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CHANGE
IN PATTERN AND ORGANIzATION OF TRADE
SINCE THE COMPILATION OF THE OLD GAZETTEER in 1886
there has been a considerable change in the pattern as well as
organization of trade. The railway system in India came in the wake
of British rule. It revolutionized the whole transport system and
led to the growth of towns which became centres of organized trading
activities.
Facilities of road transport are fairly widely
available to the district. The Poona-Bangalore National Highway No.
4 passes through the district. The major district roads and other
district roads also play a vital part. This has led to gul
and tobacco, the principal exportable commodities of the district,
finding a wider market. The growth of important trade centres like
Kolhapur, Ichalkaranji, Jaisingpur, etc., establishment of
organizations of traders and merchants' associations, the trend
towards regulated markets (Kolhapur and Gadhinglaj) and the
establishment of co-operative trading societies like the Shetkari
Sahakari Sangh Ltd., Kolhapur, are all indicative of a definite
change in the pattern as well as organisation of trade.
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