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WISCONSIN. spruce and hemlock are the varieties of wood most used. The manufacture of agricultural implements, carriages and wagons, and furniture are other branches of industry which belong in this group. For the lumber industry, see the section Forests and Forest Products above.

The following table is taken from the census of 1900:

The first railway in the State was built in 1850. The total mileage in 1860 was 985; in 1870, 1525; in 1897, 6232; and in 1900, 6592. The Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul, the Chicago and Northwestern, the Wisconsin Central, the Chicago, Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha, the Minneapolis, Saint Paul and Sault Sainte Marie, the Green Bay and Western, and the Chicago, Burlington and Northern are the principal lines in operation. Water communication is afforded by the Great Lakes, and by the Mississippi, Wisconsin, Fox, Chippewa, and other rivers. The foreign commerce of the State is small, amounting in 1902 to $1,687,509 (exports, $337,538), but the coastwise and river traffic is considerable. Milwaukee is the chief port of entry. Other important trade centres are Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, and Superior for the Great Lakes, and Prairie du Chien for the Mississippi.

The condition of the national, State, savings, and private banks of Wisconsin in 1902 is shown in the following table, based on the report of the Comptroller of Currency: