The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-22
THE STATE OF MAINE.
tfcian.
A BIRDS EYE VIEW OF THE INDUSTRIES, RE
SOURCES AND WEALTH OF MAINE.

which will shortly be published 1t Will make
a book of-pages. and is a clear and quite ex-
haustive showing of the various industries that
go to make up the material wealth of the State.
Its details, cassfcatiOns and statIst'cs-lts
cheerful facts and fgures-platpiy snow !he
growth of the. manufactures of the State. fhese
facts will be valuable to business, men, both IN
o,a ont of the State We know that MIR, Whit
mon hos worked patiently and diligently, and
I'll, Int fav puideboards along the wav. tn Sc
cr re- the valuable facts which he has grouped in
his report the character OF WHICH is yery SINH
lar in its line, to the valuable report on the
Water Power of Maine, by Walter Wells
The report under consideration embraces sta
tistieal details and tables relating to the manu-
featuring, mining, commercial and agricultural
interests of the Statei together with the yalua.
ton and appropriations for various purposes Of
the several towns and cities. In order to gath
er material for his work, the compiler transmit
ted through the mails, to manufacturers, as
SCISSORS, and others, nearly $4,000 circulers,
schedules anC written letters. The returns
from assessors were very meagre and of COM
paratively no value; but the returns from manu-
facturers and others were found to be of great
value. The total number OF establishments re-
turned, complete and partial, is 1851. In the
compilation of the statistics, the term ''manu-
faeturer'' has been applied to every person who
turns out q product, including the village shoe
maker, who makes shoes for his local custom
ers, with the cotton mill that turns out its tex
tile fabrics for a market not bounded by geo.
graphical limits. The returns, therefore, EN-
brace the productions of every individual, firm
and corporation, which the compiler has been
able to procure, without regard to the value of
the small establishments which are necessary
and important feeders to the larger
GROWTH OF MANUFACTURES.
The growth of manufactures from 1860 to
1870 was 108 per cent, making no allowance of
discount to bring currency values to the gold
standard. The growth since 1870 has been p
per cent. Our State now ranks among the frst
in the manufacture of cotton goods. Within
the past year shipbullding has completely re-
vived from the prostration occasioned by tn,
rebellion, and that industry has entered upon
such an era of prosperity that Maine, which
heretofore has built One-third of the tonnage of
the country, now bids fair to make larger
contribution than ever. The business of stone
quarrying has assumed surprising magnitude:
our railroad facilities have been increased and
new lines are projected.
BOOTS AND sHOEs
In 1860, the total invested capital in the
State in the manufacture of boots and shoes
was $5O9, 124; value of production, 81, $40, 900;
hands employed, males, 2,065; females, 1886,
total number, 1901; wages, 1851 1878. In 1870
the total invested capital was $677, 800; total
number of pairs of boots and shoes manu-
featured, 2,0S9, 159; value of production, 49,
IA, 747; number of hands employed. males,
,544; females, $780, children, 81; total, 2, 1O5;
wages, $771 ,066. The returns for this year not
covering the whole State, show an Invested
capital of the 112 establishments returned of
81 1867, 1854; number of pairs of boots and shoes
every inhabitant in the State; value Of produce
ton, Sc, $50, 1856; hands employed, males 4,726.
females, SIS, children, 80; total number. 1894;
wages, ~, 295. $50. In the value of production
there has been an increase of more than three
hundred and sixty-one pei. cent, over that of
1869, and one hundred and eighty per
cent over that of 1870. The annusl wages
paid in the Auburn shoe factories alone
amount to $1,000, 900, or more than half of the
value of the product of the entire State in 1860.
and more than Twenty-Five per cent of the
total wages paid in the State in 1870. Auburn
has an invested capital of more than one-half
of the entire capital in the State in the bus
mess, and manufactures nearly half of the en-
tire product. Portland ranks second, and Ban
gor third in the list. The boot and shoe bust
ness has been excellent throughout the year,
and promises well for the future.
BRICK.
In 1870, Maine stood as the seventeenth State
in the manufacture of brick, the value of that
production from ITO yards being $i05,8g3 For
the present year returns have been received
from SO brick yards, with total capital of
$3l7, 1856, giving employment to 917 hands,
and manufacturing 71,549000 brick, with
total value of $52O,574. The largest num-
Der of brick made, as well as the largest num-
Der of yards, are in Penobscot county, princi-
pally in the town of Brewer, one company
alone turning out over 100000 brick, valued
at $780, 900. The past season has been a favor
able one for tho prosecution of the business.
