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IN a paper submitted to the American Academy of Political and Social Science by Mr. J. A. Fairlie, on “The Economic Effects of Ship Canals,” it is pointed out that while the construction of the North Sea Canal doubled the tonnage of the shipping of Amsterdam in the first six years after it was opened, the effect was purely local, as will be that also of the Manchester Ship Canal; and that although the Welland, Corinth and Kiel Canals have larger possibilities, their actual consequences have as yet been small. With the Suez and Sault Saint Marie Canals the results have been both important and far-reaching, and have affected the trade of the world. Both these canals have led to a rapid change in the material and character of the vessels used; to important changes in the sources of production; to the development of the growth of wheat in the countries which they serve; and to a large reduction in the cost of bread and other food in this country.
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The Economic Effects of Ship Canals. Nature 59, 160–161 (1898). https://doi.org/10.1038/059160a0
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