The times-news., 1937-05-21
MY COUNTRY
IT'S OF THEE
ByS. J. FULLWOOD
NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW HAMPShlKE
New Hampshire is located IN
the New England States. 1t is
bounded on the north bv Canada;
on the east by Maine and the At
lantic ocean; on the south by
Massachusetts, and on the west by
Vermont. New Hampshire is an
old state in these United States,
being one of the iriginal l3 col
onies. The topography of the
, state varies from sea-level TO
mountainous areas. The famous
White Mountains are located in
New Hampshire and are the focal
point of many thousands who visit
the state each year. There are
many high mountains in this area,
the highest in the northeastern
section of our country, being
Mount Washington, which has an
altitude of 6293 feet. There are
600 lakes in the state. Ninety
| per cent of the total acreage OF
New Hampshire is still primary
forest lands; and one-third of this
per cent is connected with farms.
The seal for the State of New
Hampshire is not going to be re-
corded here exactly as the or
iginal seal is, for the reason we
have not been given any copy OF
the same. However, on the state
flag is found a replica of the seal,
and we shall describe it for you as
found there. That seal is two and
three quarter inches in diameter.
Wreaths interspersed with stars,
colored gold, encircle the seal. A
double line, smooth, forms the
outer edge fo the seal proper.
Between the outer and inner rims
Of this circle is inscribed: Seal
of the State of New Hampshire
and at the bottom of the same, be-
tween two gold stars is "l776." "
The picture in the exact center OF
the seal is encircled with wreaths
which are colored green. The sea
(blue), and shore (yellow), are
seen in the immediate, middle and
distant foreground Of the picture.
A frigate, or combination galley
| and sloop, is apparently beached
on the shore. The American flag
flies at the stern of the boat. In
! the background, the sun is seen
midway over the horizon of the
sea.
The state flower is the purple
lilac. 1t "is an old English flower
which bloomed over the cottages
of England and in the meadows
of Runnymeade when old Eng
land was young New Hamp-
shire's nickname is the Granite
State. The state flag is of deep
blue with the state seal (describ-
ed above) in the center of it.
There has been given us no di-
| rect information as to the motto
of the state. But the slogan OF
late years is "Land of Scenic
Splendor" and this has largely
supplanted Granite State as the
nickname as well. The approx
mate population of this state to-
day is 100000. The state capitol
is located at Concord.
There are two major crops IN
New Hampshire. One is hay and
the other is milk. There are A.
9O6 farms in the state, on over
one million acres of land. Other
crops of Importance are: corn, po-
tatoes, oats and apples. .
The major mineral resources OF
New Hampshire are: granite,
mica, feldspar and garnet. The
state ranks fifth in the produc-
ton of granite and second in the
production of mica. Slate and
limestone are paying products IN
this field, also.
The most recent census Of man.
ufacturies in New Hampshire,
gives the state 1865 establish
ments, which total over 65,OOO
wage earners. The chief products
manufactured in the state are:
cotton goods manufacturing,
boots and shoes and paper and
wood pulp. Other manufactured
articles include: lumber and tim
Der products, hosiery and worsted
fabrics, factory and machine shop
products, wool and knitted goods,
flour and grist mill products, to-
bacco and cigars. Manufacturing
| in the state is done mostly in the
southern part along the Merrimac
river: for water is most essential
| for cheap forms of manufactur-
ing power.
Practically every town in the
state is either on a railroad IN
New Hampshire, or has ready ac-
cess to one. Railways network
the state in all directions. The
first cog-whcel railway in the
world was constructed on Mount
Washington and rises 1865 feet
in two and three-quarters miles.
Ninety-seven per cent OF the
states highways are hard sur
faced.
New Hampshire is 99.S per cent
white in the race Of its people,
with 82 per cent native whites.
The illiteracy is 2.7 per cent. Inc
foreign-born white people reslo-
ing in New Hampshire come from
the following countries, or are ex-
fractions from said countries
Canada, Ireland, Poland, Eng
land, Greece, Italy, Sweden Ger
many and Russia. "Oniy Two,
tenths of one per cent of the total
population are negroes" :.
Education in New Hampshire Is
compulsory for children up 10 IA
years of age, if they have com.
pleted the grades. Otherwise thes
must continue till they are 10
years old. The state board ot
education has complete control OF