Railroads and American Economic Growth: Essays in Econometric History

absence of railroads actual adjustment agricultural agricultural commodities agricultural production amount Annual Report approximately assumption average distance capital cents per ton-mile Column computation construction consumption corn cost of wagon counties decade deficit distribution domestic pig economic growth Eleventh Census farms feasible region figure freight furnaces grain gross gross national product haul Historical Statistics 1960 History increase interregional railroad inventory iron industry iron production linear programming loss in national manufacturing miles Mississippi River Missouri River national income North Atlantic region output Philadelphia convention pig iron pork primary markets PROPOSED CANALS rail shipping point rate per ton-mile ratio River roads Rostow secondary markets shipments ẞ estimate supply Table take-off tion tonnage tons track track-miles trade true social saving U.S. Bureau U.S. Congress United value added via rail W. W. Rostow wagon haulage wagon rates wagon transportation water rates water shipping point water transportation weight wheat York