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The data of most value, in a wage study, would normally be secured from the States in which the largest amounts of wages are paid. These States, described by the Census of Manufactures in terms of "capital invested," "number of wage earners employed," "value of product," etc., may, for convenience of discussion, be designated as "great industrial States." In the order of their industrial importance, the first ten of these States are:

Though these States represent the industries of the United States paying the most wages and