On This Day
On This Day, 17 August 1917
On 17, Aug 2017 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Friday 17 August 1917
MAKING USE OF THE CANALS
In a letter to the various local authorities the Canal Control Committee urges the use by manufacturers, merchants, exporters, and importers, of the inland waterways of the country for the conveyance of all kinds of traffic which can be so carried, in view of the fact that railways are so severely taxed. The committee has appointed three sub-committees, the Northern. Midland, and Southern areas, with offices at Leeds, Birmingham, and London.
