The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-17

Amazing Increase In Textile Manufacturer
and Wages Paid I'm the Last Ten Years.
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Amazing Increase I'm Textile Manufactures
and Wages Paid I'm the Last Ten Years.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Oct. l6.-The Census
Bureau has issued o bulletin on the com.
bined textile industries of the United
States for the census year 1890. which will
attract general attention.
The increase of silk manufactures since
1880 was most striking, being liz. 20 per cent.
in the value of products. The increase in
cotton manufactures ranked second, being
1851 per cent. and the wool manufactures
third, being 26.39 per cent. The increase in
the entire textile industry was 1851 Der
cent. The relative rank in importance Of
these industries has been changed. The
wool manufacture III all it's branches lin
GLIDING all description of hosiery and knit
goods now stands first, with its gross value
at SS37. 76S, 524. Cotton Is second. with prod
ucts valued at S267. 9Sl, 724, and silk a
features third. with products valued at $751;
PCS, 454. The actual increase in the value OF
products was S10.5l5.6ll In wool, S75,S9l GA
In cotton and SIG, 265. 400 in silk.-the total
increase being without parallel in any
country.
There were 24S establishments engaged In
dyeing and finishing the textiles separate
and apart from establishments which dye
and finish their own products. The capital
invested In these was so, 270. SO. employing
2O,257 hands. and paying So, 717,01l in wages.
The value added TO the product of tho
textile factories by these establishment
amounted to S28, 0,560. a decrease of S3,s
396. $50. as compared with 1880. The de-
crease was on account of a great reduction
In the cost OF dyeing and finishing through
improved methods estimated to be equal to
25 per cent.
A table presenting the general facts at
tending the increase7of the combined IN
dustries during the past decade Is as fol-
lows: Number establishments. 1880. 81
s65; 1850. 1897; percentage of increase, go.
Capital invested, 1890, SOL, 522, S61; 1880,
1886. 497, 515; percentage of increase. S1.51.
Number OF hands employed mot including
officers and clerks in cotton industry. 1890,
ass. 921; 1889, 365, 339; percentage of incr ease.
81. 79. Amount of wages paid mot includ-
ing wages paid officers and clerks in cotton
industry, 1880. S162, 365. 59s; 1850, SOS. SIC. 300;
percentage OF increase, 4.7l. Miscellaneous
expenses. 1890, $40. $40, 404; 1850. not given.
Cost of material, 1890, S40S. S2S. 226; 1850.
$3.50. 045, 500; per cent of increase, 4l.2z.
Value of products: 1890, $685.. O4s. 702; 1880.
S5OO,3 .Otc; per cent. OF increase. 3e.5l. The
great increase IN the capital invested il
largely due 20 the fact that the 1850 returns
did not take cognizance of all items which
are properly embraced in the current CEN
sus inquiry under the head of tive assets"
The report Of 1850 showed that there were
2.1l5 officers and clerks engaged in cotton
manufactures. but the wages paid were
not given. For 1880 the officers and clerks
reported II. 702, receiving 50, 464. 734 in wages.
The increase in the amount of wages paid
has been even more marked than the in
crease in the value of products, being 64.71
per cent. The average annual earnings
was S349. 81 in the wool manufacture. COM
pared with e29S. 80 In 1880. an increase of
10. &c per cent; S30L65 in the cotton manu-
~facture. as com with S243.65 in 1880,
an increase of 20. 50 per cent. and S3S6.55 in
the silk manufacture. as compared with
S29l.SS in 1880, an increase OF 32.43 per cent.
The Census Bureau has also issued pre-
liminary reports on the manufacturing in
dustries Of Cleveland, o. In Cleveland the
average annual wages per hand increased
from 1891 in 1880 to $500 in $50, or 45.52 per
cent. The number of Industries reported
was ISL. and $500 establishments. with an
invested capital of $50. SIG. 4e6. There were
4S,77l hands employed. receiving S27. SOC, 400
in wages. The cost of materials used vas
S5s. 76S. 062; miscellaneous expenses. 4, 690.-
40; value of products. S10i. 199. leg. The
population was 2G1, 1853: assessed valuation,
S99. 614. 055, and municipal debt, S.. 143. 206.
In 1850. 136 Industries reported, and LOSS
establishments. with q capital of 1885,
$50. while q. 724 hands were employed. re-
ceiving $500. 935 in wages. The cost OF
materials used was 81. $50. 4o6 and the value
of the products SiS. sd. $50; population. l60,-
1i0; assessed valuation. $70,5iS l0f, and the
municlnal debt ~ AL DIG