Discussion of the Paper of E. Sweet, M. Am; Soc; C. E., The Radical Enlargement of the Erie Canal

Excerpt from Discussion of the Paper of E. Sweet, M. Am; Soc; C. E., The Radical Enlargement of the Erie Canal: Read at the Convention of the American Society of Civil Engineers, June 25th, 1885 The principles underlying the subject of Transportation, and the important conditions affecting, modifying and con trolling its methods, demand a wider investigation than is embraced in the paper under discussion. We have, therefore, 'treated the subject in its general application under the above caption. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.