The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02
CITIES AND MANUFACTURES.
New York Ahead In Some ThInru. but Noa
In All branches Of Indastry.

MeW ferk Ahead In Some ThfmEn. hut Moa
In All branches Of Tndastry.
At the breaking out of the Revo-
lutionary war Philadelphia was the
chief city in population in the Unit
ed States. and It retained that posi-
ton until 1916, and along nth it IL
held until recently the first position
In respect TO manufactures. BY the
census of 1880 New York stood
ahead Of Philadelphia g. manufao-
tureR and in 1890 Philadelphia fell
TO third place. Chicago taking SEQ
ond-
While New York Is at the head in
point Of total product. it il exceeded
by other American cities in certain
industries. In iron work Chicago.
which has 90 factories, stands at the
head, and New York comes second,
with so only. In the manufacture
of jewelry Providence comes first,
Newark. n. j., second and New
York third In the manufacture of
rubber goods Boston Is far in ad-
vance of New York. and the second
place on the list is held by Cleve-
land. In the manufacture of shirts
Troy comes first, New York second
and Philadelphia third. In the man.
ufacture Of soap and candles Chica-
20 comes first and New York second.
In the manufacture of woolen goods
Philadelphia is far in advance of all
other cities, Lowell. Mass. occupy
ing the second place.
In the manufacture of wire, in
Guiding wire work and wire cable,
San Francisco comes FIRST and
Wilkesbarre, Pa, second. In the
manufacture Of trunks and valisos
Newark, ". j., stands first and Mil
vaukee second. In the manufacture
of cigars and cigarettes. a business
i'm which more than ESQ. O0O. 600 is
invested, New York city easily takes
first place, but in the manufacture
of smoking and chewing tobacco and
snuff ST. Louis comes Grst, Rich
mond sccund and Baltimore third
In the manufacture Of hats and caps
Philadelphia comes first and New
York second.
In hosiery and knit goods Phila-
delphia Is first, Cohoes, y. Y, sec
ond and Milwaukee third. New
York occupies n very subordinate
place. In the manufacture OF fac
tory made furniture Chicago comes
first. New York second and Grand
Rapids. Mich, third. In mill prod
ucts (lour and grist) Minneapolis
comes first. st. Louis second and
New York third. In the manufao-
ture Of cutlery and edge tools New
ark, n. j., com-s frst and Philadel-
pbia second; New York's place Il
below that of Rochester. In the
manufacture of chemicals Philadel-
phia comes first, away and beyond
other American cities. and Brook
lyn follows second. and Syracuse Is
third In the manufacture Of mems
clothing New York comes first. Phil
adelphia second and Chicago third.
In the manufacture of women's
clothing New York comes first. Chi
cago second and Cincinnati third. In
brass work, castings and dnishings,
Waterbury, Conn, comes first, Phil
adolphia second and Baltimore third.
In tho manufacture of boots and
shoes Lynn. Mass. Is first. Brock
ton, Mass, second. Haverhill, Mass.
third and ST. Louis fourth. Chicago
is first in agricultural implements.
New York in bookbinding, Brook
lyn in oOoperage. Portland, Or, in
awnings, tents and sails. Fall River
in cotton goods, with Lowell second,
Chicago in lumber products. Chica-
go in musical instruments and
spring beds. Philadelphia in patent
medicines. st. Louis in harness and
saddlery, Paterson in silk goods.
Chicago in meat packing, Philadel-
phia in umbrellas and canes and
New York in the manufacture Of
malt liquors. with Philadelphia sec
ond and ST. Louis third New York
also oontrives to keep at the head Of
the cities OF the country in the con-
sumption of malt and spirituous hq-
uors.-New York Sun.