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Show Committee on Domestic Water Navigation Projects and National Transportation Policy C. E. Childe, Committee Chairman, Presidents Water Resources Policy Commission John E. Boice Oil and Gas Division Department of the Enterior Haywood R. Faison Corps of Engineers Department of the Army Edward Margolin Transportation Division Department of Commerce Captain H. C. Moore U. S. Coast Guard Treasury Department Arthur G. Siegle Bureau of Public Roads Department of Commerce J. W. GROS8ART Corps of Engineers Department of the Army Charles S. Seal Interstate Commerce Commission Charles D. Turner Production and Marketing Administration Department of Agriculture A. J. Wagner Tennessee Valley Authority Eugene W. Weber Office of Assistant Chief of Engineers for Civil Works Department of the Army Paul M. Zeis Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce Department of Commerce The information contained in this appendix has been selected from more comprehensive data prepared by the Commission's Committee on Domestic Water Navigation Projects and National Transportation Policy as exhibits to its report. No. I summarizes data for 15 principal waterways and analyzes the data to determine -their economic justification. No. II is a selection of a few of many examples of industrial enterprises that find it con- venient and profitable to use water transportation. Some of them attribute a large part of ¦their growth and success to this water service. No. Ill presents a brief but significant discussion of inland water transportation policy since the early days of the Nation, the conflicts that have arisen with respect to extending -water navigation, and the manner in which Congress, from time to time, has modified or strengthened the original policy. Tables 4 and 5 summarize briefly and indicate sharply shifts in uses of transportation facilities in response to changing economic conditions and the ability of each form of transportation to meet special needs of shippers. Space has not permitted presentation of data covering water-borne traffic on all of the waterways in use. Tables 6, 7, and 8, liowever, are typical of the larger developments. Here data are presented, by commodi- ties, to permit comparison of charges by rail and water, and indicate savings for these commodities when waterway facilities are used. |
