Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-07

WASHINGTON, d. c., December g.
The Presidents message was delivered
to Congress to-day and is as follows:
To the Senate aud House Of Representa-
tiUes:
In submitting my annual message to
Congress, / have great satisfaction IN
being able TO say that the general con-
dition which affects the commercial and
industrial interests OF the United States
ara in the highest degree possible. a
comparison OF the existing condition
with those OF the most favored period
in the history OF the country VIII, oe-
lieye, show that so high degree OF
prosperity and so general diffusion or
the comforts of life were never before
enjoyed by our people.
The total wealth OF the country In
1860 was SIC, l59, 60S,0 In lsVO IL
amounted to S62, Clio, 900, 600, an Increase
OF 2s7 per ceut. The total mileage OF
railways in the United States In 1860
was 30. 696; in 1890 it was 1874, an
increase Of 44S per cent, and IL Is estl-
mated that there will be about 10000
miles OF track added by the close OF the
wear 1892 The official returns or the
Eleventh Census and those OF the
Tenth Census for seventy-6ye leading
cities furnish the basis for the follow
ing comparisons:
In 1880 the capital invested In manu-
featuring was sl,232, s30,67O. In 1870
the capital invested In manufacturing
was 50, 900, 735, ,ss4. In 1850 the num-
ber of employees was 1901, 3ss. In 1890
the numbe OF employees was 2,25l, l3i.
In 1880 the wages earned were So'Ol9,-
ESQ, 77s. In 1890 the wages earned were
SI2, 2,O21, 170, asa. In 1850 the value OF tue,
product was S2,7l1, $40, 500. ln 1890 the
value Of the product was S4,s6O, ,2S6.o37
INCREASE ACCOUNTED FOR.
Lam informed by the Superintendent
Of the Census that the omission OF GER
t@ia isdustrios In 1880, which were In
| cluded in 1890, accounts In part for the
remarkable increase thus shown. But,
after making full allowance for differ
ences OF method and deductiug the re-
turns for all industries not included I'm
the Census OF 1880 there remain In the
reports from these seventy-hye cities an
increase in the capital employed OF
81, 522, ,745, ,604; in the value OF the
product of s2,O94, 236, 1866; in wages
earned Of S677, 943. 920 and In the number
OF wage-earners employed OF $50, ,020.
The wage earnings not only show an
increased aggregate, but an increase
per capita from 1886 In 1880 10 S547 la
1890, or Al, II per cent. The new In
dustrial plants established since October
6. 1890, and up TO October %, 1892, as
partially reported In the american
Economist number 345 and the extension
Of existing plants los; the new capital
Invested amounts to $40, 449. $50 and the
number Of additional employees 10 81, 2S5.
The TerttLe World for July, 1892, states
that during the first six months OF the
present calendar year l35 new factories
were built, OF which 40 are cotton mills,
As knitting mills, 20 wooIen mills, Is
silk mills, 4 plush mills, and linen
mills. OF the 40 cotton mills, II have
been built in the Southern States. Mr..
A. B. Shepperson, OF the New York
Cotton Exchange, estimates the number
Of working spindles In the United States
on September /, 1892, at -, 200, 900, an
increase of $50, 900 over the year 1891.
The consum ptlon OF cotton by Amerl-
can mills IN 1891 was 2,396, 600 bales,
aud IN 1892. 2,5s4, 900 bales, an increase
OF lss, 900 bales. From the year 1889
70 1892, inclusive, there has been an
increase In the consumption OF cotton In
Europe OF % per cent. while during the
same period the increased consumption
ia the United States has been about $50
per cent.
TALKING FOR THE TIN FAKE.
The report Of Ira Ryer, special agent
OF the Treasury Department, shows
that at the date Of September 30, 1892,
there were thirty-tWo companies manu-
featuring tin and terne plate 10 the
United States, and fourteen companies
building new works for such manufac-
ture. The estimated investment In
buildings and plants at the close OF the
fiscal year. Juae 90. 1898, II existing
conditions were 70 be continued, was
s.. 900. OO0 aud the estimated rate
Of production 200, ,00O, 600 pounds
per Annum. The actual production
for the quarter ending September
30, 1892, was 1O,952,7 725 pounds.
The report OF Labor Commissioner Peck,
Of New York, shows that during the
year 1871, IN dDOub biA tuOu3end mehN-
featuring establishments iD that State
embraced within the special inquiry
made BY him and representing 81 differ
ent industries, there was net increase
over the year 1890 Of ss1,3i5, ,l306s In
the value Of the product, and OF s6.377,-
925.Oo Ia the amount Of wages paid.
The report Of the Commissioner OF Labor
for the State OF Massachusetts shows
that ?, ,745 industries In that State paid
s129, ,i16,24s in wages during the year
1891, against sips, O30. 3O2 In 1890, an in-
crease % s., ,335, ,945, and that there was
"a increase Of 50. 932. 400 In the amount
Of capital and Of 7.s4o in the number OF
persons employed in the same period.
During the last six months Of the year
1921 and the first six months OF 1897 the
total production OF pig iron was 9,7lo,-
- tons. as against 9,202. 703 tons In
~ear 1so1. which WAS the largest
Sioh eveIlattained. For
kmon6s Of 1891 th7
etsbmeE ingots W
OF 1872
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