The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-08
.HARRISON'S MESSAGE

TINhN.
In submitting my annual message 10 con
gre : have great satisfaction in being able to
say that the general conditions affecting The
commercial and industrial interests of the
United States are ia the highest degree favor
able. comparison OF the existing conditions
with those of the IA Isl favorcl period in Tia
history of the country will, | believe, show
that 50 high degree Of prosperity and ~
general diffusion Of the comforts OF life
were never before enjoyed by our people
General Statistics. q.
The fetal wealth of the eountr, in lam was
sl6. l596l6,OSs; in ls!p it amounted to S26ia.-
kllG1. an increase of ~ per cent. The total
mileage of RAILWAYS in the United States IN
1850 was 30,,t!6 IN lsssl il was ld1,.4l an increase
nj 4.4s per cent. and ii Is estimated that there
will be about 400 miles Of track added By the
tlose Of the year lsgl. The official returns OF
the eleventh census and thosr of the tenth
census for - leading cities furnish the bass
for the following comparison: In 1881 the cap
ital invested in manufacturing WAS SIZE SH,
500 in 1880 the capital my. stcd in mannfactur-
ing was $500, 1tl,S'4 In $50 the number Of
employees was l.2Ul rs: i'll lSU the number Of
employees 2,35l .la. In 1881 the wages
earned were S50 .,Asl7,s: in 1890 the wages
earned were Sl,3?i.lin,i5i. In 1850 the value
OF the product was S.,1ll.i7a, so: in ls!n the
value OF the product WAS 81 Sal,2Stsf.
| am informed by the superintendent Of the
census that the omission Of certain Industries
in 1850. which were included in 1870, account
in part for the remarkable increase thus
shown. But after making full allowance for
uiiiei. s ~ - ~ IN ''sb ~
VI ~ ~ a. W, ny '.i' iuu'' N 'i''
eHsu y. - - min ~ Wv l'' ~"
nv Nv a." a., Inv 80 ia nv
value of the product Of s!.r4 ,&H, lbs IN walyr~
earned of SG11 ,Hi3.a.a. and in the number ui
""He ga, i,,i ~ u VI o'''''' IA ""-'
'"' iii.s9 ~ '' INN a. '"' -
s.et.''', o'' a.. 10, ."P.'' ii"n'
80 ia iN" !" - ~ 49, ~, Ni'
the new ihHustrHl plants eslaolshea el,,''
Oct o. lsH'' ana up 10 'ct. - 'S'c'Hr' litiallN
reported In Inc American hcohonfsl, nuinitr
no ana the eNlohsll u eAi9tlhs l'llls ~, Ii'
ne" eaPi'"' II N'7''u ani""it9 1" S-l'ff'7a"'
and tie nurhcr II additional employees 10 D.
%,
Inc leNtlIC worm ief 9aiH' ~ s'a'es. ii''l
turing lle H'At ia Hioil'h7 III TN pit7'H'
calendar year lt ne" la tories were bhlll' nl
which ~ are COTTON mis- II knitting mills -
WOODEN mills - six mills push mills ana =
linen mills ui the - cotton iniils. Il hay"
been hnllt III N' 9ohihtrh Nih'e-- \, Il. Nher-
parson oil me Ne" orr COTTON exc mango e.
Inmates the numeer OF WORKING splndles IN
the hlteh STATE On 9'p'' l. IN''' Al l2,-".u""
an increase "i 't"0e' over ih' year ie'. ne
con 'uliiliiuh "l ,'5iol u. A'l'Il'hl mus III
1871 was -'ff''"' haies''iiu IN lS'';' @'si"h' an
increase oi INN''' l"irs- rom 'he Ne'f iN" Il"
lsH inclusive Ntrt has heei an i"teisc III
the consumption "l eotiot IN EUROPE 81 w per
cent, whiie curing TIE same perlod the IN
creased CONSUMPTION III the Nhlt'a STILES MAJ
been iopef ''ut. ne report "l IRA ANrr'
special agent ul INC treasury departments
SHOWS li't' ~ me H"i' 81 7l' ~. i'3', there
were thir'N-'"n oo'hih,hle. hahuiW turing TN
ana ttfhe plalc IN me thl'"u Ntatts, an"
fourteen companies hulidihg ne" WORKS iol
such manufacture, he es'lnatod Investment
IN builnIiGs ana pants AT tlr ciuse ol th'
hscal year June -" lN'''' II ensuing conditions
were TO nc '"ntiiu''l' "err s'u"'"', anu thr
estlha'eu r'''r u nio"uctlon -o'"'I''"
for tbo ,,,.rtor,ndjn,, snnt an 1sop was M
- na,nds
mo renort NJ I,bor Commissioners p..t of
NV yorl sbous tI,nt lnrin,, tho v.nr lsll il,
about cnoo ,pannf.rturiu,, establishments il,
tho, s,,,, rr,lr,,.,.l ,yifhip tho .,,.,.i.,, IL,
oniry mad. h, hu aud rnnreernif,,,,, Il. linz
rnt industries there was n net iurra44, n,.,,.
tho vearlsnn s3t III l.hlGsin tln ,,lt, of ~,
pro,inc, and of ~ ~ ~ IN in tho ou,nu,, -,
,.,,,.s naid Tho rrnort nf thc commissions,
nj labor far fine stat,. of lInssncbusetts shov.
that 3745 indnetrir- in that stain mid s1po
ms ote in ,va,,.s drriut. thr venr lstl ,,.i,.,
slo5nsl aYg in Isgn an incr,ns, of q M az,
and that thrr, was an increase of sgtf! 1910 in
tho anonnt of capi,al and of 1:ltG in ,Io MN
hor nf ,ereoue e,nulovpd in tI,,. Same ,..,i,d
nnrin,, tho last siv montls of IN, ,o,, isu1
and the first six months of lS!2 the total pro
duction of pig iron Wis H.,l0SlH tons rs against
n,a27ni tons in the year 1870 which was the
largest annual production ever attained. For
the same lively" months OF lS'l-'2 the produc-
ton Of Bessemer ingnts was 3.S,S,jSl ions an
increase Of 1871" gross tons over the prcV-
ouslN unprecedented yearly production OF
8,JSS,sJ gross tons III lSn- The production of
t}essemer steel rails for the first six months of
lSt. was i,2,tG gross tons IT. against iir!.bSi
gross tons during the last six months of the