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PREFACE

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY

CHAPTER II EARLY DAYS

CHAPTER III RAILWAYS TO THE RESCUE

CHAPTER IV RAILWAY-CONTROLLED CANALS

CHAPTER V THE BIRMINGHAM CANAL AND ITS STORY

CHAPTER VI THE TRANSITION IN TRADE

CHAPTER VII CONTINENTAL CONDITIONS

CHAPTER VIII WATERWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES

CHAPTER IX ENGLISH CONDITIONS

CHAPTER X CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

APPENDIX THE DECLINE IN FREIGHT TRAFFIC ON THE MISSISSIPPI

INDEX