country  in  1880  over  1879.  The  increase  of  Illinois  was  57,583
net  tons  ;  of  Missouri,  35,746  tons,  being  its  entire  product,  it  hav-
ing made  no  rails  in  1879  ;  of  New  York,  31,287  tons ;  of  Ohio,
24,101  tons ;  of  Kansas,  18,877  tons.  The  largest  relative  in-
crease over  the  production  of  1879  was  in  the  State  of  Vermont —
255  per  cent.  Maryland  gained  188  per  cent. ;  Kansas,  185  per
cent. ;  Colorado,  80  per  cent. ;  New  York,  40  per  cent. ;  Pennsyl-
vania  and  Indiana,  each  34  per  cent. ;  Massachusetts,  25  per  cent.  ;
Illinois,  Ohio,  and  Tennessee,  each  22  per  cent.  In  the  States  of
Wisconsin,  Kentucky,  California,  West  Virginia,  and  Georgia,  and
in  the  Territory  of  Wyoming  a  less  quantity  of  rails  was  produced
in  1880  than  in  1879.  The  great  falling  off  in  Georgia  is  due  to
the  closing  of  the  mill  at  Atlanta  for  almost  the  entire  year,  it
having  only  started  up  again  in  December,  1880.  There  were  no
rails  made  in  1880  in  the  States  of  Maine,  New  Jersey,  and  Michi-
gan, although  they  all  possess  mills  which  formerly  made  rails  but
are  now  running  on  other  products.
In  1875  Pennsylvania's  percentage  of  the  total  production  of  the
year  was  32.19;  in  1876  it  was  40.24;  in  1877  it  was  45.50;  in
1878  it  was  46.03  ;  in  1879  it  was  44.76  ;  and  in  1880  it  was  45.85.
The  percentage  of  production  of  all  kinds  of  rails  in  1880  by
other  States  was  as  follows  :  Illinois,  22  ;  Ohio,  9  ;  New  York,  7  ;
Indiana,  3 ;  Missouri,  Wisconsin,  and  Kansas,  each  2 ;  Tennessee
and  Vermont,  each  1  ;  all  other  States  and  Wyoming  Territory,
each  less  than  1  per  cent.
