Steam Towing on Rivers and Canals, by Means of a Submerged Cable

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Excerpt from Steam Towing on Rivers and Canals, by Means of a Submerged Cable: With a Description of Their Cable SystemPrior to the introduction of the railway system, rivers and canals were the sole recognised and possible means of transporting large quantities of goods at anything like reason able prices. Since their introduction however, and owing to their development, the growth of trade has been so rapid, that many of the railways are now inadequate to the traffic they have so much assisted in fostering, while in many cases the goods to be forwarded are of such a nature that they will not bear expensive carriage. Frequently also, the lines themselves might be more profitably employed in forwarding goods and passengers at rates that would give them better returns.It is for the carriage of large quantities of bulky, or cheap goods, at slow speeds and at low rates that, in France and Germany especially, so much attention is being devoted to the improvement of their rivers, and the development of their system of canals.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.