Letter to P. Brotte

Title

Letter to P. Brotte

Recipient

Brotte, P.

Language

French

City

Saint-Etienne

Date

1954

Date in document

yes

Formulas or calculations

no

Inventory number

NL-RtEUR_TBCOR01_021B016

7867

Storage location

Specifiek Magazijn

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.15133/ul/tinbergen_sent/7867

Filename

CDM7867_NL-RtEUR_TBCOR01_021B016.pdf

Provenance

Jan Tinbergen

Accrual Method

donation

Rights

CC BY 4.0 - Attribution 4.0 International

Revised transcript

en 139 D/T Bl./Vos July 12th 4
Mr. P. Brotte, 20, Place Girodet, St. Etienne (Loire)
Dear Mr. Brotte,
I have received your letter of July 4th and I am pleased to send you under separate cover a review of the year 1948 compiled by one of the large Dutch banks where you will find a summary of the major ports. I regret not knowing of a more recent study in French on the port of Rotterdam.
You will find current statistics with a French explanation in the following publications:
1. "Goederenverkeer in de haven van Rotterdam" (Movement of goods in the port of Rotterdam) and
2. "Binnengekomen zeeschepen" (vessels entered), monthly mimeographed publications of the "Havenbedrijf der gemeente Rotterdam" (Municipal Port Authority of Rotterdam, address: Stieltjesstraat 27, Rotterdam-Z)
and in
3. "Statistiek van handel, nijverheid en verkeer" (Statistics of trade, industry and traffic), published by the Chamber of Commerce; address: Kamer van Koophandel en Fabrieken, Beursgebouw, Coolsingel, Rotterdam-C. Furthermore, this Chamber of Commerce regularly publishes brochures in French about the port of Rotterdam.
4. The best sources of information are found in the publications of the Central Bureau of Statistics (Oostduinlaan 2, The Hague) but they are not translated into French:
a. information on seaports (monthly publication);
b. information on inland navigation (annual publication);
c. information on international inland navigation (annual publication).
The importance of the links with the Meuse is surpassed by the great interests of Rotterdam regarding Rhine navigation, and I doubt there is much literature on the former subject. It is especially in the province of Limburg where there is an interest in the navigation of the Meuse, e.g., the Limburg mines with the ports of Stein and Born. There, a direct communication with the Rhine is requested, a new canal towards the eastern part of North Brabant, and naturally also the elimination of the Lanaye bottleneck in Belgium.
I hope this information will help you in your research!
While wishing you great success, I ask you, dear Mr. Brotte, to accept my distinguished salutations.
(J. Tinbergen)

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