James Buchanan Eads

1820 – 1887

• Argument of Capt. Jas. B. Eads before the Committee on Commerce of the Senate, and the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives, May 21 and 22, 1884
• Inter-oceanic ship railway
• Letters from leading engineers and naval architects as to the practicability of constructing and operating a ship railway
• Mouth of the Mississippi
• Review of Captain Phelps' pamphlet entitled "Transportation of ships on railways,"
• Address of Mr. James B. Eads
• Address of Mr. James B. Eads, before the House Select Committee on Interoceanic Canals, 9th of March, 1880
• Addresses and papers of James B. Eads
• Continuation of the remarks of Mr. Eads before the House Select Committee on the Interoceanic Ship Canal ... March 9, 1880
• Correspondence between the business men of New Orleans and James B. Eads
• Discussion of the paper of E.L. Corthell ... on the South pass jetties
• Letter from James B. Eads to Hon. W.S. Holman, Chairman, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives