New geographies . d toward the south. Theseextensive waterways are highwaysof travel for river boats. Thusevery one of the Central States isreached either by a lake or by ariver highway. Among the artificial highwaysthe roads and short canals; but railroads are especially to benoted. The sin-face of theland is usually so level that railway linescan be laid almost anywhere; and thecountry is so fertile, and it has become sofully settled, that it is crossed by rail-roads in all directions. Of the twenty-five largest cities in the United States, eleven are ters of manu- found in the Central State
New geographies . d toward the south. Theseextensive waterways are highwaysof travel for river boats. Thusevery one of the Central States isreached either by a lake or by ariver highway. Among the artificial highwaysthe roads and short canals; but railroads are especially to benoted. The sin-face of theland is usually so level that railway linescan be laid almost anywhere; and thecountry is so fertile, and it has become sofully settled, that it is crossed by rail-roads in all directions. Of the twenty-five largest cities in the United States, eleven are ters of manu- found in the Central States facturing and alone. These are Chicago, commerce g^^ LoUIS, CLEVELAND, DE- TROIT, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Min- neapolis, Indianapolis, St. Paul,Kansas City, and Toledo. Where iseach located? We have thus far foundthe great cities along the natural trans-portation routes, where goods can beshipped by water. Is that true of thesecities also ? Taking the lake cities first, we findthat Chicago (Fig. 175), the largest. arethe 3. By rail Fig, 175. — A busy Chicago street crowded with wagons. city in the Central States, and the sec-ond in size in our country,is situated near the south- Jf thetoatern end of Lake Michigan, i-ai^esIt is near this point that the i^>,S*lake reaches farthest downinto the fertile farming country of Illi-nois and Indiana. It is possible to bring products toChicago by water even from Europe,for, as you know, Chicago is connectedwith New York City by lake, canal, andriver. There is also a canal in Canada,around Niagara Falls, connecting LakeErie and Lake Ontario. By this water THE CENTRAL STATES 139 route, goods may be shipped fromChicago to the ocean along the St. Law-rence River. The Mississippi Riverfurnishes another water highway to theocean. Lake Michigan extends so far souththat the railways running between theNorthwestern and the NortheasternStates swing around the lake at thispoint. This makes Chicago one of theleading railway centers in the count
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