CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I.INTRODUCTORY[1]
II.EARLY DAYS[12]
III.RAILWAYS TO THE RESCUE[23]
IV.RAILWAY-CONTROLLED CANALS[32]
V.THE BIRMINGHAM CANAL AND ITS STORY[57]
VI.THE TRANSITION IN TRADE[74]
VII.CONTINENTAL CONDITIONS[93]
VIII.WATERWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES[104]
IX.ENGLISH CONDITIONS[119]
X.CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS[142]
APPENDIX—THE DECLINE IN FREIGHT TRAFFIC ON THE MISSISSIPPI[151]
INDEX[157]