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we find small places, in which the population has probably been only of a couple of years date, possessing establishments for turning out doors, sashes, spokes, hubs, wheels, and everything that is requisite for settlers in a country where wood is unlimited in supply.

SYNOPTICAL TABLE OF INDUSTRIES.

[Only the chief industrial places are mentioned. The figures denote the population of towns and cities over 10,000 according to the last census of 1880.]

ALABAMA (1,262,794)—Agriculture, maize and wheat;

coal, iron, ore, lead, gold and manganese; marble; cotton, cane, sugar, rice, tobacco and wine; timber; textiles.

Anderson-Coal mining.

Birmingham-Iron ore mining; ironworks.
Cedar Bluffs-Ironworks.

Chambers-Cotton mills.

Clayton-Cotton mills.

Cullman-Car building; saw mills; furniture making; cigar trade; tanning; fruit canning. Decatur-Coal mining.

Lauderdale-Cotton mills.

Mobile (31,205)-Cotton shipping port; cottor mills; oyster fisheries; iron foundries; machine shops; lumber trade.

Montgomery (16,714)-Cotton mills; tobacco trade; foundries.

Newtown-Cotton mills.

Stonewall-Iron works.

Tuscaloosa Cotton mills; foundries; agricultural machinery.

Woodstock-Iron works.

ARIZONA (40,441)—Agriculture; wheat and barley; coal, iron ore, gold, silver, copper, salt and gypsum.

Castle Dome-Lead mining.

Mohave-Gold and silver mining.

Tucson-Gold and silver mining; quartz crushing.
Pinil-Gold and silver mining.
Yuma Quartz mills.

ARKANSAS (802,564)-Agriculture, maize, wheat and oats; wool; coal, iron ore, zinc and lead; cotton, rice, tobacco, molasses, wine and salt; timber. Camden-River trade.

Helena-River and general trade.
Hotsprings-Whetstone quarries.

Little Rock (13,185)—Flour mills; foundries; door and sash works.

Ouachita-Flour and saw mills.

Pine Bluffs-Cotton and general trade.
Washington-Saw mills; wool-carding.

CALIFORNIA (864,866)—Agriculture, wheat, barley and fruit; wool; coal, gold, silver, copper, lead, iron ore, quicksilver and petroleum; flax and silk; tobacco, wine and olives.

Butte-Gold mining; quartz crushing.

Los Angeles (11,311)-Tobacco growing; grist mills.

Marysville-Woollen factories; flour, saw and quartz

mills.

New Almaden-Quicksilver mines.
Pico-Petroleum wells.

Sacramento (21,420)—River and mining trade.
San Fernando-Petroleum wells.

San Francisco (233,956)—Shipping port for bullion and grain; woollen mills; copper rolling; machine shops.

Santa Clara-Woollen and paper mills.
Yuba-Gold mining.

COLORADO (194,649)-Agriculture, wheat and maize; gold, silver, lead, iron ore and coal; lumber. Arapahoe-Quartz mills; pottery; paper mills; machine shops.

Denver (35,630)-Iron works; woollen and flour mills; car and waggon building. El Moro-Coke making.

Fremont-Woollen mills; tanneries.

Leadville (14,820)-Silver and lead mining. COLUMBIA DISTRICT (177,638).

Georgetown (12,578)-Shipping port.

Washington (147,307)-United States capital and seat of Government; printing and publishing. CONNECTICUT (632,683)—Agriculture and dairy farming; iron ore, copper and lead; textiles.

Bridgeport (29,148)—Iron works; sewing machines; carriage building.

Bristol-Copper mining.

Canaan-Iron-ore mining.

Chatham-Cobalt mining.

Cornwall-Iron-ore mining.

Glastonbury—Antimony mining.

Hartford (42,553)-Silk factories; tobacco trade; silver plating; pistols; screws; tools; sewing machines.

Housatonic Valley-Limestone quarrying.

Meriden (18,340)-Flint glass works; silver plating.

Middletown (11,731)-River and coasting port; lead mining.

Milford-Marble quarrying.

New Britain (13,978)—Hardware; hosiery mills. Newhaven (62,882)-Shipping port; car building ; ammunition making; tool shops.

Norwalk (13,956)-Engine factories.
Plainville-Nut and bolt making.

Rockville-Cotton mills.

Salisbury-Iron mining and iron works.
South Manchester-Silk factories.
Stamford (11,298)-Lock making.
Sunbury-Copper mining.
Thomaston-Cutlery.

Union City-Iron works.

Wallingford-Cutlery and hardware.

Washington-Marble quarries.

Waterbury (20,269)—Watch making; brass ware; buttons; tools.

DAKOTA (135,180)-Agriculture; wheat and maize; iron, gold and silver.

Custer City-Gold mining.

Deadwood-Gold mining.

Fargo-Engine shops; lumber mills.

Yankton-Grain market; flour and saw mills.

DELAWARE (146,654)—Agriculture, maize, wheat and fruit textiles.

Dover-Fruit canning.

Newcastle-Woollen factories.
Rockford-Woollen mills.

Wilmington (42,499)-Cotton and woollen factories; iron mills; ship-building; acid works; saw, flour, and paper mills.

FLORIDA (267,351)-Agriculture, maize and oats;

cotton, jute and hemp; tobacco, sugar and indigo; fisheries; lumber.

Appalachicola-Shipping port and coasting trade. Fernandina-Lumber shipping.

Jacksonville-Lumber shipping; fisheries.

Key West United States naval yard.
Ocala-Sugar mills; cotton growing.
Pensacola Cotton and lumber shipping.

St. John's-Shad fishing.

GEORGIA (1,539,048)-Agriculture, maize and wheat; iron-ore and gold; cotton and jute; tobacco and rice; textiles; lumber.

Albany-Woollen factories.

Athens-Cotton and woollen mills.

Atlanta (37,421)-Woollen mills; planing and rolling mills; machine shops; boot and shoe trade.

Augusta (23,023)-Iron foundries.

Bartow-Iron works.

Brunswick-Rice mills; foundries.

Cedartown-Iron works.

Chattooga-Cotton factories.

Columbus-Cotton and woollen mills.

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