Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-17
INCREASE OF M4NUP1CTIRES.


country during the last decade is wonder
full. Although the nation was engaged in
war four years of the time, which drew
heavily upon its resources, the growth of
manufactures went on with great rapidity.
During the period from 1860 to 1870 the
annual products of the country rose in
value from 81 $50. S61.77716. in 1860, to S4.
232, 325,442, in 1870, or an increase of
1873 per cent, nearly double that of the
former decade. The proportion of growth
in the large manufacturing States of New
York, Massachusetts, Ohio and Connect
cut, is nearly the same. or about lo3 per
cent. In New York the increase is more
than double than that of the former de-
eade, being loS per cent, against 46 per
cent. in that period. the growth of manu-
featuring wealth being more than seven
times that of the white population, which
was 1901 per cent Massachusetts,, again.
shows an increase of wealth Of 103 per
cent. against - per cent. in the former
decade, or nearly six times that of the
population, which was 1915 per cent
Ohio makes much less gain over the FORM
er decade. being l03 against s. per cent,
or about eight times that of the popula-
ton Ia Connecticut the increase is 100
per cent. against Is per cent, or about
six times that of the population. Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, Rhode Island and
Maine offer a greater increase of manu-
featuring wealth than the former States.
The increase in Pennsylvania is 80 against
30 per cent. or about seven times that of
the growth of population; in New Jersey
100 against 95 per cent. or not quite
four times its growth of population
in Rhode Island 1870 against 80 per cent,
or not quite eight times Is increase OF
population n Maine 10 against 60 per
eeat,, al increase IN tlis STATE which has
gone on with the LOGS of population.
The graasest proportional development
Of domestic manufacturers has been IN The
Vest AMI most eonspie,In,isjY IN Missouri.
Tins state shows u gain III the ralue ut
manufacturing products OF s2G6 III, .l--..9
IN IBID, against s4l T19I, I'll III lad0. N IN
Increase N tIbout 400 per cant. against n
1psg cent i'll the former iessade being
gan of NOT quite eight times he griwth
oi tie white population. ulinms Inasis
3 pan o. go ler cont. Ind itaniis le:u,,v
sgesI with Missouri N tiie value III lt.i,
lIruiucts. Bs,5vasn IaiiU Inu I4tiii Ter
min WIS ..4u pgr rent. In 1llis ease tile
ilGi,a.liHs il a4lGiTr SIX Inlss HAT Of the
pGl,uliEEirar- Michigan presents the in
.ra-rss increase of 266 per cent in this
3.='-sde, against 100 in the former. In
dana 100 per cent. against $50. or about
seven times the growGk Of the population.
Only two States % sae Northwest, present
q diminutior o. g79psSgsgs0a&I manufacture
ing producta during ;E.e !ass decade, yet
still an increase large enough to surprise
al students of economy. Thus, Wiscon-
an gives gain Of $50 per cent, against
30 Ct the former decade, or only about
I've times the growth of its population.
Evws offers $50 per cent. increase, against
$50 per cent, or only about double the
Increase OF its white population-thesc
@gvzres. probably showing that the produc-
-Ss1 Of the country has been turned to
zaocs profitable objects than to domestic
r-.Eazf4esares- Kentucky, also, can show
czaEy - per cent. growth, against IS per
Apparently. presents decrease of produc-
tio1 h&E II that OF the new State of West
Virginia be reckoned, there IS seen to be
= slight increase. Maryland has even
tyebled her proportional increase. raising
il from Is per cent TO IS per cent.
The most remarkable fact, perhaps. pre-
sented In the returns Of the census, as to
the progress Of domestic manufactures,
appears in the statistics from California.
This is the only State in the whole list
which shows an absolute decrease during
the last decade in the value of manulac-
tured products. These amounted, in 1860
in value to s6s. .228. If the returns
~iS NV 3" AaiStohc III ip'N, tatt eHo" Il
value of s66,594,556. The increase in
the former decade was AIS per cent. in
the latter there was decrease While
The white population increased 5i.54 per
cent II these returns from California are
not IN some way erroneous, they would
tend to show that the construction of the
Paciilc railroad has been misfortune to
the manufacturing interest of that State
1t has carried thither the products of the
cheaper labor of the Eastern States, and
has probably broken up numbers of domes-
tic manufactures. The population Of the
Pacific coast have found 1t cheaper to buy