The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-04-26

HuIuper, and paid S5,474 100 ~ ~ ~ :,
per cent. of the total waoes Tboro
of their products was s91 900 .n
77.6 per cent. of the total or
The forests of Mississinn; s4;r
stitute its most valuahla eon-
source, which accounts for the re-
industry heading the list In ,ono o.f
establishments for tb. m,nrfo" ~
of lumber and timber nrod,ats us
employment to 9,676 wape earnars ".
1876 per cent. of the total numbsr
ployed in the state: their nroduat.
we're valued at SIS, $50, ITO, or 3s7 no.
cent. of the total. In 1890. there war
366 establishments, 4,427 waoe corn
ers and products valued at S5.77o 3s7
The increase in the value of nrodrot.
during the decade was 171.3 nor oont
The manufacture of cottonsaoa ~,
and cake ranks second, with Al estah-
lishments, 1921 wage n and
products valued at $6,6s1.1 e1. In 1soo
there were 10 establishments. SOL wags
earners and products valued at 81. 4o6.-
80 the increase in the latter was
Zoo per cent In 1900, Meridien had
tne null Of largest capacity, and Green
ushmS sreatest number of estab-
"snllehtS. Two OF the establishments
retined as well as exnressed +ba -,
1t NAV also he -r+ora.t;.N III
that Tho g. n:r n'e,es,,hg 10 Know
t0 hisV mn In the united States
vas erected at Natchez, Miss, in 1874.
and at the censrs Of 1e-o fa,-1i'
were ranortad - io"r Hills
iePorted IN the state.
No'toh ginning has undergone a re-
markable DEVELOPMENT during the 1o..
decade and now bo,d. IL. ,"'O
amcpr / MUS 'hlru place
- ,ne manufacturing industries
oi the state. There were 1oO1 es+,b-
lishments ranor4a5 :. sooo eaudo-
ware ~earners ,nd WIN ~'f~~
al anu the receipts amount
GU W @|'~I4,949. In 1890 there were
only 100 establish ments ranor+ad ~
81? waco aar,or. 81 WIN
+ba - III tne receipts for
"Ni to $13O,3S7. The
increase IN these receipts during tbe
decade was 80 Oea seo or roe H9
cent. truly a wonderfpI ;ncreosa p
The foregoing tbre. irdrs+rio.
the most inportant .ltbounh 49, a."
ures Of tie o+bor a.. r-,u.n
eddy interest many.
Turpentir, A.. g.
ments, AS; wage earnnrs 'N9W SIS h%s.aniish,
products, Sites OS9W Establishments.
$3.50 S Ssse 81 ners' SO; value of products.
Cotton Gods%n %Sa Per Per dent;
wage Garner, 1,e75; value Of nrndncts %;
lz,S5. $3.50 Establishments, .; wage earn.
crease Tax na Oh product $l'SSs,Sas In
Constructio, ana c.noro,
Railroads-QsD Es%tabIishments ~ .opn Oh
ear n . l,S34; value of products, 81, 1926, 40l.
09S. vaI,e o of D; wage earners.
one-ifth of on per cent decrease
Flaming Mill Products-NsO0) Establish.
81 s1s % T7E e acnoH KS; value of prod
wage earners, &; value Of nrodnnts s,;os o.
100. Increase. SL3 per cent.
abiiehr ~ urst Mill Products--GSO Es-
products, ss35sis a GsoH ya rs ~; value
los; wage earnrs, m; value of products
i'149'o'S' Decrease. S.4 per cent.
II foregoing figures show a graft
lying increase in the turpentine and
rosln lndustrya rs well as the planning
mill products. In the construction
general suop work of railroads
VIII be seen hat although the num-
per OF establishments has almost dou-
pied the value of their products has
decrea'ed. This apparent in
consistency may be explained by the
iact that the fur additional shops re-
ported IN 1900 are comparatively small,
having been erected by short-line rail-
roaos or at Convenient junction points.
a considerable decrease may be seen
IN the hour ant grist milling industry,
showing That It is fast losing the i'm
position 1t once occupied.
There were II cities and towns in
MlsslSSlppl In 1900 OF which special
was made, and, placed in
comnarison With +ba +o+o1. -
t;na 80. d" eh-
~ Sta.e' soIue interesting IactS may
be gathered. Of the total of Arg es-
tablishments reDorted. 533. or II . mar
oor+ r 1o :. a.
"e 'uv''o' III tnese II cltieS
and towns. They furnished employ
ment to $3.50 wage arners or 24.2 per
rent NJ Tho 4ot.l ,unbar ond ~.
- - ""u II
value Oh thelr prooucts, Sll,44l,35l,
formed 2S.3 per cent. of the total for
The state. Vicksburo althouoh rank
= o.. r - -.