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How did the growth of the rail networks affect the meatpacking industry

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One way in which the growth of the rail networks impacted the meatpacking industry is that they made it much easier to sell meat, since railways allowed this meat to be sent to a variety of different markets relatively far away. 
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when railway road was introduced in the united state it changed the way of transportation and it connected people from the east to west.also the industries started transporting their goods through the railway road since it was fast and safe.for example it led to the growth of the meat industry since there was large delivery of the meat from the midwest which was delivered in the eastern cities of the united states.

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