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 GEORGIA

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Industries

Tobacco.

Lumber and Timber

Turpentine and Rosin

Fertilizers

Cars

Capital

Dollars

11,164,000

27,670,000

5,511,000

3,758,000

1,251,000

Wage-earners

Number 12,280 19,227 18,143

1,753

Material used

Dollars 8,685,000 6,239,000 1,969,000 2,875,000 601,000

Output

Dollars

21,575,000

20,868,000

11,938,000

3,878,000

1,743,000

The tobacco industries are prosperous, and Key West and Tampa com- pete with Cuba in the manufacture of fine cigars. In 1910 the output of spirit of turpentine was 13,809,785 gallons, and of rosin 1,555,749 barrels. Phosphate rock is an important mineral product of the State, but little of it is used in the manufacture of fertilizers, which consist largely of cotton-seed meal.

The State has facilities for transportation both by land and water. A large trade is carried on through Pensacola, where the domestic exports were largely cottons ; other merchandise being forest i)roducts, phosphate, tobacco, wheat, flour, &c. The harbour channel is now 30 feet deep at low tide. At Jacksonville harbour improvements are being carried out. In 1910 there were 4,431 miles of steam railway, and 150 miles of electric railway. The Atlantic Coast railway and the Louisville and Nashville railway run through the State. The Florida East Coast Railway extension to Key West was opened January 22nd, 1912. The U. S. Government is deepening the channel at Key West and making other improvements.

Books of Reference.

The Reports of the various Executive Departments.

A/lalo (F. G.). Sunshine and Sport in Florida and the West Indies. London, 1907. French (B. T.), Historical Collections of Louisiana and Florida. New York, 1869. Parkman (F.), The French Pioneers in North America.

GEORGIA.

Government.— The colony of Georgia (so named from George II.) was founded in 1733. Georgia entered the Union as one of the original States.

The General Assembly consists of a Senate of 44 members and a House of Representatives of 184 members. Both Senators and Representatives are elected for two years. Legislative Sessions are annual and limited to 50 days. There is manhood suffrage, but residence and United States citizenship are required. The State is represented in Congress by two Senators and 11 Representatives.

Governor.— John M. Slaton, 1913-1915 (5,000 dollars).

Secretary. — Philip Cook.

Georgia is divided into 146 counties. The State Capital is Atlanta.

Area and Population.-

miles are water.

-Area 59,475 square miles, of which 495 square

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