New geographies . ilesfrom the Falls. Indeed, this poweris carried by wire, in the form ofelectricity, even into central NewY^ork. Rochester, at the falls of theGenesee River (Fig. 147), has manyflour mills and other factories runby water power. The cities on theMohawk River are also engaged inmanufacturing. What are their names ? All the cities in this section, bothlarge and small, are engaged in manu-facturing. Some of them make a spe-cialty of one or two articles. For in-stance, near Albakt, the capital of NewYork, is Troy, where the making ofshirts, collars, and cuffs is the leadingindustr
New geographies . ilesfrom the Falls. Indeed, this poweris carried by wire, in the form ofelectricity, even into central NewY^ork. Rochester, at the falls of theGenesee River (Fig. 147), has manyflour mills and other factories runby water power. The cities on theMohawk River are also engaged inmanufacturing. What are their names ? All the cities in this section, bothlarge and small, are engaged in manu-facturing. Some of them make a spe-cialty of one or two articles. For in-stance, near Albakt, the capital of NewYork, is Troy, where the making ofshirts, collars, and cuffs is the leadingindustry. In other cities many kinds ofarticles are manufactured. In New England it is more difficult to obtain coal for steam, because almostno coal is found there. It 2. to be shipped there ^^*from Pennsylvania and elsewhere. On the other hand, water power isabundant. Many of the rivers of NewEngland are short and swift, (i) mw powerand their courses are inter- ** obtainedrupted by rapids and falls. In one. Fig. 147. — Falls in the Genesee River at Rochester, used forpower in the flour mills and other factories at Rochester. respect this is not an advantage, forvessels cannot go far upstream; but itis a great advantage for manufactur-ing. On account of this water power, manu-facturing developed very early principal rivers used are the Connec-ticut, the Merrimac, and the three largestrivers in Maine. Trace the course ofeach of these five from source to a drawing of New England, put- TBE NORTHEASTERN STATES 115 ting iu these rivers and locating uponthem the large cities. Cotton has long been shipped herefrom the Southern States, to be madeinto many kinds of cloth. manvfacturing, MANCHESTER, LoWELL,New Xt^ Bedford, and Fall Kiver have large cotton factories. Many cities are engaged in the manufac- fei 2f ^^fj- - . ^^^???-^ :y j L,.^* y -? ^^^^ig . # 1 - ^1 Ilu. 14
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