Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-30
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l.-.ulAc a Summary T.! s;a,i,t.,-,
which VIII l.oye valuable FIR refer
Gee. G.ecn', N.:uau:c for - ls
the til>t OF to- which has bon lc-
cc.vel HAT embraces III anything
like q comlrehen~;yc foIn COIN
laxative t,..il.; g.: ia" ARA. 10: III
.on I3o,e".~ a1l I,ln"i"a'i.i:,!
G. silica; ol.7 : thc a1ver.l N..,,ee.
Ihi- J. shown IA Il Glance TX co."r>A
lines representing in length Tie area
ana 10; "la'ion OF each Of ;hc poli.-
zeal subdivisions, While Oh AL out
line map are shown The c!.!cf pro
duets Of each State and Territory,
and its rank III The Union with refer
ence to the amount OF each produced
i'll that State with rcft rcncc to ali
the other States and Territories.
The area, with tie lines placed in
horizontal position, make pyra-
mid with siX.inciS foundation,
Texas representing the base, with
pa ,356 square miles, and the Dis
trict of Columbia, 60 square miles,
the apex, tiny line, with scarcely
length or thickness. California
comes next to Texas as we ascend
the pyramid, with about two -thirds
the area, then Dakota, Montana,
New Mexico, Aroma, Colorado. Ne
yada, Wyoming. Oregon, Idaho,
Utah, Minnesota, Kansas, Ncbraska
(tLe last five being nearly eJual in
area) Washington, Missouri, Flor
ida, Georgia, Michigan, Illinois,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Ala
bama, North Carolina, Mississippi,
New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
Louisiana, Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky,
Maine, South Carolina and Indiana,
All these show a gradual decrease,
of about 1000 square miles each.
Then comes West Virsinil with
about two-thirds the area of Indi-
ana, and Maryland with aDoat one
third, and the decrease then resumes
the ratio of goo to the top of the
column, though the States of Yer
mont, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Della
ware, Rhode Island, with the Dis
trict of Columbia as a terminal, ap-
parently more for orna.uent than
use.
The.rank of the States with refer
ence 10 population, would throw the
pyramid all out of shape if ARRANGED
in the above order. New York is
the base for population with 5 0S3
$40. Pennsylvania follows with
about one-tifth less. and Ohio and
Illinois with two iftbs less. Mis-
souri, has less than ne-hulG; then
follow Indiana, Massachusetts. Ken
lucky, Michigan, Iowa, Texas, Ten
nessee, Georgia, Virginia, North
Carolina, Wisconsin,, Alabama. Mis-
sissippi, New Jersey, Kansas, South
Carolina. Louisiana, Maryland, Cali
fornia, Arkansas, Minnesota, Maine,
Connecticut, West Virginia, Ne
braska, New Hampshire, Vermont,
1:hode Island, Florida, Colorado,
district of Columbia, Oregon, Della
ware, Utah, Dakota, New Mexico,
Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Mon
tana, Idaho and Wyoming, the lat
ter having a population OF 2O,7SS.
The total population of the United
States is 5O,152, SG6, Of which %
$40. 5S2 are males and a .G32, 2S4
are females.
In the value of farm products, H.
linois leads the van with an average
annual value Of sl45. $50, All; New
York follows with a yearly Weld of
s131 ,3S5, 7OG; then PENNSYLVANIA
with Sill $50 800: Ohio. 1O7 6S3-
3S9: Iowa $50 OBS. AT; indiana
s79.SO5, S4s; Texas. sG6,S7O $50:
Missouri, s62,51O, SIT; California,
s5S.732. 225: Tennessee. s57 .3S4,-
500; Wisconsin, s55. IA 500; Mich
-. go 90 O01 c-o