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135. New Orleans.

New Orleans is about one hundred miles
from the mouth of the Mississippi river, and
forms a natural outlet of trade towards the
south. The noble river floats to New Orleans
many of the products of the states that line
its banks.

New Orleans is the leading market for
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This city is on the Delaware river. It is
one of the leading ports of the country, and
ranks among the first cities in manufactures.

Philadelphia owes its growth in part to a
system of canals leading to it from the coal
and iron regions. Canals also connect this
port with New York and Baltimore, and thus
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A Scene in New Orleans.

large. The workshops of the city are grow-
ing very fast.

Several long lines of railroad center in New
Orleans.

1386. San Francisco.

This city has one of the largest and most
beautiful harbors in the world. Nearly all
the foreign trade of the Pacific states passes
through this port. The grainfields, vine-
yards, groves, mines and cattle ranches send
many of their products to San Francisco.
As a shipping point for wheat and flour,
this city is near the head of the list.

The Golden Gate is the name of the entrance
to San Francisco harbor or bay.

The nearness of coal and iron gave Phila-
delphia a strong start in manufactures. Its
workshops turn out nearly every kind of iron
and steel goods.

This city ships a large amount of coal and
iron to other cities.

Philadelphia is reached by long lines of
railroad from the west, south and north.
Heavy trains bring to this port grain, beet,
cotton, tobacco and other products.

The states of Ohio, New York and Penn-
sylvania raise large flocks of sheep.

Much of the wool is taken to Philadelphia,
and there made into carpets, cloth and
yarn. This city leads the world in making
carpets. —