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Show 1ST IIS TIE !T0 PER CAPITA PRIZE Utah Holds Twenty-fourth Place in Galaxy of Motorized Mo-torized States. The west leads the nation In per capita outo ownership, according to figures compiled com-piled today by the bureau of publicity of (he Omaha Chamber of Commerce. The first nine states are west of the I Mississippi, namely, Xebraska, California, Iowa, South Dakota, Montana, Kansas, I North Dakota, Arizona and Minnesota, i Michigan, in tenth place, is the leading state east of the Mississippi. Tn Xebraska there Is an auto to every : 7.8 people. In other ivord.s, If it were I necessary for the entire population to j leave the state it could be done quickly without the assistance of railroads. The state of Utah is in twenty-fourth place. I;."nk of States. Popnlntion. Antos. One to 1 Xt-l:-aKka 1,35S,oii 173. 3H7 7.S " California 3.2:i,0O0 407.761 7.9 3 Iowa , 2,2!3,0fl0 278,313 8.1 4 South Dakota... 7o4.noo Stv.oS ?.0 5 Montana 40.000 M.053 9.7 ! 6 Kansas l.&fio.(00 1S3.271 10.7 7 North Dakota ... gito.000 71.600 11.2 S Arizona 27ri.0i0 23,005 ll.fi 0 Minnesota 2,350.000 20t,4;0 11.5 , 10 Michienn 3. 155. 000 262.125 12.0 11 YVyOLill'.is 197,000 1(1.200 1 2.1 12 Colorado 1.055. 000 5,000 1 2.4 13 Indiana 2.S78.0O0 227.160 12.7 14 Ohio 5.272.0(H) 415,000 12.7 15 Wisconsin 2,610.000 100, SI4 13.2 10 W af.hin'ton .... l.oco.oOO 120.503 13.0 17 Oregon 900,000 63.324 14.2 IS Nrvarla 124.000 S.100 15.1 10 Connecticut .. 1,300.000 S4.K10 15.3 20 Idaho 405.000 32.2x2 15.8 21 Illinois 1 6,500,000 390, 000 16.2 22 Vermont 365.000 22.653 16.2 23 Dolawaro 220. 00O 12.955 17.0 24 Utah 457,000 26,203 17.4 I 25 Maine 779. ') 41,572 17.5 29 Massachusetts .. 3.863.OO0 193,497 19.4 20 Xew Hampshire.. 450.000 24,917 JS.O 27 Marvland 1,410.000 77.5P3 IS. 2 2? T.-yns ' 4,55.0itO 251. IIS IS. 2 30 Missouri 3,500.000 189,305 IS. 5 31 New Jersey 4,0T.0.ncA 154.870 19.7 32 Oklahoma 2.430.000 122.000 19.0 33 Florida 935,000 46.106 20.2 34 ItlKKle Island ... 050,000 29.178 21.6 3.1 New York 10.570,000 441. 1S3 24.(1 36 Pennsylvania ... 8.S50.0O0 362.061 24.4 37 New Motlco 460.000 1.000 25.6 S3 South Carolina.. 1.6(0. ooo 09.937 27.0 3o,-;c,rja 2.915.000 97.293 30.0 40 Virginia 2.250.000 72.22S 31.0 4r Tennessee 2.323.000 65.090 36.0 42 Kentnrtv 2,43.1.000 05.S25 36.9 43 West Virplnta .. 1.435.000 KS.I50 37.0 44 Xorth Carolina. . 2.485.000 62,072 40.0 45 Louisiana 1.R55.0K1 40 000 '6.4 46 Alabama 2.360,000 4fC.171 51.0 47 Arkansas .. .. l.StO.OPO 2S.S62 62.7 18 .Mississippi 1,985,900 11.702 163.0 |