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Mines and factories 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 ...
Mines and factories 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 ...
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cent of the population was urban , but in the year 1950 the figure had 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 ...
cent of the population was urban , but in the year 1950 the figure had 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 ...
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The use of improved machinery and the importation of hard fibers 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.
The use of improved machinery and the importation of hard fibers 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.
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| Title | The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7 The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work |
| Publisher | Americana Corporation, 1955 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 5 Oct 2009 |
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