Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-25
ALLEGHENY'S INDUSTRIES.

How the Sister City Is Growing Under Pro-
tection-The Statistics of Manufactures
Sent Out by the Census Oface-A GOOD
Showing.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24-[Special ]-The
Census Office has prepared preliminary
bulletin of the statistics of manufactures OF
Allegheny CITY, Pa, comparing the returns
for 1890 with those for 1880. The tabuiateo
statements include only establishments
which reported product of $500 or more In
value during the census year, and, so iar as
practicable, only those establishments
operating works located within the corpor-
ate limits of the city.
The number of industries reported IN 10oO
was IS and the number in 1890 was 9S Inc
number of establishments in 1SoO was "a
and in 1890, GIG The capital invested was
SS,451, ,659 in 1880 and S14, AL GIG In 1851.
In 1880, 6,471 hands were employed at cost
for wages of 50, ,652, TIA, and in 1o9O, S,zio
hands were paid So, O20, 18S in wages Inc
cost of materials used was s., SIS, LOS Tor
1880 and S1O,095, ,713 for 1890. The total
value of the products was S13, 731, ,792 Tor
1880 and SIS, ,277, ,003 for 1890. Inc details
for different manufactures for 1881 are as
follows:
Twenty-one establishments engaged in the
manufacture of carriages ana wagohdS gsd hau su
S2O4 653 capital invested, employed an
average OF l40 hands at a cost OF $50, ezi useo
material valued at $6s. 49, paid out ", 100 Ior
miscellaneous expenses,and produced gooos
valued at SlSl, ,005.
Nineteen foundries and machine shons
employed S9l4 S22 capital, paid SSsS S6I 20 oaS
hands, used material costing SSll,37, paio
duced goods valued at S9l5, ,S7s Eight archi-
tectural and ornamental IRON work estao
| lishments employed $l26,69 capital, pal9
$50, SIS to l01 hands, paid $500 3zo for materi ia
and a. 443 for miscellaneous expenses, ana
produced goods valued at Sl64, la
Nine leather establishments employed -,
OI5 776 capital. paid s294,7l7 to 543 hands, paid
s! 693 74S for material and $50 s35 for miscella,
neous expenses, and produced goods valued
at Sc, sos l36.
Fonr malt liouor esta ablishments employed
$l,092 663 capital, paid Sl6o24l 70 iss nanas
paid s3O7 534 for material ana $4S7, lis for mis-.
cellanecus expenses, and produced goods
| valued at 81, 179 664
Millions in Lumber and Paint.
Thirteen planning mills employed $685.
capital, paid out S225s93 to 349 hands. palo
s427, ,sO6 for material and S23 l9l for miscei
| laneous expenses, and produced goods
valued at s7S6. 500.
Five mills producing lumber and logs Of
bolts employed slsS $50 capital, paid $780, ss
to 81 hands. paid sss, ISL for materials % ant
| Sc SIS for miscellaneous expenses, ana pro
| duoed goods valued at $l47, ,435.
| Eight paint factories employed sl.62S 90
capital. paid sls6, ,76lto 293 hands, paid $s42,
| sos for materials and s73 345 for miscellane
| GUS expenses. and produced goods valued a
sl,3s2, ,O00
Four soap and candle factories employed
s7l4 254 ca pita, paid $s3 sls to III hands. pa1t
s525,O5S for material and $56.626 Ior miscel
! laneous exrenses, and produced good
valued at Ssl7,743
Seventy cigar and cigarette factories EN-
pIoyed SI27, 1873 capital, paid S252, 40 to 50
| hands, paid $780, 9l4 for materials and S2H, ,29
| for miscellaneous expenses, and produced
| goods valued at $737,6l9.