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It seems to me that an increase in the amount of money now being annually expended in the improvement of the Ohio River which has been formally adopted by Congress would be in the interest of the public.
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gutenberg.orgBill Taft: “It seems to me that an increase in the amount of money now being annually expended in the improvement of the Ohio River…”
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Taft advocates for increased funding for the improvement of the Ohio River, stressing its public benefit.
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