Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-14

Increase ....................-- IA
Average number of weeks in oD-
Grafton, 1883 Observation-Disclosures. 81
Average number of weeks in Op-
cIdtion, 1879 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81.
Increase Observation-Disclosures. )
Twenty wooden mills scnt in complete
returns for 1890. The total capital invest
ed is given as $il1l.cSo cost Of material.
$i,olo,3b; value of rroiuct, s.. l67,1lj; help
employed. a772, divided into l555 mon, III
women. Al children under Is years; total
wages paid, 81 .5Gy5 3i.
AS compared with 1879. the percentag,
OF raw material entering into the to'al
product of 1880 has decreased SO per cent,
while wages have increased > Of pr
cent. and margin Of o. per ccnt.
The average annual product per en-
ployee which fen off $71o4. between Il o
ana 1897. shows an increase OF s5lv.3% N
the past three years. while The ayerJ%-
annual earnings per employee. including
men, women ard children. SHOW an i'll
crease Of SGl.:9 over 1899. aud $:907 above
the highest point reached 1t any of the
above dates.
The following figures are taken from
the returns OF 10 mills:
Capital invested. 1Sa9 ........... &!G77.Sll
Capital invested, 1853 ............ .l36 ~,
lncresc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S;55.J6
Cost Of material used. 1899 .. $lGs ,2'7
Cost OF material used. l9p ...-.. 2-i,,29,
Increase ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. >@9.@7j
Total wages paid. 1889 ........... $122.5j
Increase ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $l.'i.'
Value Of product. 1929 -.....--.-.. 81 l3S S0i
N"i"e " Pio"Io'' I'M '--'''.--.-' '''i''o''
Increase .................. S1Si 93J
Average weekly wages of men,
1879 ~. $50
fqIo -. go
increase .------..---..--.-.------ : .'
Average weekly wages Y VIC sro.
Average weekly wages Of No
men, 1890 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. So
t -
-. ~. .,.a.. - 49,,
drens 1893 So
Average weekly wages Of chill
dreh' l@p Observation-Disclosures -
Increase .......................... s 30
Average number Of man en-
ployed, 1899 ,...............-...... l''Y'
81
Increase ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
Average number q women tfh- IA
,ii. to' ~ ,I,,mhar II women an
ployed, 1900 Observation-Disclosures. 6lo
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The present Investigations of the
Maine shipbuilding industry have been
confined To the custom districts OF
Bath. Waldoboro, Belfast, Castine. and
Machias. as this covers all districts
where the larger vessels have been
built during the wear. The towns where
shinbuilding plants have been engaged
in new work include Bath. Phppsbure.
Naldoboro Thomaston, Rockland,
Camden. Belfast, Bucksport Milbridge
and Machias
In the Bangor district small
schooner of 49, tons has been rebuilt
q lerryboat was built in the Kennebunl1
district ana several sloop rugged yachts
have bean turned out in the PaSSama-
n1oddy district. and doubtless several
vary. small schooners and sloops were
launched in some of the districts not
covered bv this investigation. but none
such have have been included in the
enumeration. All the yards except
those in Washington county. were Wis
lied Ia;e in july or early in August
and the descriptions have been written
IN from the facts gathered at that
time. but the list of launchings is made
m from the returns received from the
cavarol cnston, officials Of the districts
investigated and covers eleven months
ending Nov. 80. 1900.
The total tonnage launched for the
ala,-ar months in the five districts
nanad reckoning the product of the
p,+b Iron Works in IONS disbursement
na Ill othars in tons nat foots m
A os- fms AGAINST D. oSS tons for The
u months ending Dee II 1890 in the
san,a districts Tho result of careful in
a,,ir,. irdioatas tba+ during tho month