Complex sentence: Encyclopedia AMERICANA, vol.26,1968 As salt production climbed, the processing became increasingly mechanized, and local industry became more generalized; population grew from 250 in 1820, to 22,271 in 1850.
Split into simpler sentences: Encyclopedia AMERICANA, vol.26,1968 As salt production climbed, the processing became increasingly mechanized and local industry became more generalized. The population grew from 250 in 1820, to 22,271 in 1850.