Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-06-07
THEY SPEAK ELOQO
Do the Fig res Showlnx Wen vtrgy
prosperity--Asate's SemarEanie,
Growth shown An the Advance
sheets ofI.ahor Commission
er Barton'a n~post-n
seems LIN magic.

seems LtAe maggie.
Cold hard facts u apparently dry
statistics sometimes tell a more won.
d~erful story shan the vocabulary ct a
Shakesneare could produce The forth.
coming enort OF Labor Commission
err Isaac y. Barton will tell a story az
Il growth Of industry IN West Nlruln-
IN that will reatl like the fabulous do
ings ~ Aladdin. h nv running q
lamp could bring into ueine vast com
munities. Mr.. Barton. however. is
not painting word nietnres in his re-
port he is simnlv giving the acts
and figures.
The 1ommissloF er's r port in y
summary Of the industries established
in West Virginia during 1900 and 1901
gives q total OF 36s. employing rs. a5G
bands $3.50 ser maid monthly $50.
$50, 22s capital invested. This good
record illustrates the states indastri-
al progress.
The new industries are detuilea So
follows
Rankina-seyen establishments in
this industry report ~ emuluves
81 2o5 waees paid monthly S4s5.oo 0
capital invested.
Rreweries and Distalteries Three.
"a employees -, 900 wages paid month
" Se3s, 900 capital Invested.
Prick and Ciay-six. 1872 employees:
50 pa wages paid monthly. LAG. 625
CAPITAL invested.
Con, and Coke %Sixtv.one; fu.64s
EMPLOYEES 1903, 652 wages raid month";
!, Nv $2b, $50. A28 capital Invested.
Cigars and Toi acco-Two: u en-
moves $500 wages paid monthly Sl1,
800 rapltal invested.
Gonfeetionery-Two; l2 employees
1876 wages paid monthly $l4, 500 cap
itai invested.
Construction Work-Two l4f en-
pioyes s6, 400 wages paid monthly
500, 600 capital invested.
Drugs Eight "a employees; ST 557
wages paid monthly 300. 500 cani,al
invested.
Electric Plant Eight :56 employees
Sl3, Gao wages Maid monthly $7l. 500
capital invetsed.
Flour and Feed-Six SO employees .
$2. 54b wages paid monthly; $ls2, 600
capital invested.
Foundry and Machlnery-Eleven
1927 EMPLOYEES: $1s. 279 wages paid
monthly; $sos, 800 catpitai invested.
Furniture-Two: Go employes
~. 800 wages paid monthly $40 600
capital invested.
e. Glass-Twelve 1.l03 employees
Sst, 600 wages naid monthly, Ss4s 600
a capital invested.
ice-Eleyen "a employees; re 7l5
wages pnia monthly s25s 900 capital
invested.
Iron and Steel -Four SIG EMPLOY.
ees $40. 700 wages paid monthlv S75a
800 capital invested.
Lumber-Twenty three: = i,2sl en-
: ploves $3.50. 967 paid monthly
, 81, APP. 500 capital invested.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 27S en-
~Dloves; $21. 734 wages paid monthly,
! 81. 500. 100 capital invested.
: Miscellaneous-Un Under this head 10
establishments whose busln, So is OF
/, such q nature that 10 would BE- i'm
possible to classify them under any
distinctive title report. 25I %emrloyes;
$l2, 278 wages paid monthly 1919. 200
capital j vested.
oil ,ni Gas-Thirty-two; 361 en-
Dioyss: S2i 300 wages paid monthly;
81. b)S 00v eeDitai invested.
Pastel Three l6 empIoves; $3.50
wages Daiu monthly 500, 600 capital
invested.
Plumbine-Two: 80 employees 81,
800 wages paid monthly 80, 800 cap
Jtal inveted.
P inting-EiRht 55 emnloves 81.
o35 wages paid monthly; %, 730 capi-
tai inves ed.
Real Estate-Five establishm ents;
81 employees 1910 wages paid monthly
$3.50 900 capital invested.
Roofine-Two; ~ EMPLOYEES; $3.50
wages paid monthly s45. 600 capital
Invested.
Stoneunrray-Two; 1877 employees;
$3. 800 wages paid im%onthly; 1926, 900
capital invested.
TeleDnone Nineteen 100 employ
es 81. liz wages paid MONTHLY $i64.
400 capital invested.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES corDo-
r~ations, 8al EN- ploves: 1884, 645 wages
paid monthly "a. 456, $50 capital in
vested.
Globe Tonic for the..Blood and Sto.
mach $l,00. bottle for 25 cents at
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