The market for Maine bricks is in the State,
Massachusetts and the Southern ports.
CANNED PRODUCTS.
The best canned corn comes from Maine, and
the largest lobster factories are here. The to-
tai number of canning factories in Maine is SO,
with an invested capital of $685. 900, giving en-
which number OPT were males, 1.76O females,
and 300 children; total amount of payroll,
$262, 800; total value of production 81 ,842, 900.
amount of canned products as follows: Corn,
475,000 dozen cans; suecotash, 300 dozen cans;
Holsters, 231 800 dozen cans; salmon, 90 900 doz
en- cans; CLANS, 1000 dozen cans; total pcoduc-
ton, 735, 700 dozen cans. The business is virtu-
ally carried on by three Portland packing COM
panies which also during the winter season put
up large amount of meats etc. Two of these
firms also have factories in Nova Scotia, the
products of which are not included in the fore
going exhibit. The packing factories on the
coast extend from Yarmouth to Cape Sable,
and their products go to all parts of the world.
COTTON GOODS
The United States census report of 1860 gives
the number OF factories in Maine for the manu-
facture of cotton goods not specified, as 20; to-
tai capital, $9789, $50; steam power, 800 horse
water power. 1908 horse; hands employed,
males, 1854; females, 1928; children 572; total
number, 1919; wages, $2559, 597; value Of ma
terials, including supplies. $685. $50; value of
production, $11 ,739, 781. Number of mills for
the manufacture of batting, wadding, thread,
Irvine and yarn, three; total capital, $50, 1000;
water power, LILO horse; hands employed, males
%, females, %, children 15; total number, go;
wages, $4,000; value of material, including
supplies, $500; value of production, $I04. 400.
The total number of cotton manufacturing es-
x-I1 nI,v >ku e.
United States census report, present the fol-
lowing results Tota, number of establish
ments, %; capital, $50, 839, 685; steam power, 800
horse; water power, S,018 horse; number of
sspindles, 459,772; hands employed, males 1905,
females, 6,246 children, 587; total number, o.
439: wages, 80, 565, 1877; value of materials in
Guiding supplies, S6746, $50; value of produc-
ton, 1,844, 181. There is discrepancy be-
tween the returns of the statistical department
of the census; as those of the former are full
and complete, they are supposed to be correct.
The total number of factories for the manufact-
IRE of Cotton goods in the State at the present
time is q; total capital, ST., 382, O0O ste am pow
err 1893 horse; water power, 9, $50 horse; number
of spindes independent of those not specified
in returns, 552, 1913; value of raw material. &c.
5l1, 745; value of productions $12 427 $40; hands
employed, males 2,769, females 1904, children
72l. total number, 1874; wages, So, 426, 1926.
Total number of establishments for the manu-
facture of batting, Irvine, warp and yarn, five;
capital, $13O,OOO; water power, 2O5 horse, ma
chimes employed, which the returns do not
state whether looms or spindies, A5; number
of spndles, 400; pounds of batting, 2,4OO;
pounds OF warp, 100000; pounds of warp,
Irvine and bags, ISL 900; pounds of yarn, IA,
900; value of materials, $40, O45; value of pro-
ducti0n, $275, 1920: hands employed, macs, 81,
females 80, children 26; total number 145;
wages, $40, 200.
The increase of capital employed in the man.
ufacture of all kinds of cotton goods since
1870 is 81, $40 ,315, an increase of more than 25
per cent. Increase in number of spindles. in
dependent of those not specified, 90. 566 In
crease in Value of product, 1888 489. an increase
OF more than five per cent. The average value
Of production per spindle is 1922 so, against
S25 rs per spindle in 1870. The increase in the
number of operatives employed since 1870 is
l, 1855, an increase of IL per cent Average an
nual wages per factory hand is 1917. At, against
S271. rs per haad in 1870. an increase Of $45.72
per hand, or more than 16 per cent. per hand.
The product per hand amounts in value to ST.,
1914; in 1870 it amounted to 81, 25481 per
hand. Five new companies are getting ready
to operate.
EDGE TOOLS, AXES, SAWS, &c.
Twenty establishments give total value in
their products of $638, 800. In axes and adzes
there were manufactured 674 ,965 in number
Inc larger portion of the product is manufacture
e WI Ia hennebec county, where three factories in
S Meot .o Wateryille have turned out in value
~" wUren o! axes which have found
p market IN the United States and the British