Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . atrush of population; and it was in this region that Cincinnatiwas soon to find her best market for her surplus flour, pork,and whiskey, and also for her manufactures. New Orleans wasa convenient port from which to export the surplus which theSouth did not take; and to New Orleans our merchants wentfor a large part of their foreign goods. Raw material formanufacturing purposes was convenient and transportation wascheap. In addition to these advantages, Cincinnati was an C2McMaster; History of the People of the United States, IV., , Building a
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . atrush of population; and it was in this region that Cincinnatiwas soon to find her best market for her surplus flour, pork,and whiskey, and also for her manufactures. New Orleans wasa convenient port from which to export the surplus which theSouth did not take; and to New Orleans our merchants wentfor a large part of their foreign goods. Raw material formanufacturing purposes was convenient and transportation wascheap. In addition to these advantages, Cincinnati was an C2McMaster; History of the People of the United States, IV., , Building a Commercial System. 339 established community in the possession of a small amount ofcapital, her commercial life was well organized, and artisans ofvarious trades composed a large proportion of her growth had been phenomenal throughout the flat-boatperiod, and with such an array of conditions favorable to com-mercial life, it is not strange that she was able to surpass allcompetitors during the steamboat era. Cincinnati, ANNE SARGENT BAILEY.
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