. La ferrovia americana; i suoi metodi di costruzione, sviluppo, gestione ed elettrodomestici. Di tation potrebbero svilupparsi oltre questo inizio. Meno allusivo di un tale risultato è previsto in Inghilterra, il cui sistema ammirablecanal sembrava probabile todefy concorrenza per centuriesto venire. Eppure, curiouslyeough, è stato un uomo completamente identificato con il commercio del canale che in primo luogo ha previsto il futuro im-portance della ferrovia. Il duca di Bridgewater aveva costruito canali quando erano considerati come una speculazione pericolosa; il buthey ha dimostrato un successo e nei primi anni del secolo hewas che raccoglieva una ricompensa ricca per il suo

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. The American railway; its construction, development, management, and appliances . tation methods could grow outof this beginning. Least of allcould such a result be foreseenin England, whose admirablecanal system seemed likely todefy competition for centuriesto come. And yet, curiouslyenough, it was a man whollyidentified with canal business who first foresaw the future im-portance of the railroad. The Duke of Bridgewater had builtcanals when they were regarded as a hazardous speculation ; butthey proved a success, and in the early years of the century hewas reaping a rich reward for his foresight. One of his fellow-shareholders took occasion to congratulate the Duke on the factthat their property was now the surest monopoly in the land, and was startled by the reply, I see mischief in these tramroads. The prophecy is all the more striking as coming from an enemy.Like Balaam, the Duke of Bridgewater had a pecuniary interestin cursing, but was so good a prophet that he had to tell the truthin spite of himself, even though his curse was thereby turned intoa blessing.. George Stephenson. 34*5 THE RAILWAY IN ITS BUSINESS RELATIONS. It is hardly necessary to tell in detail how this prediction wasrealized. Thanks to the skill and perseverance of George Ste-phenson, the difficulties in the use of steam as a mode of propulsionwere rapidly overcome. What was a doubtful experiment as lateas 1815 had become an accomplished fact in 1830. The success-ful working of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway gave an im-pulse to similar enterprises all over the world. In 1835 there were1, 600 miles of railroad in operation-—more than half of it in theUnited States. In 1845 the length of the worlds railroads had in-creased to more than 10, 000 miles ; in 1855 it was 41, 000 miles;in 1865, 90, 000; in 1875, 185, 000; in 1885, over 300, 000. There were perhaps a few men who foresaw this growth;there were almost none who foresaw the changes in organizationand business methods with which it was

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