The New England magazine . spondingdiversity. Industry means all humanactivity that is productive or in anyway useful; in the general sense of theword the field of this department coverseverything that has to do with pro-moting new or increased business ofany kind. It broadly classifies itselfunder three main divisions: the pro-motion of manufacturing, togetherwith commercial and mercantile enter-prise of all kinds; of agriculture; andof the pleasure business for which NewEngland offers a richer and more variedfield than any other region in Americaand perhaps in all the world. Pleas-ure traffi
The New England magazine . spondingdiversity. Industry means all humanactivity that is productive or in anyway useful; in the general sense of theword the field of this department coverseverything that has to do with pro-moting new or increased business ofany kind. It broadly classifies itselfunder three main divisions: the pro-motion of manufacturing, togetherwith commercial and mercantile enter-prise of all kinds; of agriculture; andof the pleasure business for which NewEngland offers a richer and more variedfield than any other region in Americaand perhaps in all the world. Pleas-ure traffic in itself constitutes one ofthe largest and most lucrative activi-ties of New England railroads it re-acts upon ordinary traffic in intricateramifications. A single instance willillustrate this latter point: the vastquantity of foodstuffs of all descrip-tions— flour, meat, fish, vegetables,fruit — that have to be transportedto feed the hundreds of thousands otsummer visitors who annually come 592 NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE. VIRGIN NEW ENGLAND A PRIZE WINNER to New England from other parts ofthe country. Growth of population means growthof traffic; every year the summer popu-lation of New England thus undergoesan enormous increase. The magnitudeof pleasure business for New Englandmay be appreciated when it is statedthat the most recent estimates, care-fully computed by competent investi-gators, erring on the side of conserva-tism, if at all, place it as amountingto at least £100,000,000 annually. With New Englands manifoldattractiveness one includes landscapeand climatic charm, admirable high-ways, historic features, recreativefacilities, and social advantages. Forpatronage the richest and most denselypopulated parts of the United Statesare near at hand. Hence sagacioustraffic experts agree that, enormous asthis volume of pleasure business al-ready is, New England is hardly morethan at the beginning of what she isdestined to show in these directions,even in the near future. In
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