. Principles of railroad transportation . -[HE UBRMW THE LIBRARY or THE UNIVERSITY Or ILLiriCiS. CHAPTER II ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN RAILROAD Antecedents of the railroad, 14. Country roads and turnpikes, and improved rivers, 16. Early history of the railroadin America, 20. References, 23. Until the fourth decade of the nineteenth century the in-land highways of travel and trade were wagon roads, riversand canals. As compared with Europe the United Stateswas poorly equipped with these means of transportation,because the newness of the country, the sparseness of popu-lation and the undev
. Principles of railroad transportation . -[HE UBRMW THE LIBRARY or THE UNIVERSITY Or ILLiriCiS. CHAPTER II ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN RAILROAD Antecedents of the railroad, 14. Country roads and turnpikes, and improved rivers, 16. Early history of the railroadin America, 20. References, 23. Until the fourth decade of the nineteenth century the in-land highways of travel and trade were wagon roads, riversand canals. As compared with Europe the United Stateswas poorly equipped with these means of transportation,because the newness of the country, the sparseness of popu-lation and the undeveloped state of industry had kept boththe government and individuals from devoting to the build-ing of roads and waterways the meager volume of capitalavailable for investment. Most of the countries of westernEurope still lead the United States in the building of roadsand waterways, though the railway mileage in this countrynow surpasses that of all Europe. In recent years, however,there has been a widespread movement in the United Statestoward the betterment of roads and the construction of
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