New geographies . of the Hudson Eiver. On thataccount it has been a great highway of com-merce. Name several cities along its course. About the time the ErieCanal was finished, the loco-motive was in-Aented, and rail-roads began to be built. Afterthat, there was no pressingneed for more canals, sincerailroads could take theirplace. Railroads extend fromnorth to south through thesestates; but most of the greatrailroads run from the coastwestward, toward the inte-rior of the country. The AppalachianMountains have been a great hindrancein building them. Why ? Yet severalfine roads now cross these
New geographies . of the Hudson Eiver. On thataccount it has been a great highway of com-merce. Name several cities along its course. About the time the ErieCanal was finished, the loco-motive was in-Aented, and rail-roads began to be built. Afterthat, there was no pressingneed for more canals, sincerailroads could take theirplace. Railroads extend fromnorth to south through thesestates; but most of the greatrailroads run from the coastwestward, toward the inte-rior of the country. The AppalachianMountains have been a great hindrancein building them. Why ? Yet severalfine roads now cross these mountains(Fig. 151). One of the first was theNew York Central, running from NewYork City to Buffalo. It follows theHudson River to Albany, then takesthe same course westward that the ErieCanal does. All the important cities ofthese states are now connected by rail. The half-dozen occupa- .^^y ^rade istions thus far named could especially im-not be carried on, of course, ^^ ^°without a large amount of buying and. Fio. 161. — A broad horseshoe curve where the Pennsylvania Railroad ascends the steep grades in crossing the Appalachians. 118 WOULD GEOGBAPBY selling, or trade. This is the final greatoccupation that has brought so manypeople together in these states. The 21,000,000 inhabitants living here pro-duce so many things, and need so many others,that there is a very large amount of trade. Inaddition, there are many more millions livingto the west of these states. Across the oceansare Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and SouthAmerica, where hundreds of millions of otherpeople live. The people in all parts of the the coast. The products of the countrywest of them, and the ease 5^^^^ centerswith which goods can be car- of manufactureried back and forth, haye had ^°^ =°^^^^=«much to do with the size of such New York is the largest ofall these cities; infact, Lon- ^ GreaterUewdon is the only city in the York and vicin-world that is larger; New ^York, which inc
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