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3. Manufacturing Cities.—Lowell, Lawrence, Manchester, and Nashua are all famed for their cotton mills. They are on the Merrimac river, which moves more machinery than any other river in the world.

Fall River is celebrated for its printed cotton cloths. Worcester (woos'-ter), manufactures more wire rope than any other city in the Union. At Springfield there is an armory where rifles are made for the armies of the United States. Holyoke is noted for paper mills. Lynn, Haverhill, and Brockton manufacture shoes; and New Bedford, Biddeford, and Lewiston, cotton cloth. Providence is the leading city in the United States for the manufacture of jewelry and silverware. Pawtucket has the oldest cotton mills in the United States. New Haven is noted as the seat of Yale University. Hartford is noted for its insurance business, and for the manufacture of firearms and automobiles. Waterbury has many brass foundries.

4. Commerce.—The long and jagged seacoast of New England affords many fine harbors. Wherever there is a good harbor, we find a town or a city, and the people actively engaged in commerce.

Ships are busy carrying ice, lumber, and numerous manufactured articles to various ports of the United States. Railroads also connect New England with every part of the country.





5. Commercial Cities.—The leading commercial city is Boston. It is the largest city in New England and noted for schools and libraries. It has a large trade in wool and leather, and exports many goods to foreign countries.

Portland has the finest harbor on the Atlantic coast. Grain and cattle are shipped to Europe through Portland when the mouth of the St. Lawrence river is frozen. Newport also has a splendid harbor, and is famed as a summer resort.

6. Fisheries.—Many people on the New England coast are fishermen. They catch large quantities of cod and mackerel. Gloucester (glos-ter) and Boston are the chief fishing-ports.