New geographies . elds, and iron ore iseasily brought to it by water. Eachof these cities is engaged in other kindsof manufacturing, obtaining raw prod-ucts, either by water or by rail, fromthe surrounding country. Locate the principal cities of these statesthat are situated on or near the Great in order of size, they are Chicago, Cleve-land, Detroit, Milwaukee, Toledo, Duluth, andSuperior. In what state is each of them? Onwhich lake ? Through what lakes would one goin passing from Cleveland to Chicago ? EromCleveland to Duluth? Find Saginaw andGhand , two important centers
New geographies . elds, and iron ore iseasily brought to it by water. Eachof these cities is engaged in other kindsof manufacturing, obtaining raw prod-ucts, either by water or by rail, fromthe surrounding country. Locate the principal cities of these statesthat are situated on or near the Great in order of size, they are Chicago, Cleve-land, Detroit, Milwaukee, Toledo, Duluth, andSuperior. In what state is each of them? Onwhich lake ? Through what lakes would one goin passing from Cleveland to Chicago ? EromCleveland to Duluth? Find Saginaw andGhand , two important centers forlumber and furniture manufacturing. The greatest river cities are naturallythose on the largest rivers; namely, the2. Along the Mississippi, Missouri, andgreat rivers Oliio. The most important(1) St. Louis Q-f these cities is St. Louis,which ranks fourth in size among the cities of the United States. It is locatedon the Mississippi River (Fig. 177),almost at its junction with its largesttributary, the Fig. 177. — A great bridge across the Mississippi Kiverat St. Louis. Its central location opens up to a river highway of the greatestimportance. Boats can go from thiscity far to the riorthwest, by way of theMissouri River; as far as St. Paul, byway of the Mississippi; and to Pitts-burg, along the Ohio. Toward thesouth there is water connection withMemphis, New Orleans, and the ocean. As people settled at this point, rail-ways were built until, like Chicago, has become one of our principalrailway centers, and it draws to itself allthe products that have been named inconnection with Chicago. It is a greatmeat market, a noted grain market, andis engaged in manufacturing of manykinds. It is the metropolis of the Mis-sissippi Valley, as Chicago is of theGreat Lakes region, and New York ofthe eastern seacoast. Although large numbers of cattle and THE CENTRAL STATES 141 sheep reach St. Louis and Chicago, many of these animals are slaughtered near the pl
Size: 1581px × 1581px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectgeography, bookyear19
