EXERCISE 60 

 WHAT IS THE LOCAL IMPORTANCE OF WATER TRANSPORTATION? 



Materials. Reports of the United States Department of Commerce and Labor dealing with, 

 quantities of materials shipped by water, and the sources and destinations of these materials; 

 reports or data from individual steamship companies regarding number of boats in use through 

 a given river or from a given port, the amount of material shipped, its nature, source, and desti- 

 nation ; statements from local merchants regarding the nature, source, and amount of goods they 

 receive by water transportation. 



Directions. If the local community is affected by water transportation, discover what proportion 

 of goods shipped to or from the place travels by water, what kinds of goods are more frequently 

 sent by water, what the cost is per ton by rail and by water, and how the time needed for delivery 

 by water compares with the time by rail. 



What is the importance of water transportation to your community ? 



Additional problems. What influence did waterways have upon the establishment of New York City ? 

 of Philadelphia ? of San Francisco ? of New Orleans ? of St. Louis ? of Pittsburgh ? of Seattle ? , 



What cities or towns of your immediate community are there whose location was affected by waterways ? 



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