Transportation - Barges

Creator: COMMUNICO 1315 NORTH HIGHWAY FENTON MO 63026

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Follows the progress of a cargo of corn from the farmer's field in Illinois to an ocean steamer at the port of New Orleans. Points out that along the way, this barge encounters a variety of river vessels, from towboats to ocean-going freighters, each one playing its part n the complex economic scheme of supply and demand.