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UNITED STATES J — MONTANA

su pplied with railways than the southern. The principal lines in the State are the Missouri Pacific, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe ; the St. Louis and San Francisco ; and the St. Louis South Western. St. Louis is the terminal for the larger river steamers, and there is a heavy traffic between it and the Gulf of Mexico. The market for the grain and animal produce of the Western States is largely reached via Missouri.

There is a British Vice-Consul at Kansas City and another at St. Louis.

Books of Reference

The Reports of the various Executive Departments of the State.

Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri. Published by the Southern History Company, New York, Louisville, St. Louis. 1901.

Carr (Lucien), Missouri. In 'American Commonwealths' Series. Boston, Mass., 1894.

Houeh (Louis), History of Missouri from the earliest explorations to the admission of the State into the Union in 1821. Chicago, 190S.

Saner (Carl O.), The Geography of the Ozark Highlands of Missouri. London, 1920.

Williams (Walter), The State of Missouri. St. Louis, 1904.

MONTANA.

Government- — Montana was admitted into the Union on February 22, 1889. The legislative power is vested in a Senate and a House of Representa- tives. There are 51 Senators, elected for 4 years in such a manner that the Senate is renewed to the extent of one half at each biennial election. TLe members of the House of Representatives, 104 in number, are elected for two years.

Governor. — Joseph M. Dixon, 1921-25 (7,500 dollars). Secretary of State. — C. T. SteWart.

The State is represented in the Federal Legislature by 2 Senators and 2 Representatives. For local administrative purposes the State is divided into 51 counties, and 20 judicial districts. The State Capital is Helena.

Area, Population, Instruction-— The state has a total area of 147,182

square miles, including a water surface of 796 square miles. Census population on Jan. 1, 1920, 548,889.

The Federal census results give the population as follows : —

Tears

Population

Per sq. mile ]

Years

1910 1920

Population

376,053 548,889

Per sq. mile

1880 1890 1900

39,159

142,924 243,329

0-3 1-0 1-7

2-6

37

In 1910 the population by sex and birth was : —

White

Negro

Asiatic

Indian

Total

M#lf ....

K'-iuale

217,680

14:!. ■

2,810

84

5,384 5,3til

226,872

149, IS 1

Total.

860,580

2,894

10,745

876,033