St Nicholas [serial] . teadilv,and kept far ahead of all rivals. Here, naturally, were the finest shops, thebest hotels, the freshest novelties, and thegayest amusements. These depend upon acrowd, but they also attract a greater crowd;and as the biggest city has the most money,hither came the richest men in order to findother rich men to join with them in those oper-ations by which business men carry on com-merce, organize and conduct factories, con-struct railroads, and so forth. These enterprisesalways come to the largest and most flourish-ing city, because there they can find nearestand bes
St Nicholas [serial] . teadilv,and kept far ahead of all rivals. Here, naturally, were the finest shops, thebest hotels, the freshest novelties, and thegayest amusements. These depend upon acrowd, but they also attract a greater crowd;and as the biggest city has the most money,hither came the richest men in order to findother rich men to join with them in those oper-ations by which business men carry on com-merce, organize and conduct factories, con-struct railroads, and so forth. These enterprisesalways come to the largest and most flourish-ing city, because there they can find nearestand best the materials, supplies, and trainedmen which they need; and the money theyspend and the outside help they bring in arevaluable additions to a citys wealth and popu-lation, and constantly increase its importanceand power in an ever-growing ratio, just asa rolling snowball will pick up more and moresnow the larger it grows. Railroads began to be built about 1830, 200 REASONING OUT A METROPOLIS. [Jan. ^R/ns OF THE CITY. OLD NEW YORK )-!-*? and the New Yorkers were soon pushing themout in all directions, supplying the money forextending them farther and farther north andwest, and connecting them into long systemscontrolled by one head. Other men in other cities did the same; but by and by it was seenthat no railroad between the central West andEast could succeed in competition with itsrivals unless it reached New York. The greattrunk roads built or aided by the Baltimore men i8g8.] REASONING OUT A METROPOLIS. 20I .ARMS OTTHE STATE.
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