American Railways —— The Chesapeake and Ohio Line Late the Virginia Central Line

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ISBN: 9781331995487 出版年：2016 页码：20 Forgotten Books

Virginia, too, is already quite a large manufacturing State. Her water power at the Falls of the James River, and at the Falls of the Kanawha is extremely valuable. The water power, with her cheap coal, gives her advantages over the New England States, which States are recognized as the chief manufacturing States of Merica. Pennsylvania by reason of her cheap coal and water power, is now outstepping the New England States in many kinds of manufactures, and Virginia bids fair soon to follow her example.