The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-22
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De BOWS
Industrial Resources and Progress OF the
Southern and Western States.
In three large and closely printed volumes, small
type. double columns; handsome print, paper, and
binding. being digest and abridgment Of the
t,celue Uolumes Of De Bo,o's Revie,o) Price S TO-;
or So 33 per vol,sne.
n ESlROUS of supplying the large and tontin.
IL ually increasing demand for the complete Sc
ries of the Repieto in twelve volumes now exhaust
ed, and which it would require a very large outlay
to reprint, the editor has been induced to make a
selection of all the important and valuable papers
contained in them from the beginning, condensing,
rearranging and completing to date, and throw
ing the subjects, after the manner of the encyco-
pedias, into alphabetical order. In this manner
everything of Interest and importance will be pre-
served in convenient form for reference; and the
volumes will constitute the only repository for the
shelves of the library, Of such Information, which
by means of the monthly numbers hereafter, will
always be brought down to date.
. The volumes will embrace the gist Of everything
that has appeared in the ReoietD relating to the
Southern and Western States, Gan imperfect index
of which will be found at the opening of the 10th
volume,) to wit:
Their History, Population, Geography Stats
tics; Agricultural products-of Cotton, Sugar, To-
bacco, Hemp, Grains, Naval Stores, &C., Sc, Man.
ufactures-detaileda accounts statistics and history
Of all branches. Internal improvements COM
plete statistics of Railroads.; results profits, ex-
penses, COSTS advantages, miles in projection con-
struction, completed, &C.; Plank Roads, Canals,
Navigation, SC. Statistics of Health and Diseases,
wealth and progress; relative condition, whites and
blacks; Slave Laws and Statistics, management
and ameioration of slavery; origin, history, and
defences of slavery and slave institutions the val
liable treatises of Harper, Hammond, Drew, on
slavery, &c. Commerce of the South and West in
all of it's minute particulars, &c; together with
historical and statistical sketch of each of the States
and cities; the domestic and foreign trade, re-
sources, manufactures, &C.. of the United States;
the Census Returns from 1890, with the complete
statistics of the Census of 1850.
The volumes will be issued j September, Octo-
Der, and November, 1852; and orders are solicited
in advance, payable on delivery to merchants, or
to the parties themselves.
De BOWS REVIEW, of which this is a condensa-
ton, is published monthly in New Orleans, and
other southern and western Cities liz to 40 pages,
small print, fine paper and engravings, and treats
of all the great industrial matters relating to the
SoutherNand Western States, and incidentally of
the North and the Union. Terms SIS per annum.
The volumes hereafter will be uniform with the
condensed series.
A few sets Of the complete work may be had at
the Office, in twelve large and handsomely bound
volumes. Price $42. Single numbers supplied to
make up sets, and binding furnished on reasonable
terms.
Orders on commission merchants in cities or
towns, payable on sale of crops received as cash.
J. d. B. DE BOW,
Editor De Bows Review,
June 10 Merchants Exchange, New Orleans.