Description: ÒMissouri Ð Organized as a Territory in 1812; admitted to the statehood in 1821. Its lead mines had attracted attention as early as 1720. Area, 69,415 square miles; population, 3,153,000. Slaughtering and meat packing are the most important industries. The manufacture of tobacco ranks second. Large and extensive wheat fields in the State. Ranks ninth in wealth, nineteenth in square miles, thirteenth in iron, and seventeenth in tobacco. The Governor receives a salary of $5,000. &mdash Wark 1904
Source: Henry Wark, ed. , Wark's Modern Educator (New York, NY: Henry Wark, 1904) 877
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