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Rh cent. In 1840 only 1,013,663 people, or 21.1 per cent of all at work, were employed in commerce, manufacturing, mining, and transportation, and in 1900, 11,852,273, or 40.8 per cent, were so employed, and the proportion was no doubt even greater in 1910. These figures show clearly how our people have drifted to towns and cities and how important it is that the great primary occupations of agriculture and transportation be successful and adequate if we are to have food and if we are to avoid those difficulties that are incident to densely crowded cities. The great railroads and the great industrial corporations are all doing work in the direction of encouraging wise conservation of resources. The country-life movement is a good sign, and every patriotic American should do what he can to help such movements, and to create a public opinion that gives as much credit, if not more, to the wholesome farmer and his wife and children, as to the dweller in the town and city.

Manufacturing in this country has increased from 140,433 plants in 1860, with Rh