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Highways and Highway Transportation by George R. Chatburn

Book IX, Chap. 29; XXII, 15; XXIV, 8; George Bell & Sons, London,

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1890. MACAULAY, THOMAS BABINGTON, “The History of England,” Vol. I, Chapter III. MOMMSEN, PROFESSOR THEODOR, “The History of the Roman Republic,” Abridgment by Bryans and Hendy, pp. 95, 97, 98, 108, 175, 219, 251, 318, 319, 320. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1893. MORLEY, S. T., “Excavations at Quirigua, Guatemala,” _The National Geographic Magazine_, March, 1913. Account of explorations made in Peru by a joint expedition of Yale University and The National Geographic Society in _The National Geographic Magazine_, April, 1913, February, 1915, and May, 1916. NIEBUHR, B. G., “Lectures on Ancient History,” Vol. III, p. 156; “Lectures on the History of Rome,” Vol. III, p. 229. Taylor, Walton & Maberly, London, 1852. OSBORN, HENRY F., “Men of the Old Stone Age.” C. Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1915. PRESCOTT, WILLIAM H., “Conquest of Peru,” 2 Vol., Vol. I, pp. 62-67, J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, 1869. SANDS, W. F., “Mysterious Temples of the Jungle,” in _The National Geographic Magazine_, March, 1913. SELFRIDGE, H. GORDON, “The Romance of Commerce,” John Lane, London. STANLEY, HENRY M., “In Darkest Africa” (two volumes). C. Scribner’s Sons, New York. FOOTNOTES [1] “Outlines of Economics,” by Richard T. Ely. The Macmillan Co., N. Y. [2] See “The Man of the Stone Age,” by H. F. Osborne. [3] “In Darkest Africa” (two volumes), by Henry M. Stanley. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York. [4] “The Romance of Commerce,” by H. Gordon Selfridge. John Lane, London. [5] Quoted by Ely in “Outlines of Economics.” Macmillan, New York. [6] “The History of England,” by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Chapter III. [7] “History of the English People,” by John Richard Green, Paragraph 1527. [8] It is well to note that Watt in his application for a patent on steam engines granted in 1769 also laid claim for a rotary engine. The rotary engine has been lately developed into the steam turbine. [9] “Germany and Austria-Hungary were increasingly convinced that in the further disintegration of the old Turkish Empire they must be recognized in an exceptional way and must be allowed ... to acquire an undisputed influence from the Adriatic to the Black Sea and the Persian Gulf.”--Albert Shaw in the introduction to Simonds’ “History of the World War.” Also see map Vol. II, p. 346. [10] From the report of a lecture at Shreveport, La., 1905, by B. H. Carroll, Professor of History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas. [11] Lecture delivered at Shreveport, La., by B. H. Carroll, Ph.D., Professor of History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, later U. S. Consul at Naples. [12] “The Influence of Wealth in Imperial Rome,” by William Stearns Davis, The Macmillan Company, N. Y., pp. 95-105. [13] See “Mysterious Temples of the Jungle,” by W. F. Sands, and “Excavations at Quirigua, Guatemala” by S. T. Morley. _The National Geographic Magazine_, March, 1913. [14] See several excellent articles with illustrations on the explorations made in Peru by a joint expedition of Yale University and The National Geographic Society in _The National Geographic Magazine_, April, 1913, February, 1915, and May, 1916. [15] _Geographic Magazine_, May, 1916.
