Excerpt from Forth and Clyde Ship Canal in Relation to the Development of Commerce Some of the leading local, national, and international aspects of the case for the Provisional Committee of Promoters of the proposed waterway between the Clyde and the Forth are now presented. In support of the case many eminent commercial, scientific, naval, and military authorities have been cited. From their views on (1) the present and future condition of commerce, (2) the defences of the United Kingdom, and (3) the influence of waterways in developing that commerce, and in adding the the security of the country in the event of war, those interested in the project will be able to arrive at a sound conclusion regarding its national utility and its prospective financial success. On the strength of the evidence of those authorities the case is respectfully submitted to the judgment of the press and the public. The author desires to gratefully acknowledge the valuable aid received from many friends and others interested in the promotion of the project. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.