The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23

greater portion of which has settled in
the northwestern part of the state, and
following agricultural pursuits.
The average number of wage earnerS
for the year 1900 was composed of 66,589
men, 1858 women and 1872 children under
sixteen years of age, or, in other words,
there was one woman employed to seven
men, and one child to ninety-seyen
adults. The corresponding figures for 1899
were one woman to eleven male wage
earners and one child to ninety-tWo
adults. These figures show relative
greater increase of female wage earn
ers than that of males, and at tie same
time verifies a statement made previous
by the bureau of labor to the effect that
child employment in the state has been
reduced.
Considering the manufactures of the
three principal cities, Duluth, Minneapolis
and st. Paul, we observe the number OF
creased IL per cent, but the average
number of wage earners increased lib
per cent, and the value OF products
showed an increase of S.3 per cent.
The number of establishments in Min
neapoliS decreased 13 per cent, but their
wage earners increased 1928 per cent, and
the value Of products increased 50 per
cent. The number of establishments,
products in this city in 1900 constituted
H3, 345 and 1872 per cent respectively
of the totals for the state.
In St. Paul the number Of establish
ments increased 1913 per cent, its wage
earners 81 per cent and value OF prod
ucts 1877 per cent. st. Paul leads in the
factory manufacture Of boots and shoes
and of mems clothing In the printing
and publishing of newspapers and period
icals and in railroad repair shop work
Duluth made the greatest gains IN num-
Der of establishments, capital ana num-
Der of wage earners. The respective
numbers are $685. 664 and 20.6 per cent
The eleven leading industries Of the
state are boot and shoe factories, rail-
road car and repair works, creamerles
and dairieS, flour and grlst mills, toun-
dries and machine shops, breWeries, saw
mills planning mills and sash and door
and blnd factories, linseed oil mills,
printing and publishing establishments,
and slaughtering and meat packing
houses. The eleven industries embraced
$500 establishments, or 22.5 per cent OF
the total number in the state, they en-
plCyed 1886 wage earners, or 464 per cent
of the total number, and they paid $Il,-
52S 938 in wages, or 49.4 per cent of the
total wages; 612 establishments with 4,OS6
wage earnerS were engaged in Hour ana
grist milling; 438 establishments with To-
14O persons are classified as manufactur-
erS of lumber and timber products, such
as saw mill, etc.
Third in Importance ranks the cream
cry industry of the state. In 1890 there
were JOG establishments, 1888 wage earnerS
and products valued at So, 958 476, but in
1900 the number Of establishments had
Increased to $685. and the value of their
pIOuucIS was Sc,4lJ,oSo, an increase OF
1866 per cent. Twenty slaughtering and
meat packing houses are reported for
1900, as against IS In 1890 Their num-
Der Of wage earners had increased 30O.9
per cent from 222 to 668
There were 80 railroad shops with 400
wage earners operated in 1900 as against
Is in 1890, with only 1851 persons, show
ing an increase of 240.8 per cent during
the decade.
The value Of foundry and machine shop
products of the state has increased HOS
per cent the number of establishments
from 90 to IT'S, and their wage earners
from 1929 to 3,139, or 2435 per cent.
The number of establishments engaged
in the printing and publishing trade was
705, with 37S8 wage earners in 1900 and
the value of their product was S., $50. S24
Seventy eight breweries were reported
for 1900, with $50 wage earners, showing
an increase of 56-2 per cent over 1890.
Flaming mills, sash and door and blind
Iactorles were 81 establishments. with
1853 wage earnerS, against 81 esta blish
ments With $3.50 wage earners The de-
crease IN the value of products was 10 q
per cent and that of the wage earnere
80 per cent, and must be attrib,Ned ~
the great depression in the building trade
sixteen boot and shoe factories emn1oved
11:V1o wage earnerS, as against & estah
nshments with 1,O99 persons in 1890 ToaIy-
Iis an increase in the number of wage
earners of "a per cent. vase
LlnSeed oil mills are five ra,or+aa e.
I9Vy, win 100 wage earners and products
valued at $3,272, 59S - "o'S