Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1896 — Growth in Shipbuilding. [ARTICLE]

Growth in Shipbuilding.

Some idea of the growth of shipping interests on the great lakes may be formed from the fact that, excluding warships, Cleveland is now the second greatest shipbuilding port in the world, the Clyde being the first. Mott people will be surprised at the statement that Cleveland has a water commerce of 10,000,000 net tons, while New York has not more than 12,000,000. The ore deposits of the Lake Superior region are responsible for this enormous development of lake traffic.