CHAPTER XII. 



TRANSPORT — TITLES THE DULLNESS OF 



COUNTRY LIFE. 



Cheap and effective (in the sense of regular and 

 fairly speedy) transport is undoubtedly a great 

 aid to the prosperity of the industries of the land. 

 Very many of the land's products are perishable, 

 and depend absolutely on quick and regular 

 transport. In regard to others not perishable, 

 naturally the cost of dear transport must come 

 out of the producer's pocket when he has to 

 compete for his market, and is an extra handicap 

 to him when the rivals in his market can get 

 cheaper transport. To what extent can trans- 

 port improvement affect British agriculture ? 



I have heard a great many harsh criticisms 

 of the greed of the English railways in regard 

 to the land, and have had that greed set forth 

 confidently as one of the causes of the decline 



