The Atlantic Port Differentials: The Important and Official Documents, Pertaining to the Adjustment of Freight Rates Between the West and the North At

Download or read book The Atlantic Port Differentials: The Important and Official Documents, Pertaining to the Adjustment of Freight Rates Between the West and the North At written by John B. Daish and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Atlantic Port Differentials: The Important and Official Documents, Pertaining to the Adjustment of Freight Rates Between the West and the North Atlantic Ports 1877-1917 But important as this trade is to Baltimore [trade with the Susquehanna Valley], it is certainly of minor consideration, when compared to the immense commerce which lies within our grasp to the West, provided we have the enter prise to profit by the advantages which our local situation gives us in reference to that trade. Baltimore lies 200 miles nearer the navigable waters of the West than New York and about 100 miles nearer to them than to Philadelphia, to which may be added the important fact that the easiest, and by far the most practicable route through the ridges of mountains which divide the Atlantic from the western waters, is along the depression formed by the Potomac in its passage through them. The only point from which we have anything to apprehend is New Orleans; with that city, it is admitted we must be content to share this trade because she will always enjoy a certain portion of it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.