Water supply was a significant issue for the canal company.
At the time, he was also working for five other canal companies, on projects which were all completed after his death.
The canal company did have a few good years and they managed to pay back some of their bonds.
After work stalled for a number of years, the canal company went broke and gave up.
As a result, he allowed the canal company to freely use his patent.
It had to buy out the canal company as part of the agreement to build the railway.
The canal company experienced a steady increase in the cost of maintenance as the years passed.
An optimistic view of the progress made by the new French canal company and its plans for future construction.
The canal company exhausted its capital of £8 million in 4 years, when only half the construction work was completed.
By the early 1840's, business had become so good that the canal company sought to expand capacity.