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Excerpt from Harbor Dues and Transit Charges at Montreal and Atlantic Ports: A Communication From the Council of the "Montreal Board of Trade," and the Committee of Management of the "Montreal Corn Exchange Association," in Reply to a Letter From the Hon. H. L. Langevin, C. B
The following concise statement shows the eastward and westward traflic earnings of the New York Central and the Erie railways, and the Canals respectively for a period of twenty-four years, -the rates per ton per mile being also given. It appears that, though the rate by canal is 33 to 50 per cent. Less than by the railways, the water-route has not been able to hold its own. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.
