Battle Creek, Michigan This view of Battle Creek is typical of the many town and city portraits sponsored by local businesses.

	Bangor, Maine Maine's big industry is logging, and Bangor is the center of the business. Notice all the lumber rafts waiting in the river at the far right, and all the lumber schooners tied up at the wharves.
	Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky's big industry is also lumber, pulling from the rich hardwood stands of the Ohio and Erie plains.
	Chattanooga, Tennessee This is Chattanooga's residential district. The iron mills which support the town are off the top of the portion of the map shown here, and not visible here.
	Topeka, Kansas Topeka, Kansas lies just east of the line marking the beginning of the Great Plains. The dominant industry is farming.
	Salt Lake City, Utah The dominant industry in the valley surrounding Salt Lake City is cattle, brought in by the first Mormon settlers.