveys suggested by the conference and authorize the appointment of commissioners and the detail of engineer officers to direct and conduct the necessary preliminary surveys.
Message to Congress Transmitting a Report of the International American Conference Recommending a Survey of a Route for an...
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