HE crory or Manuattan ||
has ever been its prestige
in the world of commerce and of
trade ; a metropolis where the }} .
merchants of the world might
find a market for their wares,
Amid these conditions and the |
influences acquired at the de-
mands of commerce, a mighty
and glorious city has arisen.
Relatively, it was the same
state of affairs which existed in
the early days when the traffic
with the Netherlands, in the furs
and skins of the Indian trader,
made necessary its rise from a
mere trading post to the leading
city of the American continent.
Its dealings with the foreign
world made its aspect truly cos-

  

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