The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-21
Report of the Chief of Maryland S
Bureau of Industrial Statistics.

which has just been submitted to
Governor Brown, much@ attention
to discussion of the condition of
the unemployed. After discussing
the question of the unemployed in
the State of Maryland, in which he
states the conditions are about the
same now as they were this time
last year, the report says, among
other things:
"The strike of the coal miners
was the only one in Maryland dur
ing the past year that requires more
than casual reference or which
had an important bearing upon the
general labor situation.
"The fact that strikes and labor
disturbances have been less frequent
in Maryland Of late years than
formerly is chilly due to the I'M
doubted tendency toward a disinte-
grafton of labor bodies rather than
toward u better organization, while
it is also true that conditions here.
though far worse than they should
be, are better than in other large
communities.
"Although the coal strike of 1894
was brought about primarily by the
same cause which led to that of
1861 reduction of wages from
so to 40 cents a ton-it is without
doubt true that it was very largely
the result of the visits of outside
missionaries who hoped by precipi-
tatlng a strike in the Maryland
coal region to advance the interests
of miners throughout the country"
Under the topics manufactures.
agriculture and mortgages are
published statistics of the United
States census of 1890 which have
not hitherto been published by the
census bureau with as much detail
as is presented in Chief Howard's
report.
The manufacturing establish
ments in Maryland producing over
5000 worth of commodities num-
bered 7,4S5, with a total capital of
S119, 66S, 316; average number of
employees, 107,054; total wages,
S41, 526, 1872; cost OF materials used :;
1872, 059, $3.50; value of product,
71,S42, 5O3.
The number of farms was 40, 7S9,
with a total acreage of 1852, $50,
which was 1877, AL less than in 1880.
There were valuations of $175, O5S,-
$50 for land, fences and buildings;
s6,54O,0S0 for implements and
machinery, and $40, 1914, 800 for live
stock on hand. The estimated
value of farm products was $780,
443, 364 and the cost of fertilizers
$2,419,82G.
Similar valuations in 1880 were:
Land, fences and buildings, $685.
SOB, 34l; implements and machinery
So, 788, JOY; live stock on hand,
SIS, 975, 1928; estimated value of
farm products, 1913, 839. 2S1; cost of
fertilizers, So, 1888, 465.
The report also gives statistics of
live stock. dairy and bee products,
poultry and eggs, cereal production,
grass lands, tobacco, potatoes, broom
corn, pulse, peanuts, market-gar-
den products, sugar, molasses and
orchard products in Maryland.
The data on mortgages shows
that in 1890 of the 2O2, 179 families
of the State there were 124,9
which hired their farms or homes,
and 77,217 who owned them. Of
the families which owned homes
20, 1927 had cumbrances on them
and $1,000 were free from incum-
brance. In 100 families on the
average 61.81 hired their farms and
homes; 1896 owned homes with
membranes and 27.84 owned
homes without incumbrance. An
apparent increase in farm tenancy
is shown from 30,95 per cent, in
1880 to 1898 per cent. in 1890. !