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THE
GREATEST HIGHWAY
IN
THE WORLD
Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information
of the Towns, Cities and
Country passed through between
New York and Chicago via The
New York Central Lines
Illustrated
Based on the
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Contents
(Supplied by Transcriber)
Foreword
In furtherance of giving the utmost service to the public, the NewYork Central Lines asked the editors of the Encyclopædia Britannica toprepare this booklet descriptive of and vivifying the historical developmentof what has been termed "The Greatest Highway in the World."
It is presented to you in the hope that it may prove a pleasant companionon a journey over our Lines. The information will afford a newappreciation of the historical significance and industrial importance of thecities, towns and country which the New York Central Lines serve.
The New York Central Lines enter twelve states and serve territorycontaining 51,530,784 inhabitants or 50.3 per cent of the nation's population.This rich and busy territory produces 64 per cent of the country'smanufactured products and mines a similar proportion of its coal.
This system does approximately 10 per cent of the railroad transportationbusiness of the United States, although its main-track mileage is