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Title: Sherlock's World's fair guide and bureau of information ..
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Sherlock, Eli J. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)
Publisher: Kansas City, Mo., E. J. Sherlock
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ilver, limitedtender. $29,500,000; unsecured paper mney, $71,100,000. Gold, per capita,$0.93; silver. $0.63; paper, $1.53; total, per capital, $3.09. Production of gold, 1901, was 58,127 fine Oz.; value. $1,201,600. Pro-duction of silver, 1,729,603 fine Oz.; coining value, $2,236,3«). The National Debt, 1901, was $208,799,991. Interest 4 and 5 per cent.Debt per capita. $4.73. Revenues, $121,433,725. Government expenses,$119,934,893. Imports, $127,396,689. Exports, $124,208,923. Treaties. Between 1854 and 1886 nine treaties have been made between theUnited States and Japan, covering among other things the following:Amity and commerce, opening of ports of Simoda and Hakodade toAmerican vessels only, except in case of storm and ship wreck, alsoregulating trade, commerce, coin exchange, and rights of consuls, thepacking of tea, import duties, payment of indemnities, treatment ofship wrecked mariners, extradition of fugitives of justice, charged withcertain crimes and many other subjects.
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THE MEXICAN PAVIIilON. Is located a short distance directly south of the Administration en-trance, on the northwest corner of Forsythe avenue and Skinner road,a short distance west of the Transportation Building. Leave the Intra-mural cars at Station No. 3, an4 go two blocks south. The Pavilion 64 is the model of a first-class Mexican city residence with an open innercourt. The Republic of Mexico is divided into twenty-seven states, oneterritory and one district, in all twenty-nine political divisions, withan area of 767,316 square miles, and a population of 13,570,545 accordingto latest estimate, on a basis of one in five. The Republic has 2.714,109men of military age. Her military strength on a peace footing is16,642 infantry, 7,406 cavalry, 1,733 artillery, 3,460 engineers, etc Total,29,241. Mexico is almost without a navy, she has one cruiser and nine gunboats, one transport, four tugs, fourteen heavy and fifty-six light guns. Gold Product, 1901, was $10,284,800; silver, 57,656,54

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