The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-28

y5O6O,S-O; value of the raw material used,
s566S US4; value OF product (umberl, Sll ,sg2 SO;
number of employees, 1881: wages paid; 81, Wy.
574; other expenses OF of the business, so56,6ST
The saving capacity OF the estimated num-
Der of mills at 5000 feet per mill per day, for
$50 days per year, Is AL 80 OOO feet. The Ag-
ricultural Bureau at Washington, in 1875, es-
timated that there was SO per cent. of the
state still In timber. Allowing that we stin
have IS per cent, or 7,S57, l63 acres Of timber,
and that Of oak, poplar, walnut, nsh, good
beech, sugar, hickory and other similar trees
now being extensively used, there are ten
trees per acre that will average 1900 feet OF
lumber per tree, there still exists in the tree
l5675l ,26O 600 feet, which wall require the pres
emf mills. at the rate before given, los years TO
saw. But as healthy oak OF three feet diam
eter will double It's lumber volume in 96 years,
and smaller trees propouiOnately sooner, the
OF the hind wheel of the wagon overtaking
the forward one. But however distant these
figures may seem tn put the timber famine,
the rapidity with which a much less popula-
ton has consumed and destroyed the other 90
per cent. OF the timber once existing in the
State warns us not to wstonIy waste what we
have left.
WAGON FACTORIES.
One hundred and three establishments Civ
ing full answers show as follows: Capital,
s2S5 975; value OF raw material used, S276, -;
value OF manufactured product, SiSl ,S;3; num-
Der OF employees, 329; wages paid for the year,
Sl2i,lOS; other expenses, S22,SIi. An employe
10 every S77S u OF capital, with average yearly
wsges of SS77 %. Representing the capital by
500, the material would be Si.CS, the product
sizes 80, the wages SIS 50, and the other expen-
ses IS IS.
One hundred and sixty-fve establishments,
including those before shown, give as capital,
SIS S9J; raw material, Sl97,992; and product,
material would BE- SO1 "a, and the product
slIlll. the ratio OF material to capital decreas-
Ing nearly per cent, while that of product to
capital increased IA per ceut. (neRrly) from
those giving full answers.
Two huHdred and seven establishments, in
Guiding all those before mentioned show as
capital S3O39fO, being an average of 81 1881.
Whole number of establishments reported Is
SUl; proport. opal number in the State Is 35S,
which, multiplied by the average capital TO
each, and the other elements OF the business
adjusted on hts as per those giving full an
Number of establishments, 3bS: capital, S7l9.-
Az; raw material, S717,7I2: product, Sl,2l3749:
number of employees, oil tine whole number
tt ported being 52S); wages paid, 1856; other
expenses, Sji,7o2.
BLACKsMITHs' FORCES.
Four hundred and sixty-eight establishments
giving full answers show as follows: Capital
S.63ls7 value of raw material used .s2lS, 5H; val
employees, 4l2; wages paid, sl6I,556: other ex-
penSes, Si0,59i. An employe 10 every 1896 CS o;
capital, with average wages per year OF i9J.4l;
would be sl33. 50, the product S566.70, wages
SC0SS and other expenses SIS.
One thousand four hundred and two eStaO-
Ishments, including those giving full answers,
2sS; and product, sI,426 SIS. Representing the
and the product, S3H042. The ratio Of material
to capital increased nearly ~ per cent,
while that OF product to capital decreased l219
per cent. from that of those giving full
answers. This is unusual and unexpected,
and hints, without calling names, that there
have been some careless snd grossly untruth-
full returns.
Eighteen hundred and fourteen establish
ments, including all those before mentioned,
show as capital S593.i97 an average of 5299 40
to each. The whole number of establishments
reported is 2,2So. The number estimated to be
in the State IL S2,726. This, multiplied by the
average capital TO each. and the other ele-
ments of the business adjusted on this, as per
those giving full answers, shows as follows:
Estimated number of establishments, 2726:
estimated capital 81, 0SS 792; estimated value of
raw material, Sl,i57,457; estimated value of
product, SO g02 500; estimated number of en-
ployeS, l.7l6 (tEe reported number being 800;
estimated wsges pad, SbSj ,SSS; estimated other
expenses, Ss72,l9S.