The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1955 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... increased in number and size . The meat - packing industry experienced an enormous boom , and Chicago , the new " Porkopolis " of the West , outstripped St. Louis , Louisville , and Cincinnati as a meat - pack- ing center . Processed ...
... increased in number and size . The meat - packing industry experienced an enormous boom , and Chicago , the new " Porkopolis " of the West , outstripped St. Louis , Louisville , and Cincinnati as a meat - pack- ing center . Processed ...
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... increased to 77.6 per cent . Good transportation facilities and the de- sire to live in smaller communities where tax rates are relatively low have accelerated the growth of outlying parts of metropolitan areas . Between 1890 and 1920 ...
... increased to 77.6 per cent . Good transportation facilities and the de- sire to live in smaller communities where tax rates are relatively low have accelerated the growth of outlying parts of metropolitan areas . Between 1890 and 1920 ...
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... increased rapidly , however , and imports of spun yarn were negli- gible after 1865. Abacá exports from the Phil- ippines grew from 276 tons in 1825 to 8,561 tons in 1850. Sisal was first imported to the United States in 1860 , when ...
... increased rapidly , however , and imports of spun yarn were negli- gible after 1865. Abacá exports from the Phil- ippines grew from 276 tons in 1825 to 8,561 tons in 1850. Sisal was first imported to the United States in 1860 , when ...
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