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| sulphur [2021/08/21 18:17] – [Barge Canal for Union Sulphur Co] therblig | sulphur [2021/08/21 18:30] – therblig |
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| **UPDATE:** The 1908 //Moody's// article linked below was just found, and pleasantly confirms nearly all my careful guesses about the history of this project. It claims FBG was paid in full for the project despite Union Sulphur having them abandon it. | **UPDATE:** The 1908 //Moody's// article linked below was just found, and pleasantly confirms nearly all my careful guesses about the history of this project. It claims FBG was paid in full for the project despite Union Sulphur having them abandon it. |
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| | **UPDATE**: The presence of what are evidently Army Corps of Engineers is explained in the //Moody's// and //Motor Boat// articles; it would seem that FBG called on the US government to survey their path to the start of dredging and possibly the route of the canal, since it probably lies on public lands or rights-of-way. That both articles specify the canal length to the absurdly precise sixteen and one-fifth miles speaks to the presence of master surveyors. |
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| ==== FBG Provenance ==== | ==== FBG Provenance ==== |
| * //Railroad Gazette//, 3 Nov 1905: | * //Railroad Gazette//, 3 Nov 1905: |
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| | * //The Motor Boat//, 10 Apr 1906: |
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| * //Engineering Digest//, Jun 1908: | * //Engineering Digest//, Jun 1908: |
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| * //System// ad, Nov 1907; image notes may indicate 29 Jan 1906: | * //System// ad, Nov 1907; image notes may indicate 29 Jan 1906: |
