Building for the Centuries: Illinois, 1865 to 1898 |
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Page 180
... manufacturing quadrupled and the capital invested in industry multiplied over eight times . By 1870 , the value of manufactured goods produced in the state nearly equaled that of agricultural commodities , and by 1880 the products of ...
... manufacturing quadrupled and the capital invested in industry multiplied over eight times . By 1870 , the value of manufactured goods produced in the state nearly equaled that of agricultural commodities , and by 1880 the products of ...
Page 183
... manufacturing establishments , coupled with increased facil- ities for cheap communication with the sections of the country with which we trade . " And four years later , after almost a year of depression , the Quincy Whig observed that ...
... manufacturing establishments , coupled with increased facil- ities for cheap communication with the sections of the country with which we trade . " And four years later , after almost a year of depression , the Quincy Whig observed that ...
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... manufacturing were employed there , and by 1900 nearly two of every three worked in Chicago . They earned more on the average in the lake city than downstate . By 1890 more than $ 2 were invested in manufacturing in Chicago for each $ 1 ...
... manufacturing were employed there , and by 1900 nearly two of every three worked in Chicago . They earned more on the average in the lake city than downstate . By 1890 more than $ 2 were invested in manufacturing in Chicago for each $ 1 ...
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Structure of Governmental Power | 35 |
Of Men and Machines | 72 |
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