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Tln> iKMipIc .if BiifT:ik. li.iv,. laitli in tlioir lily :iimI this fiiitli li.is 

 Hivi'ii the i-ify till' liicli plai-e it hoKls in the coniniercial world. It is 

 wi-oml in New York ami eighth in the United States in point of size. 

 Its growth has been steady and rapid. In 1820 its population was 

 only 2,00.5. It increased 400 per cent during the next ten years, and 

 now has about 400,000 people. 



The name is of Indian origin, it being translated buffalo; but some 

 historians deny that wild buffaloes ever roamed on the site of the 

 city. It is supposed that this range did not extend that far north- 

 east. 



The valley of the creek which gave the city its name was a forest 

 of ba.sswood when the first white explorers saw it. Basswood was 

 abundant in all that region. 



The l>eauty of the city and its commerce are now the chief interest. 

 It is said to be the greatest convention city in America. One hundred 

 conventions are held there yearly, and 1,000,000 visitors come and go. 



There are numerous attractions, some of which cannot be duplicated 

 elsewhere. The greatest of these is, of course, Niagara falls, twenty- 

 four miles from the center of the city, and reached by rail, trolley 

 anil paved roads. Among other attractions are the following: 



Niagara gorge. 



Largest steel plant. 



Largest liii-sced oil null anil iiiiirkcl. 



Largest lumber yanls and docks. 



Niagara frontier battle groumis, war of 1M2. 



Greatest hydroelectric development, .')liO,Oll(i horse power. 



Largest aluminum factory. 



Largest carborundum factory. 



Largest artificial graphite factory. 



Handsomest art gallery. 



Largest public and private breakwaters. 



Western terminus of the longi'st i-iuiii! in the worhi. 

 COMMERCE AND TRADE 



About 110,000,000 feet of hardwood luinlier arc handled annually 

 in Buffalo. Its other commerce is proportionately large. In lin:$ 

 more than 10,000 vessels entered its harbors with cargoes aggregating 

 more than 19,000,000 tons. In addition there were enormous receijits 

 and shipments on the railroads. Grain is an important item in 

 Buffalo's commerce, receipts in lOK! nniotinting to 2.'i9,8.'5 1 ,f)9.5 bushels, 

 an increase of 40,000,000 bushels over the jireceiling year and indicat- 

 ing the increased volume of grain shippeil from Canadian ports at the 

 head of the Lakes through Buffalo for exjiort. Modern elevating 

 facilities enable the city to handle this great traflic exjieditiously 



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