The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-05
OKLAHOMA'S FACTORIES
With a Capital Of $5,5OO,OOO
Employ Over 1000
Persons

Washington, D. c., Aug 3.-The
ce.-us bulletin just issued giving the
HtatistiDs - manufacturing Industries iu
oklahoma and Indian Territory snaws q
remarkable development during the lIat
ten years in oklahoma there w,io out
y establishments In 1890. In 1850 there
were $50. The capital invested I'm the fac
tories Of the territory OF 1880 WAS A9l.39
in 1900 it was t3,3520 06i. an Increase 'lur-
ing the DECIDE OF di03.3 per cent There
were but lif wage earnors reported iu
the census of lSln. while I'm 1900 there were
2.mi The total wages paid 20 the en-
ployes on the factories I'm 1880 was @2, i36i
in ls9 @ulSa6 Tho cost OF the material
used in the q factories I'M 1890 was $780,,
blAi in 1900 it rose 10 the enormous sum
Of Sfte sH am Increase of 1.035 pcr cent
Tie value OF tire products. including Gus
tom work and repairing In 1870 was 81
oNes; in 1900 it amounted Go only $751;
The various establishments reporting
from the Ierritory were bicycles and bi-
cycle repairing, s.; blacksmitniuB and
W WneetWrgutinR, 1909 boots ana shoe5i GUS
tom work and repairing, To- carpenters,
81; clothing, mems suction wrrk and re-
pairing. %; clothing wOmens dressmak-
ing, o, dyeiig uad cleaning, = furniture
cabinet making, repairing and upholster-
ing. a. lock and gun smithius, S, masonry
brick and stone. 9 millinery custom work
80, painting. house. sign. etc y, plumb
ing, and gas and steam fitting. g. sew
ing machine repairing, l. watch, clock
and iewelry repairing, %.
The report shows that one-third Of the
total capital invested In factories I'm the
territory Is located at Guthrie and Ok
lahoma City. or the $40 establishments In
Oklahoma with q total capital Of S,352,O6i
Guthrie has 50 with a capital of $l5 ,2io
and Oklahoma city l0l establishments
with total capital of 5000 ,039 The Guth-
RE factories employed last year $50 wage
earners who received in wages Sl39.00
The miscellaneous Of the Guthrie factor
les was S36.706. the cost OF material used
nd q Nnlfa NJ the nTnIUTf 1
SS37 ,37i The n factories I'm oklahoma City
employ ed AS men who received wages ag-
gregating S2oi ls6. The miscellaneous
expenses were SALTS; cost of materials
used S735556 and the total value of the
products S,2n.9S7
The manufacturing statistics for Indian
territory as returned at the censuses OF
1890 and 1850 with the percentage of IN
crease for the decade are given as fol-
lows
Capital ... .$262L265 $2otS29 Isis
No establishments $50 ~ $3.50
Wage earuers, No. 1,Oi lbi 32b.S
Total wages ....-.. o33,s99 13L2Z t36.3
Miscellaneous cX. 1914 ll,aVl l,3UI9
use Used :, ,.......... 'as, :, 22s5,7@ 1.7s6l 1907
Value Of products
including custom
work and repair
The following statement shows the va.
ital invested in each and the annual wage
riOus Industries Of the territory the cap
paid employees.
First column number of establishments
Second column total capital Third coli
umn total wages.
, Bicycle and repairing. 23l5 S3i4ll
Blacksmithing ana wheel
writing ....+.........,...Zli ldl,hie foYJ
Boots and shoes, cus-
tom work and repair
ing .-s..s.+..ss-.+ ih tfp-A
rroducts ............ 30 1920
Brick and tile .............. l3 26.071 1880
Carpentefing ...,........... 19.i9S 33l02
Cars and general shop
shop construction and
repairs by steam rail-
road companies ...-....
work ...... .+........ IL etnolheluoihuHh
Clothing mems custom
Clothing, wOmens dress
cotton 'tSi ginning ..... lS7 572i75 5000
gesi produets ""o ... ~ -. 81 i7S,sn 4S9SS
Ice. artidicial. .-......... 62,97l 4O0s
dgs' Saets ''...' anu '''9 ~. 40 ioLma 4s4oS
Lumber planning mill pro-
ducts. including cash,
doors and blinds .,......
Millinery custom work. - 2oi23 6oz-
Mineral and soda wat
ers ...+ ..t...-+. .+..s....ss -'ilf' "'f''
Monuments and tomb o o.-t
stones ...........-.. .-.. d'oi4 9'ee4
OIL cottonseed and cake. 5S4e3 o9'oot
Photography .... ..,-....'. u s'4e lStt