Thu 16 May 1912
To Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Co (A J Butler)
Wolverhampton
Thank you for yesterday's letter. I am not suggesting that your company repairs private wharves, but wondered if your company might do a little dredging to deepen the wharf to enable the boats to carry bigger loads which I consider would be to your advantage. That is what we do here to ensure canal trade. As to complaints captains make, we encourage this, to find out shallow places which we at once dredge which in these days of railway competition is very important. We do not construct or repair private wharves but make a point of keeping them well dredged.
