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OF EOONOMIO DEVELOPMENT 1 such an extent, that practically perman8nt. already converge to named, several of the a great eitent upon the ports, particularly Karachi they may be regarded as Although the railway systems ports and Colombo, are still incompletely served in this respect. Karachi needs broad gauge lines from the south-east (Ahmedabad); Colombo needs a broad gauge throng5 rail connection with all parts o! the Peninsula south oi Trichinopoly by lines converging on Adam's.Bridge. The importance of this lies in Colombo being directly upon one of the all other Indian ports are must create their own trattie. 5. Convergence on Tradin.q world's greatest highways; whereas removed therefrom and Centres.--The fact that commodities frequently reqnire ?o be handled at markets requires that trattie be made to converge upon places which are already market towns or are suitable to become such. Commodities can only be sold without handling at markets by means o! a system o! public grading or by an enlightened use o! samples. Such commercial .organization is very bachward in India; and it would appear that local markets to which produce taken in bulk will continue to have their Importance for a century or two.' already exist, roads and local railways should be made to converge on thein (see page 10); where none exist the of the country direction being trading centre. must be present Where market towns The trade emporia, as we may call these principal trading centres, require treatment. The great port separate consideration and towns are naturally such emporia; but there are also a few ancient inland trading centres which must be included in this category, as for example, Cawnpore, Ahmedabad and Amritsar. Every alignment of roads and railways will follow the trend to.wards the great trattic routes, the determined by the nearest principal