Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-26
Of Che 1850 establishments In ths

OF the 1880 establishments In the
state $3.50, or 45.2 per cent. are 10.
Gated in 80 cities. They furnish
employment to 2s,O5o wage earners,
or 1877 per cent. of the total num-
Der, and the value of the products
STAG, oa1,o11, forms s4.s per cent. OF
the total for the state. Four of these
SO cities, Kansas City, Leavenworth
Topeka and Wichita, have population
of over 10000, and a special study OF
their manufacturing interests is worth
our while.
Kansas City has 492 manufacturing
establishments, with total capital OF
S1s,633,475. There are 53s proprietor,
and firm members, 2,075 salaried Of
ficials and clerks, earning $1,91s,251
and 1854 wage earners, receiving ST.
ss6,259. The cost of materials usec
in the 492 establishments amounts tc
SO, 3s6,491, and when turned out as fin
ished products their value has in
creased to $50, 76s,943. Over 35 differ
ent industries are included in the tota.
of 492 establishments. Seven of the
industries of the city have produc'
ton valued at over $500,000. Tower
ing over everything else in the city
and the state is the slaughtering and
meat packing industry. There are
eight establishments of this charac'
ter, employing 7,713 men, and having
product valued at $73,7s7,771. The six
other industries in the order of Their
Importance are as follows: Soap and
candles, foundries and machine shops
carpentering, paving and paving mate.
rails, masonry, and Touring and grist
mills.
Leavenworth has over 81 separate in.
dustries represented in her 200 estab.
lishments, which have total capital
of s3.2O7,1 The proprietors and firm
members number 252, the salaried Off
Gals and clerks 232 and the wage earn.
ers 1,750. The value of the products
of the go establishments is A,721,373
Two industries, the Touring and grist
mills and foundry and machine shops
show a production of over 100000.
Topeka reports over 30 separate in
dustries, 500 establishments, with q
capital of 1881, $50, 472 proprietors
and firm members, $40 salaried officials
and clerks, 3,75s wage earners, and q
production value of S9,977,605. But
one industry has production of over
100000, being that of the Touring
and grist mills, amounting to s2,1sS,.
O34. The next industry of Importance
in Topeka is that of carpentering, with
products valued at $440,7S5.
Wichita claims over 35 separate in.
dustries, 32S establishments, with cap.
ital of s2,10s,524, 37s proprietors and
firm members, IA salaried officials
and clerks, 1905 wage earners, and
value of products, $4,724,o6s. FIGURING
and grist mills is the chief industry of
the city, next in Importance is car
pentering, and following come print
ing and publishing and saddlery and
harness. The products of all these in.
dustries is below 100000.
In 80 cities whose population is be-
low 10000 there are 2,10o manufactur.
ing establishments, with total cap
ital of $22 1888, 343, 2,431 proprietors and
firm members, 66s salaried officials and
clerks, 10,493 wage earners and prod.
nets valued at $500 Of these
ten have a product Of over $1,000, ooc
in value, Argentine being way in the
lead with over s2o,OoO,ooo. Others,
ranking in Importance in the order
named, are: Atchison, Hutchinson,
Lawrence, Pittsburg, Winfield, Salina,
Arkansas City, Coffeyville and Par
sons.
WILLIS 8 EDISON.