Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, a volume of original, historic and descriptive writings showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress (1901)
Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, A. J. Holman & co · leaf 544
cial progress of the nineteenth century, the salient phases ofwhich have been depicted in the foregoing pages, has been the result of threesets of causes, economic, political, and social. The economic causes of most importance are the improvements in trans-portation, the reorganization of industry… … THE CENTURYS COMMERCIAL PROGRESS 511 Transportation is the handmaid of trade. Whatever enables this hand-maid to do her work cheaper and quicker enlarges the scope and volume ofthe worlds commerce. When one considers that it cost nearly four times asmuch in 1875 to ship wheat from New York to…
Progress · Inventions
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