. Artificial waterways of the world. d 1912, as follows: THE worlds canals 13 Kilomelric tons 1913 191^ Total Canal Tonnage 3,235,918,464 3,164,916,147 Total River Tonnage 2,949,071,602 2,685,582,884 Total Waterway Tonnage 6,184,990,066 5,850,499,031 1 Ton transported i kilometre (.621 of a mile). Germany Germany had canals connecting some of hergreat rivers prior to 1700, but the developmentof the present system was postponed to moderntimes. Once undertaken, however, it progressedrapidly, energetically, and with great practicalresults. Nearly all of her noble streams areconnected at commercia
. Artificial waterways of the world. d 1912, as follows: THE worlds canals 13 Kilomelric tons 1913 191^ Total Canal Tonnage 3,235,918,464 3,164,916,147 Total River Tonnage 2,949,071,602 2,685,582,884 Total Waterway Tonnage 6,184,990,066 5,850,499,031 1 Ton transported i kilometre (.621 of a mile). Germany Germany had canals connecting some of hergreat rivers prior to 1700, but the developmentof the present system was postponed to moderntimes. Once undertaken, however, it progressedrapidly, energetically, and with great practicalresults. Nearly all of her noble streams areconnected at commercially strategic points, and,no expense has been spared to accomplish thepurpose in view. Kiel Canal The Kaiser Wilhelm, or Kiel Canal, providesa waterway in Germany between Baltic andNorth Sea ports, thus avoiding the dangerousnatural route around Denmark. It was begunin 1887 and completed in 1895, at a cost of$37,128,000. Since then it has been recon-structed; this work beginning in 1907, was com- 14 ARTIFICIAL WATERWAYS OF THE WORLD. Kaiser Wilhelm or Kiel Canal, connecting the North Sea with theBaltic Sea, and which in 1914 performed the double function of ahighway for commerce and a haven of safety for the German fleet. THE worlds canals 15 pleted in 1914, and opened by the Emperor onJune 24th, 1914. As reconstructed, the Canalwhich is without locks, except at the two termini,will permit of the passage of modern warships andmerchant vessels. It now has a minimum depthof feet, a bottom width of f^^t anda surface width of feet. The length is61 miles. During 1910, the number of vesselsusing the canal was 43,328, of 7,231,458 nettons. Less than half of the vessels were ofsteam, there being a large number of small sail-ing ships in the North arid Baltic Seas. In1896, 20,068 vessels of 1,751,065 tons passedthrough the Canal. At the present writing, war existing betweenGermany and Austria on the one side, and Eng-land, France and Russia on the other, this canalis
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