Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-26
Textile industries in the United states

The Boston Textile World has pre-
pared an interesting review Of the de-
velopment Of textile industries In the
United States in the past 10 years. Its
figures show that within this period
there has been a remarkable growth In
the manufacture of cotton, silk and
worsted goods. The cotton industry
now operates 2l,057, 1888 spindles and
400, $3.50 looms-15, 242, 554 srindles In
Northern mills and b, S15, 429 10 South
ern. In 1880 the South had 1928, 9S2
spindles and the North ~, 72l.341. The
increase IN the South In 10 years is 2l7
per cent; in the Northern States, 1873
per cent. Massachusetts, still leads all
the States, with 8,02l,S3 spindles,
while Rhode Island is second, with
1880, 1873, and South Carolina third,
with 1,794,657. The Palmetto State
has forged ahead OF Connecticut,
Maine and New Hampshire in the manu-
facture OF cotton goods. North Caro-
lima is fourth in the list, with l,499, $40
spindles; New Hampshire Is fifth, with
J, 343, 1913; Georgia sixth, with l, 2lS,-
504, and Connecticut seventh, with
1,040, l65. Among the Southern States
not enumerated above which are en-
gagged in the manufacture of cotton
goods are A latama, which has 400, $50
spindles: Tennessee, with 172,213; Fir-
ginia, with 14e, SAT; Maryland, with
l54, 7S4, and Mississippi, with 13l, 800.
Louisiana has rs, 222 srindles; Texas,
80, 294; Arkansas, II, 100: Kentucky,
44,656, and Missouri 13,904, In the
decade from 1890 to 1900 the increase
in the cotton industry of the United
States is estimated to he fully so per
cent fE r-
The increase in the wooden industry
is not quite per cent, but thore has
been an extraordinary growth in the
manufacture of worsled goods, the it,
crease being nearly n per cent. In
1890 there were 7,2i5 sets of wooden
cards ~ use in 1900 there are Z, S06.
There we're S55 worsted combs in oper-
alton in 1890; is 1900 there are 1,510,
while the wooden and worsted Icons
have increased fron 81, SIT 10 years ago
to 80, 1853 in use this year. The number
Of knitting machines has doubled dur,
| ing the decade. In 1890 there were
&c, 642; in 1900 there are 75,72l. Penn.
sylvana leads in the knitting industry,
having 2S,77 machines. New York
has only 1l,299, but the value OF lit.
product equals and perhaps SURPRISES
that of Pennsylvania. Massaoh usetts
has 6,313 knitting machines; New
Hampshire, Alag; Michigan, 2,S4l
Illinois, 2,3ll; Ohio, 2,14l; Indiana
LIZA: Wisconsin, 1852; Tennessee,
1913; North Carolina, 1,4S2;. South
Carolina, 720, ard Virginia, 1853.
The silk industry has made extraor
binary progress in tho past decade. II
1890 there were 7lS, $50 spinning ant
twisting spindles and 20, S22 looms, Ir
1900 there are l,426, 245 spindles ane
As, GAG looms. The loom is regarded Al
the most satisfactory unit OF industr,
in silk manufactin sng. OF the 1924
looms in the United States New Jerse,
has 20, 9s4; Pennsylvania, l3,Sl0; New
YORK, 5,4l4, and Connections, 1872
In silk-spsnniDg machinery Pennsyl
vania leads New Jersey, having $50, IA.
spindles, while New Jersey has onl,
343. 2l9. Connecticut has SO, 976 spin
dies and l,322 looms; Delaware ha
800 looms; Illinois, 167; Maine, 1875
Maryland, 81; Massachusetts,, 17,O0
spindles and 1858 looms; diohigan. 3, To-
spindles and 800 looms; New Hamp
shire, A, 900 spindles; New York, 255, IA
spindles and 5.4l4 looms; North Caro-
lima, $4,000 spindles and !, 455 looms
Rhode Island, 1850 spindles and IL
looms: Virginia, 10000 spindles an,
800 looms. The increase in silk loom
since 1890 is 131 per cent; the increas
in silk-spinning machinery 9S per cent