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had a major role in moving the country toward big business industrialization. First of all, it was s population that moved from rural areas to urban settings. In 1860, eighty-three percent of was rural. In 1880, only sixty-eight percent of ....

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... markets than were industrial rivals in the east. This allowed Cleveland to be successful because transportation costs were a major part of the cost of doing business. Clevelands location also helped it, as well as all of Ohio, ô achieve a dominant position in the early growth of the oil refining business.ö Cleveland had many rail lines that brought crude oil from western Pennsylvania and Ohio, then these rail lines distributed the finished product to other states. Finally, Clevelands location made it a major place for the development of the iron and steel industry. Iron ore was brought to Cleveland in ships owned by Clevelanders fr ...