Above banner: The Lincoln Highway, SOURCE: lincolnhighway.com
Canals
Faster, cheaper and preferable to horse-drawn carts that would get stuck in muddy roads.
Railroads
Advantageous to canals due to speed, flexibility of service, price and the better economics of carrying larger loads.
Why were automobiles better?
An excerpt from Dwight D. Eisenhower's autobiography, At Ease: Stories I Tell To Friends:
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