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Immediate steps should be taken to provide three or four docks of this capacity on the Atlantic Coast, at least one on the Pacific Coast, and a floating dock in the Gulf.
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gutenberg.orgWilliam McKinley: “Immediate steps should be taken to provide three or four docks of this capacity on the Atlantic Coast, at least one on…”
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McKinley urges immediate action to build additional docks to accommodate the growing navy, emphasizing urgency.
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