The records consist of photocopies of miscellaneous documents of the Empire Steel and Iron Company, the originals of which are in the possession of the National Canal Museum at Easton, Pa. Most of them seem to have come from the Mount Hope site....
Holland, land of water, is a strange place, but the strangest thing seen so far, is their auction rooms. A double platform, with a canal between, contains the buyers on one side, and the auctioneer on the other. Boatloads of produce are drawn...
100 4 horse teams are at work on a section of the All American Canal being constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation in the Imperial Valley CA. This force account work has provided farmers of Imperial Valley with major work relief jobs. These teams...
Berry transmits a draft on C. D. Invilliers of Philadelphia (not included here) and reports on powder shipments to and from Pittsbugh. Berry also discusses shipping powder along rivers and the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal.
Letter from L. B. Paxson, superintendent of Motive Power and Rolling Equipment with the Pennsylvania & Reading Railroad to R.C. Blackall, Paxson's counterpart with the Delaware and Hudson Canal Co., introducing the Hinckley Braking device to...
Mosby discusses payment for DuPont powder. He also discusses the effect that a canal from Philadelphia will have on powder orders. Mosby reports on a competitor in the powder market, Eden Park.
Mosby writes to find out when the canal from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh will open and how this will affect the transportation of powder. Mosby discusses sales in the Cincinnati market.
Berry reports that his stock of powder is too low to meet demand. He also reports on his conversation with the canal agent who has admitted that powder recently shipped to Pittsburgh was damaged en route (see Berry letter of October 3, 1843).
Berry transmits a check and statement of accounts (both not included here). Berry also reports on powder shipped to a Mr. McKay of Lousiville and damage from canal transport.
