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  THE 
  NATIONAL 
  GEOGRAPHIC 
  MAGAZINE 
  

  

  INLAND 
  WATER 
  TRANSPORT 
  IS 
  ONE 
  OE 
  GERMANY 
  S 
  GREATEST 
  ASSETS 
  

  

  Some 
  of 
  the 
  canal-boats 
  are 
  still 
  poled 
  or 
  pulled 
  by 
  men, 
  though 
  many 
  are 
  equipped 
  with 
  

  

  engines. 
  

  

  PUTTING 
  A 
  BOVINE 
  PASSENGER 
  ASHORE 
  

  

  More 
  than 
  20,000 
  Steamers, 
  barges, 
  and 
  tugs 
  — 
  over 
  5,000,000 
  tons 
  of 
  shipping 
  in 
  all 
  — 
  ply 
  the 
  

   Rhine. 
  Here 
  is 
  an 
  example 
  for 
  America 
  in 
  the 
  use 
  of 
  inland 
  rivers. 
  

  

  