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important forest products from about 27,300 square miles of woodland. Stock-raising in the State is falling off. On January 1, 1921, the domestic animals consisted of 338,000 horses, 277,000 mules, 386,000 milch cows, 570,000 other cattle, 526,000 sheep, and 1,636,000 swine. In 1919 the wool clip yielded 2,052,000 pounds of wool.

The most important mineral product of Tennessee is coal. The coal- fields of Tennessee hare an area of about 4,400 square miles. Other mineral products are pig-iron, copper, zinc, gold, sandstone, marble, and limestone.

The manufacturing industries include iron and steel working, but are mainly concerned with agricultural products. Flour-milling, lumbering, the manufacture of cotton-seed oil and cake, the preparation of leather and of tobacco are progressing. There are also textile manufactures. According to the results of the census of manufactures in 1910, there were in the State, 4,609 manufacturing establishments, with a total capital of 167,924,000 dollars, employing 8,417 salaried officials and 73,840 wage-earners. The salaries paid in a year amounted to 9,186,000 dollars, and the wages to 28,252,000 dollars; the cost of materials used amounted to 104,016,000 dollars and the value of the output was estimated at 130,217,000 dollars. The statistics of the more important industries in 1910 are given in The Statesman's Y bar-Book for 1916, p. 613.

The Mississippi and Tennessee rivers are natural waterways, and the State contains (1917) 4,075 miles of steam railway, besides 467 miles of electric railway (1919).

Books of Reference.

Toe Reports of the various Executive Departments of the State. Karris (T.), Civil Government of Tennessee. Philadelphia, 1897.

TEXAS.

In 1836 Texas declared its independence of Mexico, and after maintaining an independent existence, as the Republic of Texas, for 10 years, it was on December 29, 1845, received as a State into the American Union.

Government. — The Legislature consists of a Senate of 31 members elected for four years (half their number retiring every two years), and a House of Representatives of 142 members elected for two years. Qualified electors are all citizens (and aliens who have declared their intention of becoming citizens) resident in the State one year and in the district or county six months next before the election, but persons subject to the poll-tax must have paid their tax prior to February 1 of the year in which they desire to vote.

The State is represented in Congress by two Senators and 18 Represen* tatives.

Governor.— Pat M. Neff, 1921-23 (4.000 dollars).

Secretary of State. — George F. Howard.

The State is divided into 253 counties. The State Capital is Austin.

Area, Popnlation, Instruction.— Area, 265,896 square miles (in- cluding 3,498 square miles of waterV Estimated population on July 1, 1914,