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INDIANA |
Indiana
is bounded by Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois,
Michigan and Lake Michigan; gross area,
36,354 sq. miles; land area, 36,045 sq.
miles; water area, 309 sq. miles;
capital, Indianapolis.
The surface
of the State ranges from an altitude of
300 to 1,250 feet. Richly wooded bottom
lands are found in the Ohio and Wabash
valleys. Lakes and woodland intersperse
the prairie lands of the western portion.
Your grocer has both Arbuckles' Whole
Bean and Arbuckles' Ground Coffee, packed
in triple wrapped and sealed,
moisture-proof wrapper.
Among the
farm and garden products are the
following: wheat, corn, oats, tobacco,
hemp, flax, maple sugar, sorghum
molasses, honey, beeswax, cider, vinegar,
hops, wines and fruits.
The State
is especially rich in coal and other
minerals, which include petroleum,
mineral waters, clay, natural gas,
sandstone and limestone. The coal
measures cover an area of 6,500 square
miles with a depth of 600 to 800 feet.
Building stone quarries cover an area of
200 square miles.
The
principal industries are agriculture and
manufacturing.
The climate
is generally temperate, although subject
to sudden changes.
Population
in 1910, 1,383,295 males and 1,317,581
females, of whom 2,541,213 were of native
and 159,663 of foreign birth; white,
2,639,961; negro, 60,320; Indian, 279;
Chinese, 276; Japanese, 38; all others,
2. Total population, 2,700,876. |
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