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plants. There arc also possibilities of oil and gas. The Nebraska potash industry is the largest in the United States.

The most imjortaut manufacturing industries are associated with the pastoral and agricultural produce of the State. In 1914 there were 2,482 manufacturing establishments in the State ; their aggregate capital amounted to 121,008,000 dollars ; the persons owning or working them (proprietors, firm members, clerks, &c., and wage-earners) numbered 89,695 : the material used cost 174,114,000 dollars, and the output was valued at 221,616,000 dollars. The chief of the.-e industries is slaughtering and meat-packing, which has its centre at South Omaha. Statistics of four industries are given in The Statesman's Ykak-Book for 1916, p. 564.

Other industries are printing and publishing, soap and candle making, brick and tile work, smelting, sugar manufacture, kc. The Alkali Lakes of Nebraska have become the largest producers of potash for the American market. The estimated production in 1918 was 15,000 tons.

In 1918 there were 8,832 miles of railway in the State, besides the 253 miles of electric railway track (1919). Omaha is a centre whence 9 trunk lines of railway radiate. Commercial navigation of the Missouri river, which was abandoned for 35 years, has been resumed, steamboats and barges carrying grain and live stock ply between Omaha and Sioux City every week.

In September, 1919, there were 999 State banks and 176 National blanks in the State, with total resources of 1, '.'.ars. In June. 1918.

there were also 19 savings banks with 19.940 depositors, who had to their credit 4,357,983 dollars, being 21S55 dollars to each depositor.

There is a British Vice-Consul at Omaha.

Books of Reference.

The Nebraska Blue Book, edited by Addieoa K. Sheldon. Lincoln. The Reports of the various Executive Departments, especially thowt ef the Auditor and of the Bureau of Labour ar.

Barbour (E. H.1, Geological S< • >!n.

Condr* (G. E.), Geography of Nebraska. Lircoln. 1911. Mortou't History of Nebraska. 3 vols. Lincoln. 1U13. Sheldon (A. E.), History of Nebraska. Lincoln. li' W.

NEVADA.

Government.— Nevada was admitted into the Union on October 31, 1864. The Legislature consists of a Senate of 17 members elected for four years, about half their number retiring every two years, and a House of Representatives of 37 members elected for two years. Qualified electors, and eligible to either House, are (with the usual exceptions) all citizens who have resided in the State six months and in the county or district 30 days next before the election.

The State is represented in Congress by two Senators and one Represen- tative.

ftrr«mor.-Emmet I). Boyle, 1919-23 7 ; 000 dollars). Secretary of State. — George Brodigan.

The State capital is Carson City (population in 1910, 2,466). There are 17 counties.