. The American transportation problem; a study of American transportation conditions, with a view to ascertaining what policy Americans should adopt in order to effectively meet existing conditions and be prepared to continue to lead the nations in the march of progress and civilization . carcely a village or ham-let in sight, from the passing boats, and rarely even a reBidence—nothing but forest, with occasional clearings and log cabins. A rail-road crosses the river at Tuscaloosa, another at Demopcflis, and another about half way between those towns. Tuscaloosa had a popula- 286 tion of 5,09
. The American transportation problem; a study of American transportation conditions, with a view to ascertaining what policy Americans should adopt in order to effectively meet existing conditions and be prepared to continue to lead the nations in the march of progress and civilization . carcely a village or ham-let in sight, from the passing boats, and rarely even a reBidence—nothing but forest, with occasional clearings and log cabins. A rail-road crosses the river at Tuscaloosa, another at Demopcflis, and another about half way between those towns. Tuscaloosa had a popula- 286 tion of 5,094 in 1900, not including the Insane Asylum; Demopolis had2,606. There are no other towns on the Warrior or Tombigbee Rivers,in the 425 miles of their total length. There is no known mineral deposit between Demopolis and Tusca-loosa, and none between Demopolis and the mouth of the TombigbeeRiver, but in the little reach of river between Tuscaloosa and theconfluence of the Locust and Mulberry Forks, the edge of the coalfield is touched for a few miles, and here the Mobile & Ohio Railroadhas a branch line along the bank of the stream. The little coal thatis mined along the river bank, in those few miles, is handled by therailroad, which is between the river and the coal EXTREME HIGH WATER CONDITIONS. BLACK WARRIOR RIVER,AT TUSCALOOSA, ALA. The depth of water at Demopolis is sometimes 60 feet, whilst at othertimes there is onlj one foot depth at many points between Tuscaloosa andDemopolis. In the year 1887, the National Government undertook the construc-tiop of locks and dams in the Black Warrior River, with ostensiblepurpose of providing a six-foot navigable channel from Tuscaloosa andthe Insane Asylum, up to the mouth of Daniels Creek, fourteen andone-half miles. In the twenty-two years between 1887 and 1909, locksand dams, numbers 10, 11, 12, and 13 have been built, giving a six-footnavigable channel along the twelve miles of waterway above lock and da
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