Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1899 — GREAT CANAL IS OPENED. [ARTICLE]

GREAT CANAL IS OPENED.

Expansive German Waterway Superior to Any in Europe. Formal opening of the Dortmund and I North 'Canal took place recently at BerI lin. The canal connects the Westphalian coal and iron district with Emden, using the River Ems for a distance of 12(1 kilometers. The city of Dortmnnd has I spent $2,000,000 for a harbor covering 200 acres in size, with an equal area re-