. The new New York : a commentary on the place and the people . pted,that the city is primarily a shop or a factory, then itbecomes apparent that to continue successful in trade itmust be frequently remodeled or newly built. Its ma-chinery should be of the most modern type, and workwith the greatest efficiency. Wide entrances to thebusiness centers, direct communication for speed, hugebuildings for capacity, unlimited markets for barter andsale, are necessary parts of the machinery. It is notpossible to lead in commerce without them. New Yorkquite understands this, but has always been hampered
. The new New York : a commentary on the place and the people . pted,that the city is primarily a shop or a factory, then itbecomes apparent that to continue successful in trade itmust be frequently remodeled or newly built. Its ma-chinery should be of the most modern type, and workwith the greatest efficiency. Wide entrances to thebusiness centers, direct communication for speed, hugebuildings for capacity, unlimited markets for barter andsale, are necessary parts of the machinery. It is notpossible to lead in commerce without them. New Yorkquite understands this, but has always been hamperedin carrying the idea into practice by the continuance ofthe old residential idea — the force of tradition. Re-cently it has begun to free itself and develop commercially,with vast projects for bulk and marvelous schemes forexpedition. The turbulence of its changes and improve-ments has kept the older city in bewilderment for twentyyears. It is fast fitting itself to be the one master traderof the world. This inclination toward commerce was with it at Pl. 97. — West Street looking North TRAFFIC AND TRADE 421 The site of Manhattan was discovered, occupied, andbuilt upon by traders, because it was a place naturallyfitted for trade. The inherited inclination has growninto an energy of enormous power; but without thenatural geographical advantages of the city it might neverhave developed. The harbor with all its difficulties forrapid-transit engineers, is the natural highway of theworlds ships — the inlet and the outlet of Americascommerce. The ocean water-ways connecting with theinland water-ways in continuous lines of transportation,not only throughout the port and the country but aroundand about the globe, have made the city the logical pointof arrival and departure. With these natural highways,supplemented by the railways and other transit thorough-fares, it is easy enough to understand how and why NewYork should become the great terminal station of trafficand trad
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