Plans have been drnwn up for tho application of electric haulage to an important section of tho canul which connects Birmingham with' the given'. Tho upeed of tho barges will bo raised to doublo Uio limit with horse haulage but no damage to tho banks from tho wash is anticipated. Current will be supnlied from an overhead trolley to tho "electric haulage gear. Investigations nro also being mndo into tho use of electric battery haulngo for canal barges. The wholo question of tho future of British canals is now being conwdered bv a special comimttco formed by the Ministry of Transport Tho' moon and sun keep the old world TOHnff, And Nature Blows green and glad, Time, grief and toll man's powers despoil, And make, him grow aged and sad. The battle for bread brings daily bread, There are coughs and colds to endure: But none despair who havo cash to spare, For Woods' Great Poppcrmint Cure.Airt.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 289, 31 August 1920, Page 6
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157Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 289, 31 August 1920, Page 6
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