Show GREATEST CANALS IN WORLD meet most important in economics of transportation are those of north country of america the greatest canala canals in the world are in the north country of america B by greatest is meant the most important in the economics of transportation por tation for these canals arc are not the longest or the deepest or the most costly nor did their construction involve very unusual or spectacular feats of engineering but in point of tonnage a passing through them and in their influence upon freight rates throughout the country no artificial wat waterway erwa b c ever er made approach them even remotely it is a surprising statement but true nevertheless th eless that these important canals carry a far greater commerce in eight months of the year car than is borne by the suea canal the kiel canal and the manchester ship canal combined in an entire year if the commerce of the erie canal the lV welland elland and the canals of the st SL lawrence system be added the aggregate will ill still fall short of reaching the enormous tonnage floated by these inland waterway n it reached in 1910 a volume never dreamed of by the early navigators namely tons an increase of 4 tons over 1909 the figures that tell fell of the prospective tonnage of the ilia panama canal when opened to the commerce of the horld seem insignificant ant when compared with these in fact it is hardly probable that the commerce through panama in in present generations at least will in a year equal the commerce of these inland canals at present cassiers magazine |