The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-11-30
Census Statistics.
Manufacinres Of rs,e Untiea states
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Efe'n the Washington Chronicle ''
We are Indebted to Hon J. NJ. Edmunds,
Commissioners of the General Land Office for
| au advance copy of the volume on ''Manh-
| features Of the United States in 1907 com
piled from the original returns Of the eight,
yceusns, ahder the direction Of the Secretary
| Of the Interior which is now in process Of
binding, and will soon be ready for distrl-.
button. The present number Is the third of
the SERIES the first two volumes being dedi
Gated to agriculture and population, and
probably more than either Of its predecessors
serves TO show the extent of our country
and its resources aud the immense strides
we have made in the variety and Importance
of our manufactures during the period from
1850 to 1860 iE Lah EfGs i.-uT et.faa "a
And yet We have no d,a,bt, when the nex,
! census shall have been completed, the re-
turns will manifest still gceaLer improve
meut III tins directions; for tue Inventive gea
MUS Of man in all sectionsof orr country
was never more thoroughly tested aud prof
ltably developed and enlarged upon than du-
ring the four years that have just closed,
and with tie renewal Of Commerce and .
mutual Interchange of commodities, manu-
features are destined To supply a greater
source of revenue and to be carried on much
| utore extensively than at a,y former period
of our history
In his ably written Introduction to this
VOL atife, Commissioner Ednilnds informs us
that the preceding numbers of the census Of
1860 indicate that tie population Of THIS
i.ep,Iislic las devoted Itself to the develop,
or one sells successfully that not only tiiir
ty one ana5 4 half millions of,onr own nhabiI
tauts wescsnsthiiHed iasl 1860. but an i'm
nli,ise suFpIus&Vss furnished to foreign mar.
I.kets. Within our boundaries we have5 che
n ~ material tor almost every branch OF in
ddstry; our Veins Of gold silver, iron, copper
and other precious and usefui ores are UNI
caic1iabie; aud petroleum, the new aud val
liable commodity which has. attracted the
|attentiou Of capitalists in this and other
countries, is now added.to the substantial ele,
ments that combine to render US among the
very first in national wealth and Importance
In 1860 there were established on our
wide domain over two millions and forty
four Thousand farmers our cities and villa
ges were twenty eight thousand, containing
fraction less than five million of houses:
our manufactures were one hundred forty
thousand, while new machine shops loom
up in every direction in almost countless
numbers tits interesting to observe the
progress we have made in manufactures du-
| ring the last half century. In the year 1910
the aggregate manufacturing values of GER
tain specified articles alnmounted to $f'98.-
613, At, and in 1860 the value Of the same
branches of industry according to the census
tables, was 1885, SCI, 679; and allowing
| moderate estimate for omissions and for
nom return of minor establishments we reach
the enormous sum of two thousand millions
Of doliarsy onaviug been multiplied ten times
within the fifty years ending in 1850, whilst
our population in the same period has in
creased four an T. a-haif fold bro i4tsat
we have within our boundaries an area of
lthree amt a quarter millions OF square miles
and coast line by river lake and ocean of
twenty ulne Thousand three hundred and.
twenty eight miles. The commissioner
| st ongly urges the propriety of establishing
at Washington a Statistical bureau, With
report TO be published annually therefrsln
! OF the condition of orr agriculture, manu~
| features aud population; suggesting that
| the Information for other years than those
| of the deeehnia enumeration required Ivy
| the Constitutions can be obtained through
| the various local federal officers without
cost except for blanks and with greater ac-
curacy as to all taxable articles than has
ever yet been through the census
returns saa ssae s.- -iF ,a a. --a
The volume of manufactures contaius near
seseu hundred and fiftyIpages 81 Phe st it's
lies of each State aud Territory. the variety
| III articles manufactured therein. the NUN
| Der OF establishments the amount OF capital
invested, the cost Of raw material, the nun
beI of hands employed male and female
the annual cost of iabor. the annual val Ne
of products and comparative statements
showing the increase from 1850, are ali
1 carefully and clearly deaoted. s. gsaE "a 90
| stssa.s -----. -~--------- III. ~ H. -=' sag
| THE NEW WooLEN Mil commenced ope-
ratlnns Oh Thursday last. Ii is located on
tl,e Water Pow er aud is owned by Messrs
| Dyson who at present employ eighteen
hands. They have full set of carding ina
! chimes six looms, two hundred and sixty
! spindles a fullipg mill, brushing machine,
ard everything requisite for converting " DOL
from tIe fleece into yaruse caesimercs. doe
t.kh,s etc. etc. The mill with it's presett
appointments has cost upwards Of $40 900
/ We saw several samples Of cassineres Of
good quality ''ail WOOL and no .shoddv =
which Ia selling at the factory for 81 25 per
4 yard and stocking yarn strong enougii for
/ wrapping Irvine. This mill may be regard
ed .as one OF the permanent institutions of
Rockford aud we believe will receive ito.
eral local patronage Read the advertise
] ment Rockford Register,
eg-Charles Dickens, Charles Reade and