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Show ms ? Byan , an engineer of ( 't-110 t110 ) general huid office of Salt LaIze City , and Virgil Baldwin was operating the boat , with an assistant boatman , Cecil Thompson . . His examinations of rivers have in the past been , _ directed towards the question of existing ( naviga-- naviga ) bility , existing commerce , possibilities for ( improve-- improve improve- improve ) Ment of the river , cost of the improvement , , aud . general economic aspects as to whether the ( river river- river ) should be improved or not . Another type of ( in- in ) spection he has been accustomed to has been in ( con- con ) , nection with rules and regulations for navigation , , which he has not paid any attention to on the ( Colo- Colo ) rzido River . In connection ( with vitli ) those ( examina-- examina ) tions they make ordinarily what is called a ( prelim- prelim ) iiiary examination , and a survey , if necessary . . . The purpose of the preliminary examination is to . determine ( whether -"-rhether rhether ) a further investigation is ( neces- neces ) sary , , and if such investigation is considered ( neces- neces ) sary , , to ascertain such facts as are necessary to ( de- de ) termine the scope of the future investigation or survey . . The purpose of the survey is to develop - ail actual physical plan for improvement of the Tiver , , with its cost . ( R . 1224-1225 . ) By r an examination into economic conditions he means that the improvement of rivers is a very variable proposition , so far as cost is concerned , and the amount of traffic existing , and potential is , a very essential item in determining whether a river should or should not be improved under Acts of Congress . |