EDWIN A. PRATT.
London, April 1906.
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] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS
| HALF-TONE ILLUSTRATIONS | ||
| AQUEDUCT AT PONTCYSYLLTE (in the distance) | [Frontispiece] | |
| WHAT CANAL WIDENING WOULD MEAN: COWLEY TUNNEL AND EMBANKMENTS | To face page | [32] |
| LOCKS ON THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL AT DEVIZES | " " | [42] |
| WAREHOUSES AND HYDRAULIC CRANES AT ELLESMERE PORT | " " | [48] |
| WHAT CANAL WIDENING WOULD MEAN: SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL AT CHESTER | " " | [70] |
| "FROM PIT TO PORT": PROSPECT PIT, WIGAN | " " | [82] |
| THE SHIPPING OF COAL: HYDRAULIC TIP ON G.W.R., SWANSEA | " " | [88] |
| A CARGO BOAT ON THE MISSISSIPPI | " " | [110] |
| SUCCESSFUL RIVALS OF MISSISSIPPI CARGO BOATS | " " | [114] |
| WATER SUPPLY FOR CANALS: BELVIDE RESERVOIR, STAFFORDSHIRE | " " | [128] |
| MAPS AND DIAGRAMS | ||
| INDEPENDENT CANALS AND INLAND NAVIGATIONS | " " | [54] |
| CANALS AND RAILWAYS BETWEEN WOLVERHAMPTON AND BIRMINGHAM | " " | [56] |
| SOME TYPICAL BRITISH CANALS | " " | [98] |