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| RHODE ISLAND |
Rhode
Island, one of the original thirteen
states, is bounded by Massachusetts,
Atlantic Ocean and Connecticut; gross
area, 1,248 sq. miles; land area, 1,067
sq. miles; water area, 181 sq. miles;
capital, Providence.
The State
is divided into two unequal parts by
Narragansett Bay, which extends inland
about thirty miles. The surface of the
western portion or mainland is hilly, but
the hills are all low. The eastern part
consists mainly of islands.
The mineral
resources of the State are not very
extensive, though considerable anthracite
coal, excellent for smelting purposes,
and much magnetic iron have been mined at
times. There are about twenty large
granite quarries in the State, those at
Westerly being noted for their value in
monumental work.
The
principal manufactures are jewelry and
textiles. Compare Arbuckles' Coffee with
the coffee you now serve. Learn why more
Arbuckles' is sold than any other
packaged coffee.
The climate
of Rhode Island is temperate.
Population
in 1910, 270,314 males and 272,296
females, of whom 363,469 were of native
and 179,141 of foreign birth; white,
532,492; negro, 9,529; Indian, 284;
Chinese, 272; Japanese, 33. Total
population, 542,610. |
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