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su pplied with railways than the southern. The principal lines in the State are the Missouri Pacific, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe ; the St. Louis and San Francisco ; and the St. Louis South Western. St. Louis is the terminal for the larger river steamers, and there is a heavy traffic between it and the Gulf of Mexico. The market for the grain and animal produce of the Western States is largely reached via Missouri.
There is a British Vice-Consul at Kansas City and another at St. Louis.
Books of Reference
The Reports of the various Executive Departments of the State.
Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri. Published by the Southern History Company, New York, Louisville, St. Louis. 1901.
Carr (Lucien), Missouri. In 'American Commonwealths' Series. Boston, Mass., 1894.
Houeh (Louis), History of Missouri from the earliest explorations to the admission of the State into the Union in 1821. Chicago, 190S.
Saner (Carl O.), The Geography of the Ozark Highlands of Missouri. London, 1920.
Williams (Walter), The State of Missouri. St. Louis, 1904.
MONTANA.
Government- — Montana was admitted into the Union on February 22, 1889. The legislative power is vested in a Senate and a House of Representa- tives. There are 51 Senators, elected for 4 years in such a manner that the Senate is renewed to the extent of one half at each biennial election. TLe members of the House of Representatives, 104 in number, are elected for two years.
Governor. — Joseph M. Dixon, 1921-25 (7,500 dollars). Secretary of State. — C. T. SteWart.
The State is represented in the Federal Legislature by 2 Senators and 2 Representatives. For local administrative purposes the State is divided into 51 counties, and 20 judicial districts. The State Capital is Helena.
Area, Population, Instruction-— The state has a total area of 147,182
square miles, including a water surface of 796 square miles. Census population on Jan. 1, 1920, 548,889.
The Federal census results give the population as follows : —
Tears
Population
Per sq. mile ]
Years
1910 1920
Population
376,053 548,889
Per sq. mile
1880 1890 1900
39,159
142,924 243,329
0-3 1-0 1-7
2-6
37
In 1910 the population by sex and birth was : —
White
Negro
Asiatic
Indian
Total
M#lf ....
K'-iuale
217,680
14:!. ■
2,810
84
5,384 5,3til
226,872
149, IS 1
Total .
860,580
2,894
10,745
876,033
