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Excerpt from A Description of the Canals and Rail Roads of the United States: Comprehending Notices of All the Works of Internal Improvement Throughout the Several States
To AN American sincerely interested in the welfare and prosperity of his own country, it must be peculiarly gratifying to reflect on the rapid advancement in the great work of inter nal improvement, by canals and rail-roads, which, during the present age, has been made in the United States. Whatever may be the condition of other portions of the civilized world with regard to these important modes of intercommunication, we, in this country, may boast of our superiority, not only in the extent to which the system has been carried here, but also in the admirable formation of its various lines; and, what is of infinite importance, in the structure and management of the locomotive engine. Among us, the spirit of improvement is no longer confined within the limits of our populous, states; but, like their restless inhabitants, has found its way to the remotest corners of the republic, where its influence is equally felt and appreciated, and where the system will become as universal as it is beneficial. 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.
