American Railroads

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. I congratulate the United States, and every com mercial country on the globe, upon the interest which this Congress has inspired, and which has se cured the attendance oi the representatives of commercial bodies from practically every country of the world. I also congratulate the City of Philadelphia, the greatest manufacturing city in the United States, upon the public spirited character of its citizens, who have organized and carried to a successful issue the National Export Exposition.