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Economic History of Wisconsin During the Civil War Decade (Volume 1)

Economic History of Wisconsin During the Civil War Decade (Volume 1)

Merk, Frederick

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ISBN10: 1150212055
ISBN13: 9781150212055
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.25 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1916 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XV COMMERCE OF THE GREAT LAKES We turn now to Wisconsin's commerce on the Great Lakes, taking up as with the river trade, first its development, second its transportation agents, and third its competition with the railroads. The most obvious characteristic of this commerce was its dependence upon the crude products of the extractive industries. Wheat, corn, flour, in general, heavy foodstuffs, constituted its entire eastward movement. Lumber, coal, salt, and stone made up the bulk of its westward and southward movement. The water route was the carrier only of such commodities as did not require swift transportation and were too bulky to be carried by rail. Like the commerce of the upper Mississippi River this was almost wholly through in character. Freights originating at Milwaukee, Racine, or Green Bay were destined for the lower lake ports, there to be transferred to canal boats and railroads running to New York, Philadelphia, and Boston; or sent directly without transshipment to Montreal by way of the Welland Canal. Of a local commerce from port to port or lake to lake, such as flourishes today, there was then almost none. The richest grain-producing areas in the world at this time lay west and northwest of Lake Michigan. Draining them of their immense surplus were the two rising young lake ports, Chicago and Milwaukee. 363 Milwaukee contested with her neighbor the trade of the northern wheat-raising portions. Wheat and flour constituted the chief reliance of her commerce. In striking contrast to her singleness of interest was the variety of pursuits of the Illinois metropolis. Situated between a notable corn belt and a notable wheat belt Chicago was unrivalled as a corn, wheat, and oats market. She boasted the greatest primary hog and beef t...

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