The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-05-09

cost Of raw materials, $19,665,532; annual
products, $35,5s5, AS.
Cordage and twine-Esta blishments, C5;
capital, s29, 275,4 40; employees 1914: wages,
81, 1911 cost of raw materials, $685. COS;
annual products, $J7, S49,651.
Cotton manufactures - establishments,
1,o5l; capital, $467 24O 157; employees, 302, S61;
wages, ss6. $50. 752; cost of raw materials,
1851; annual products, 1888, 1873, 6l9.
Flour and grist establishments, c5,-
25S; capital. $21S,7l4lO4; employees. 37,ClS;
wages. $17,70S, AS; cost of raw materials,
SAT-, ,345; annual products, $500, l9,c63.
Gas illuminating and heating-Establish h.
ments, ST; capital, 1851 0oo,6O6; employees,
2, 459; wages, $l2, 436, 2a6; cost of raw mate
rails, $40, 6o5,356; annual products, SIS, 49,
$685.
Observation-Disclosures 355; capital, $751;,
42S, sos; employees, 52,SlS: wages, s26,529, 7lS;
cost Of raw materials, $16 731 ,009; annual
products, ST. 5S9.712.
Iron and establishments, 725; cap
ltal. $5soNl,7l0; employees, 226,161; wages.
$l22, 10, 1893; cost of raw materials, $549, 49,
CS2; annual products, $S35, D9,0s4.
Leather, tanned. cured and finished-Es-
adjustments. 1,306; capital, s173 81, 42l; en-
p!oyes, 52,lo9; wages 81, $50, COL; cost of raw
ma tefials. $l55, eB,004; annual products,
SOL, CSS,127.
Lquors-Esta blishments, 1850; capital,
$4e1,61i,S7; employees. 44,47; wages, $2S,oS5,-
1874; cost of raw materials, So ,042; annual
products, $3i0,615, 466.
Lumber and timber products-Est abllsh-
ments, 81, 035; capital $611 ,611 ,524; employees,
80, 3c0; wages, $104 sol; cost Of raw mate
rails, $317, 923, 54S; annual products, s566, S32
1884,
Paper ard wood pulp - Establishments,
1853; capital. sl67 sol, 713: employees, 1856;
wages, $50, 746 426; cost of raw material, &c.
5cc3,Z s6; annual products, $127, 2sS. 162
Refining Adjustments, 81;
capital invested $95.s27,S 1872; employees, 49,
1893; wages. $6,717, cS7; cost of raw materials.
S102 ,34l; annual products, $l23,929 ,3S4.
Newspaper and periodical printing and
publishing establishments. 1855; capital.
1892, 443 70s; employees, 94,6o4: wages, $50 sS3,
O5l cost of raw materials, $50, PA, 904; annual
products, $222, 9ss,569.
Ship NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1.116; cap
ital. sT,362,7 0l; employees. 46,7S1; wages. $A,-
S39. l63 cost of raw materials, 90 1857 an
nual products, STATISTICS.
Slaughtering and meat packing-Estab-
lishments, 921; capital ylS9 19S, 264; employees,
1884; wages, sea, 457 ,0l3; cost Of raw mate
CO.
Wool manufa ctures-Establ ishments, q
4s5; capital, s39S,37 ,4O5; employees, PAS, al;
ages, SO, SO $685. cost of raw ma te1'ials, $751;,
s1,546; annual products, s400,o9S,S33.
While we may glory in the fact that
our total manufactured products have
shown an increase between 1890 and
1900 of 800 per cent, and the total
wages paid to employees during the
same period has increased 1913 per
cent, the number of manufacturing es-
Establishments 27.3, and the amount of
capital invested 43.7 per cent, yet we
have cause for regret from the fact
that all of our industries have not
shown an increase. Several of the i'm
portant lines of industry have de-
creased, though the decrease is to be
noted in the value of the products in
but very few lines, and those compare
lively unimportant ones. In but five
lines, among which is the manufacture
of wooden goods, is there noted de-
crease in the amount of capital in
vested, and there has been decrease
in the amount of wages paid in II lines,
In the manufacture of boots and, shoes,
for instance, wages have decreased "a
per cent; in the manufacture of car
riages and wagons the amount of
wages have decreased 81 per cent,
while in both lines there has been an
increase in the value of the manufac-
tured product amounting in boots and
shoes to 1873 per cent, and in car
riages and wagons to 81 per cent. The
greatest number of decreases are shown
in the number of establishments in the
different lines, a fact that may be cred
tied to the tendency to industrial COM
binations. The number of agricul-
tural implement factories have de-
creased 21.4 per cent, for instance,
while the value Of the manufactured
product has increased 24.5 per cent, the
amount of capital invested has in
creased S5 per cent, and the wages
paid show an increase of "a per cent.
Strengthening and meat packing estab-
lishments give another notable in
stance of this percentage of decrease
and increase. In that line the number
of establishments have decreased 17.6
per cent, the capital invested has in
creased 61.9 per cent, number of en-
ployes increased $50 per cent, the
wages paid increased 37.7 per cent,
and the valde of the product increased
a per cent. This is due to the replac-
ing of the local butchers to great ex-
tent by the big packing houses OF the
metropolitan cities.
Annual Profits.
To arrive at figures representing
somewhere near the total profits VI
our manufacturing industries it is but
necessary to add together the various
items composing the total cost of
manufacture and deducting chat from
the value of the product. The items fig
uring in til cost Of production are the
salaries of 1856, 405 salaried officials and
clerks, not enumerated in the wage
earners, amounting to $169, PA .9sS; the
amount paid wage-earners. amounting
to $sos 714,o1o; the miscellaneous ex-