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UNITED STATES : — MARYLAND

that year, the State had 3,546 manufacturing establishments employing al- together 4,860 sahiried officials and 79,955 wage-earners. Their aggregate capital amounted to 202,260,000 dollars ; the cost of raw materials in a year to 97,101,000 dollars, and the value of a year's output to 176,029,000 dollai-s. Statistics of some of the leadini^ industries are : —

Industries

Cajiital

Wage- earners

Cost of materials

Value of Oiitput

Dollars

Number

Dollars

Dollars

Paper and wood pulp

65,133,000

8,647

20,504,000

33,950,000

Cottons.

25,653,000

14,634

11,390,000

21,932,000

Lumber and timber

26,586,000

15,086

10,930,000

26.12'S,000

Woollens

19,834,000

8,754

11,362,000

18,490,000

Boots and shoes

7,284,000

6,626

9,941,000

15,509,000

Foundry, <fec. .

6,318,000

2,SS5

2,344,00)

5,237,000

Flour and grist

1,916,000

225

4,027,000

4.507,000

Printing, &c.

2.611,000

1,651

1,10-2,000

3,438,000

The principal seaport is Portland, through which i]i 1907 merchandise to the value of 1,272,863 dollars was imported, and merchandise to the value of 11,681,196 dollars exported. The exports were meat products, cattle, wheat and maize.

In 1911 there were 2,288 miles of railway and 473 miles of electric railway within the State. The railways are connected with the Canadian railway systems.

At Portland there is a British vice-consul.

Books of Reference.

Reports of the various Executive departments.

Census of Maiiufactnres : Maine. Bulletin No. 51 of the Bureau of the Census. Washington, D.C., 1906.

Macdonald (W .), The GovernmeJit ofMaiue. New York, 1902.

Maine Historical Society's Collections. 38 vols. P(>rtla,nd, Me., 1865-1910.

MARYLAND.

Governmeilt. — The General Assembly consists of a Senate and a House of Delegates. There are 27 senators and 101 Delegates. The Senators serve for four years, and the Senate is renewed to the extent of half every two years. Delegates are elected for two years.

There is manhood suffrage for United States citizens who have resided one year in the State, six months in the Congressional District, and one day in the precinct next preceding election.

Maryland is represented in Congress by two Senators and six Representatives.

Governor.— F. L. Goldsborougli, 1912-16 (4,500 dollars).

Secretary of State. — Robert P. Graham.

The '^State is divided into 23 counties and Baltimore City. The State Capital is Annapolis.