Understand that, at the time they were drafting the constitution, that each of the states was significantly more genuine and capable than the youngster United States. This trade off spoke the truth what number of delegates every state would send to Congress.
One of the reasons was the blocked transportation routes, another was they were giving so many materials to the army to win they put aside their other business to focus on that
If Otto Esche’s idea to use Bactrian Camels to transport salt would have worked out, there would have been a mad rush to the British Columbia, Canada area. The economy for the province would have more than likely boomed, creating a wealthy area. Salt was a very expensive, yet useful commodity as it was used to preserve meats and cure leather. This made it invaluable during this time period. It could also help to sustain soldiers during war (circa Civil War).
