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The answer to this Question is the Mississippi River.
Before the railroads were built farmers had to transport their produce in horse drawn wagons. This limited their market area to the distance a wagon could conveniently move their goods. With the coming of the railroad they were able to ship their produce all across the country thus opening up a much greater marketing area and increasing their profits.
some people who ship goods to and from places ask for more money from the farmers then they should and the fair trade company helps to stop that.
Goods are carried in the hold of a ship
They ship the goods onto land or they will fly them in
Goods carried by a ship or plane is referred to as cargo.
carried by ship
The hold of a ship is where cargo is stored on a voyage.
Farmers could ship their grain by boat to markets in St. Louis.
One of the things was the Erie canal, completed between Buffalo, NY and Albany, NY in 1825.
Most goods get around by truck or ship. Some urgent goods by aircraft.