Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-24
Manufactures of Mississippi
Interesting Statistics from the Last Census, Showing the
Wonderful Increase Made in Recent Years.

cent. of the total. In 1890, there were
566 establishments. 4,42- wage earn
ers and products valued ut s5.11o.3s7.
The increase in the value of products
during the decade was iIi.3 per cent.
The manufacture of cottonseed oil
ard cake ranks second, with Al estab-
lishments, i.521 wage earners and
products valued ut s6.6sl,fsi. In 1890
there were i3 establishments, sol wage
earners and products valued Mt g, 4o6,-
62s. the increase in the latter was
IT'S per cent. In 1900. Meridian had
the mill OF largest capacity. and Green
vile the greatest number of estab-
lishments. Two of the establishments
refined as well as expressed the oil.
IL may also be interesting To know
that the first mill in the United States
was erected at Natchez. Miss. in is34.
and at the census Of 1870, four mills
were reported in the state.
Cotton ginning has undergone n re-
markable Development during the last
decade and now holds third place
among the manufacturing industries
Of the state. There were 1901 estab-
hshments reported in 1900. with 2.422
wage earners and the receipts amount
ed 10 s2.2i494e. In fs9o there were
only i30 establishments reported. with
5f7 wage earncrs and the receipts for
the work amounted TO sf3O.1S-. Tie
increase in these rec~ip' during the
decade was se.0s4.5se. tr Lsss.r per
cant .-wfv- = ...-.E.-r..r s----
The foregoing three industries ar.
the most important. although the i--
ures Of the other five will undoubt-
edly interest many:
Tarpsrtirs and Rosir-l.a Estassss-
ments. iE: wage earrsrs. .Ss. value u
products. r.77- F5 GS9sl Estabiishmez-..
q. wage earrers. 81. value % products.
s--.ass. Increase. sS4 per cent
Cotton GO0ds-Csaol ES,ablshrnents. 9;
wage earnerS i.s75. value OF products r.
E-SS4 Cs.pl EstabiishmeEtS. ?. wase earn
ers. liza: value Of proeucts. 81. s-s..S In
crease. ios per cent
Construction ard G.srerai shop Work q
RaIlro1cs-OsSl Establishments ,: wage
earrers. i.sS4. value OF products. 8. Ia s8I-
GSspl Establishments. s. wasc earner-,
1875; value OF products. si-s.S. 20. Decrease.
one-fifth Of one per cert.
Planning Mil PruGucts-Csal Establish
merts. "a: wage earnerS. rs. value of prod
ucts. N-2iS171 Gss.9 Est1biishma rts. ;.
wage earrers. -. value OF products. Sics.-
80 Increase. Ssf3 per cert
Flour ard Grist MIL ProSuc:s-(iss0, E.z-
t1blShments. -. wage earners. Is. value
OF products. saa1s6 GSsll Estabilsh rts
&c; wage earnerS. -. value Of products.
N..f9.6ss. Decrease. 81 per cent
The foregoing figures show a graft
tying increase in the turpentine and
rosin industry as well as the planning
mill products. In the construction
and general shop work of RAILROADS
it will be seen that although the num-
Der of establishments has almost dou-
bled the value of their products has
slightly decreased. This apparent in
consistency may be explained by the
fact that the four additional shops re-
ported in 1900 are comparatively small.
having been erected by short-line rail-
roads or at convenient junction points.
\ considerable decrease may be seen
in the -four and grist milling industry,
showing that it is fast losing the i'm
portant position it once occupied.
There were II cities and towns in
Mississippi in 1900 of which special
enumeration was made, and, placed in
comparison with the totals of the en-
tire state, some interesting facts may
be gathered. OF the total of 4.772 es-
adjustments reported, 533, or 11.2 per
cent. were located in these II cities
and towns. They furnished employ
ment to $3.50 wage earners, or 2i.2 per
cent. of the total number, and the
value of their products, $ii.441.55
formed 2s.3 per cent. of the total for
the state. vicksburg. although rank
ing first in population. stands third in
the number of establishments, and
second in number of wage earners and
value of products, the figures being:
Establishments, IS; wage earners,
1.e22; value of products. $1.s76, ,s43.
Meridian. second in population, is the
manufacturing head of the state, with
i19 establishments. LAG wage earn
ers and value of products of s. $780,
PIT. We will give the figures for the
other nine cities and towns according
to their population:
ers. 7is: value OF products. 81. IN. SIS. Jack
son. establishments. So: wage earners. rs;
value OF products. 81, 12f.16. Columbus. es-
tablishments. 81: wage earners. "a: value
of products. So. SO Biloxi. establishments.
-: wage earners. 5ss. value of products.
Ssis on Corirth. establishments. S: wage
earners. rs: value Of products. SIS. 81 Alb
erdeen. establishments. =; wage earners,
Igf. value of products. SIS rs. West Point.
establishments. y: wage earrers. III; value
of products S5s SIS. Scranton. establish
ments. 10: wage earners. iSs; value Of
products. S3e6.1i4 Handsboro, establish
ments. 5; wage earrers. f53; value Of prod
ucts sei3sfi
The figures of wage earners repre-
sent the average number employed
during the year
Such are few of the most impor-
tant facts and figures of the industrial
situation in Mississippi at the pres
ent day, and her citizens will proudly
watch her growth.
JOHN B. CARING.