. Home geography for primary grades . A SCENE IN NEW ORLEANS. the town the steamers could carry these things to allparts of the earth. The town was such a good place for trade andcommerce that more and more people came thereand found work. Finally manufactories of manykinds were started. Clothing and shoes could bemade there cheaply. Mills were erected to grindthe grain. Great shops were needed for making HOME GEOGRAPHY. 211 machinery. Ships were built to help in carryinggoods back and forth. We see now that there are many kinds of workgoing on. As people continue to come, the workincreases. O
. Home geography for primary grades . A SCENE IN NEW ORLEANS. the town the steamers could carry these things to allparts of the earth. The town was such a good place for trade andcommerce that more and more people came thereand found work. Finally manufactories of manykinds were started. Clothing and shoes could bemade there cheaply. Mills were erected to grindthe grain. Great shops were needed for making HOME GEOGRAPHY. 211 machinery. Ships were built to help in carryinggoods back and forth. We see now that there are many kinds of workgoing on. As people continue to come, the workincreases. Our little town has at last become agreat A SCENE IN NEW YORK CITY. What a noise and commotion there is ! Rail-road trains are going and coming. Boats are sailingin and out of the bay. We can see smoke risingfrom hundreds of great chimneys. Men are at workmaking things for the use of people all over theworld. The land where the city stands has become very 212 HOME GEOGRAPHY. valuable. Many of the buildings have been made sohigh that we are almost afraid that they may tumbleover some time. The streets are crowded with cars and teams,and mingled in all this confusion there are thousandsof people. Some are going one way, some all have work of some kind to do. People will not come and make a great citywhere there are no rich lands, or bays for ships toanchor safely in. Cities grow up where there arethe best opportunities to carry on trade and manu-facture goods. The position of the city is determined by thecharacter of the land, the river, and the sea coast. QUESTIONS. Tell us some things about any city that you have
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