New England Commerce & Industry
Resources and Bibliography

Collected here are a selection of books, pamphlets, and publications that offer valuable discussion, maps, and data illuminating the commerce of New England, with particularly emphasis on information relevant to rail transportation in the decade of the 1920's. Much of this has been produced by various federal government agencies, and thus is freely available online. My links generally point to the HathiTrust online library, but the same documents can often be found elsewhere online as well.

  

Artman, C. Enos. (1928). New England manufactures in the nation's commerce. [Washington: U.S. Govt. print. off..

United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Commercial survey of New England.
Artman, C. Enos., Gerish, E. Frederick. Washington, U. S. Govt. print. off., 1929-30.
No. 24: Part III, Market Data Handbook
No. 26: Part II, Commercial Structure of New England
No. 28: Part I, Industrial Structure of New England

Commercial Survey of the Gulf Southwest: Moulton, E. S. (1931). Cotton production and distribution in the Gulf Southwest. Domestic Commerce Series- No.49. Washington, D.C.: Govt. Printing Office.
and the companion Volume II (with Vol I available earlier in the book) albeit of less value to a New England study:
Eliot, Charles B.. (1931). Petroleum Industry of the Gulf Southwest. Domestic Commerce Series- No.44. Washington, D.C.: Govt. Printing Office.

Burgy, J. Herbert (Jacob Herbert). (1932). The New England cotton textile industry: a study in industrial geography. Baltimore



McFall, R. James. (1928). The external trade of New England. Washington: U.S. Govt. print. off..

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers., United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. (1921-1979). Port series. Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O..
Vol 1: Port of Portland, ME (1921, 1927, 1937)
Vol 2: Port of Boston (1922, 1929, 1936, 1946)
Vol 18: Ports of Southern New England (1928, 1937, 1952)
Vol 24: Ports of Northern New England (1934)

The commerce data included in the Port Series above come from the following annual publications, allowing access to particular years data instead of the limited statistics published above:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers., United States. Mississippi River Commission. (19071944). Report of the chief of engineers, U.S. Army. Washington: G.P.O..

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