Show transportation BY WATER IN THE UNITED STATES CENSUS bulletin is devoted to transportation by water in the united states it is the first attempt to present complete statistics on this subject in all its branches except that of canals canale at the beginning of 1890 the transportation por tation fleet of the united states stater with the exception of cabal craft numbered vessels or of all kinda whose grow tonnage was vaa tons ton and whose estimated commercial value stood at in this report the fleet of nearly fishing vessels is in not included inasmuch as a they do not come under transportation by water asam industry for the year ended december 1889 the freight movement by the whole american fleet amounted to tons tone of all commodities ordinary crews employed on operating vessels vee aels exclusive of pleasure craft on the atlantic coast and gulf of mexico numbered and the total amount of wages paid was of the vessels mentioned were steamers sailing aels and unrigged craft on the atlantic coast from eastport East port in maine to key west in florida craft of all descriptions were registered and owned the gross tonnage of uie fleet amounted to nearly tons in the ports of the gulf of mexico the registered fleet numbered 1008 craft of all kinds the fleet on the pacific numbered 1842 ow oves the gleat lakes 2784 and the rivers of the mississippi valley |