MARKETING 137 



Water Transportation. - The Great Lakes High- 

 way. - The Great Lakes, connected with the 

 Atlantic Ocean by rivers and canals, constitute 

 the greatest inland water highway in the world. 

 It reaches deep into the interior of North Amer- 

 ica and practically touches the heart of the 



FIG. 69. A steamer carrying wheat for export. 



wheat region. Lake Superior furnishes an easy 

 outlet for the wheat areas of south central 

 Canada and the north central United States, 

 while Lake Michigan competes with the Gulf of 

 Mexico for the trade of Oklahoma, Kansas, and 

 Nebraska. The Great Lakes, connected with 

 Quebec through the St. Lawrence, and with New 



