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LEFT COLUMBUS 77 COLUMBUS Columbus is one of the leading cotton manufacturing cities in the South. It uses over 100,000 bales of cotton for manufac- tures annually. In addition there are manufactories of cotton-seed oil, barrels, agi'icultural machinery, fertilizers, etc. The city has several National banks, newspapers, public library, conservatory of music, and other public institutions. The noteworthy buildings are the Court House, Georgia Home Insurance Co., Bank of Columbus, Garrard Building, and numerous churches. Four handsome bridges connect Columbus with its sub- urbs in Alabama. History. — Columbus was laid out in 1828; incorporated as a city in 1829; and captured by the Federal forces, April 16, 1885. Pop. (1910) 20,554; (1920) 31,125. COLUMBUS, a city of Indiana, the county-seat of Bartholomew co. It is on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, and the Cleveland, Cincinnati, ter of the country; it is the seat of the State Industrial Institute and College, Franklin Academy, and the State bank, Court House, several weekly and semi- weekly newspapers. Pop. (1910) 8,988; (1920) 10,501. COLUMBUS, a city of Nebraska, the county-seat of Platte co. It is on the Union Pacific and the Chicago, Burling- ton, and Quincy railroads, and on the Loup river. There are flour mills, foun- dry, shoe factory, and other industries. The city has a hospital and a public li- brary. Pop. (1910) 5,014; (1920) 5,410. COLUMBUS, a city, capital of the State of Ohio, and county-seat of Frank- lin CO.; on both sides of the Scioto river, about 70 miles from its mouth; and 100 miles N. E. of Cincinnati. It is the cen- ter of 11 railroad lines, and the third city in the State in population and impor- tance. Area, 16^/^ square miles. STATE HOUSE, COLUMBUS, OHIO Chicago and St. Louis railroads, and on the White river. It is an important manufacturing city. Among the indus- tries are the making of tanned leather, threshing and saw-mill machinery, gaso- line engines, flour, furniture, etc. Pop. (1910) 8,813; (1920) 8,990. COLUMBUS, a city, and county-seat of Lowndes co.. Miss.; on the Mobile and Ohio and Southern railroads and the Tombigbee river; 150 miles S. E. of Memphis and the same distance N. E. of Jackson. It is the farming trade cen- There are over 800 manufacturing es- tablishments, with an annual product val- ued at about $100,000,000. Among the chief products are wagons, boots and shoes, tobacco, and machine shop prod- ucts. There are eight National banks. The exchanges in the clearing house for the year ending Sept. 30, 1919, were $638,410,000. There are excellent street and sewer systems. The noteworthy buildings are the United States Government Building, containing the Postoflice and Federal 6— Vol. Ill— Cyc