The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-28
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The census bulletinj just sent cut relative
10 statistics o. manufactures contains inior-
nation which. while interesting and i'm
portant, is yet not generally known. The
showing as a whole Is extremely enooursg-
ing. and places Us in the very drst rank of
manufacturing nations, Notwithstanding
our youth among the peoples Of the earth
aud the fact that n large portion of our
citizens continue to insist that our indus
tries are In an iniantile state. IL appears
that there are over 5000 manufacturing
establishments all told In the United States,
operating upon aeapital reaching $2,7oO,.
272G6. employing over 1900, Coz
men. over 10000 females, and nearly
200, OOO children and youths. These ".es,ao.
llshmsnts annually pay -s97 10000 in
wages and turn out over 81, OOO. 600 0oOin pro.
ducts in round numbers. Such figures are
startling, and represent u business activity
aud rush, and varied throng of humanity
dependent thereon that but few
people ever stop TO think about. They ore
facts and figures upon which the great
ness and prosperity and commercial activity
of the country largely depend. New York
heads the list OF states in number OF cstab-
lishments, capital employed aud value of
products. There are in the state S5li,.
$40 employed In running 1879 manu-.
featuring enterprises, aud the aggregate
value OF products is over
81, 600, 100000. Pennsylvania comes
ncst with 1000 establishments
capital of $l7i ,570,9o3, and products at
$7li ,sls, AS. Ohio is the third, Illinois the
iourth aud Massachusetts, the fifth In the
items enumerated above. Texas. I'VE re.
grct to say, is away down on the list. II
seems from this report that we have in our
state . ,911 establishments, The amount OF
capital invested Is $685. 6!, number of
hands employed, something over 1900,
wages paid annually, $33i3,Os7, and the
value of products, s2O,7l9,02S. While yet
the manufacturing interest is small in
Texas In its infancy indeed, the start made
is good one and gives earnest of great
growth in the near future II is encouraein,,
to know that We are annually turning ou'
manufactured products to the value OF
twenty millions OF dollars even. la the
next decade there Is no reason why we
should not increase this amount twenty or
thirty fold aud rank with the
most active manufacturing com.
munlties. II the absurd restraints that are
now placed upon the industry of this coun.
try are removed aud capital and enterprise
are forced TO seek the most convenient fields
and those nearest the materials to DO
worked, We may expect in the next ten
years indeed to see the south the manuiac.
turing section of the Union. In glanclng
over the grand totals of the statistics Of
manufactures, one obvious reflection will
arise and that rs the absurdlty in
the demand of such rcmen-
dous interest for governmental
protection. When u quarter of million
factories backed by an aggregate capital of
nearly 5000 100000 aud product of over
5000 100000 in value annually, begs Tor in.
vors from the Federal power aud pleads the
baby act the sight is disgusting aud the
fact ridiculous and absurd. II industries
that have reached such n development and
almost uncomfortable business cannot stand
alone and materially assist government, in.
stead OF being assisted thereby, they will
never be able to do no, and to foster plant
that can never como to iruition lie time and
money thrown away. We hopo to sec u
grandcr showing in similar statistics ten
years hence, but We want the result to
spring from free natural and healthy com.
petition, and not present the spectacle OF
government greenhouse plant.