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A Note on the Economic Viability of the Erie Canal, 1825-1860

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  • Filante, Ronald W.

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Professor Filante examines data on the patterns of trade and revenues on the Erie Canal during its first thirty-five years of operation.This paper will take the following form:a) a brief discussion of Erie Canal operations in the period 1825–1835, when neither rails nor other canals were competitors.b) a discussion of the period 1835–1860 with specific attention turned to the sources and destinations of freight shipments, the composition of those shipments, and changes in the canal itself.c) a discussion of rail-canal competition centering on the division of the market between the two along value of product and length of shipment criteria.

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  • Filante, Ronald W., 1974. "A Note on the Economic Viability of the Erie Canal, 1825-1860," Business History Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 48(1), pages 95-102, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:buhirw:v:48:y:1974:i:01:p:95-102_03
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