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1. Chapter 1 2. CHAPTER I 3. CHAPTER II 4. CHAPTER III 5. CHAPTER IV 6. CHAPTER V 7. CHAPTER VI 8. CHAPTER VII 9. CHAPTER VIII 10. CHAPTER IX 11. CHAPTER X 12. CHAPTER XI 13. CHAPTER XII 14. CHAPTER XIII 15. 1. STORM KING HIGHWAY _Frontispiece_ 16. 2. THE APPIAN WAY 22 17. 3. MAP OF ITALY 24 18. 4. MAP OF ROMAN ROADS IN ENGLAND 26 19. 5. MAP OF THE NORTH-EASTERN PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES 36 20. 6. MAP 42 21. 1830. When the Railroads Entered the Industrial Arena, the Country 22. 7. MAP 54 23. 8. WAY BILL 66 24. 5. The DeWitt Clinton Locomotive--1831. 25. 1. Showing the Growth in the Size of Locomotives During the Past 26. 2. One of the New Gearless _Electric_ Locomotives Built by the 27. 12. TRANSPORTATION ACROSS DEATH VALLEY 126 28. 14. CHART OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE U. S. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS 29. 18. MOTOR OR RAIL-CAR 166 30. 5. Gaillardit’s Steam Carriage--1894. 31. 21. A NEW YORK CITY “STEPLESS” BUS 184 32. 6. Winton’s Racing Machine. 33. 23. HAULING BEANS BY MOTOR TRUCK AND TRAILER 200 34. 26. GIVING A MACADAM ROAD AN APPLICATION OF TARVIA BINDER 254 35. 32. A DANGEROUS CURVE MADE SAFE BY AN ARTISTIC CONCRETE WALL 364 36. 33. PIN OAK STREET TREES 388 37. 34. A COTTONWOOD WIND BREAK 388 38. 36. TRAFFIC GUIDES 442 39. 37. NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC GUIDES 444 40. 40. A GIPSYING TOURING CARAVAN 458 41. CHAPTER I 42. 1767. Green[7] tells us that the main roads which lasted fairly well 43. 1. Methods of keeping the cylinder or steam vessel hot by covering it 44. 2. By condensing the steam in vessels entirely distinct from the 45. 3. By drawing out of the condenser all uncondensed vapors or gases by 46. 4. The use of the expansion force of steam directly against the 47. 5. The double-acting engine and the conversion of the reciprocating 48. 6. Throttle valve with governor and gear for operating the same, 49. Chapter III. 50. Book IX, Chap. 29; XXII, 15; XXIV, 8; George Bell & Sons, London, 51. CHAPTER II 52. 1740. Glowing reports were brought back by the few traders, hunters, 53. 820. Published by order of Congress, 13 Vol. Washington, 1825-37. 54. CHAPTER III 55. CHAPTER IV 56. 5. The DeWitt Clinton Locomotive--1831. 57. 1. Showing the Growth in the Size of Locomotives During the Past Twenty 58. 1900. The Larger is a _Mountain Type_ Engine. Both are Used on the C. 59. Chapter VIII, “Transportation,” Ginn & Co., New York. 60. CHAPTER V 61. 1916. Illinois voted $60,000,000 in 1920 eventually to be paid from 62. 1822. A most liberal definition of Post Roads is also given in the 63. 1917. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 64. CHAPTER VI 65. Chapter VII, and the motor truck, and with concerted action of the 66. 1. Modernizing locomotives.--Gross reparable deficiencies are pointed 67. 2. Locomotive operation.--The magnitude of the railways’ coal bill 68. 3. Shop organization improvements.--The sad and almost incredible 69. 4. Power-plant fuel savings.--The obsolete and wasteful condition 70. 5. Water-consumption savings.--The railroads’ expenditure in 71. 6. Service of supply savings.--The expenditure of the railways for 72. 7. Shop accounting savings.--Attention has been given to the matter 73. 8. Labor turn-over savings.--The industrial losses due to unnecessary 74. 9. Loss and damage savings.--Inquiry has been made into the amount of 75. CHAPTER VII 76. 5. Gaillardit’s Steam Carriage--1894. 77. 6. Winton’s Racing Machine. 78. Chapter V. It will only be necessary to say here that the psychological 79. CHAPTER VIII 80. 4. Those which are military. 81. 10. Motor trucks or drays 20 82. CHAPTER IX 83. CHAPTER X 84. 318. The petitioning power or influence of the several properties 85. CHAPTER XI 86. CHAPTER XII 87. CHAPTER XIII

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