The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-17
Figures Showing the Prosperity and
Importance Of Kentucky.
In Many Branches of Manufaot ure We
Are Always in the
Lead.
GRATIFYING INCREASES SHOWN

A bulletin issued by the United
States census bureau relati ng to the
manufacture Of tobacco, places the
total product for 1900 at s6s, l63, 275
pounds.
Kentucky, North Carolina, vir-
ginia, Ohio and Tennessee, in the or
der named, were the greatest five to-
oacco growers, whose combined crop
was $40, 79l 900 pounds, or 1873 per
cent Of the entire production. Ken
lucky alone prod uced 96.2 per cent of
the entire crop in the United States.
The genesis Of American tobacco cul-
ture was in Virginia, and that state
exceeded any other in quantity grown
until 1870, when Kentucky took first
place. Among the leading producers
North Carolina showed the greatest
percentage Of increase for the decade
between the eleventh and twelfth cen
suses, and in 1900 ranked second in
quantity grown, Virginia being third.
The total production of the United
States was valued at s56. 1913, 003, or
an average of g.. 8 cents pound. This
was grown from i,l0l, 4s3 acres of
land, distributed among 30s. sl7 farms,
the average crop being 1888. 2 pounds
per acre. Kentucky produced sl4,.
2ss, $50 pounds.
The number Of manufacturing estah-
lishments in Kentucky in 1890 was
1850; the capital employed, 81. 105, 30s;
average number Of wage earners, L.
$40; wages paid, 1888. 064; miscella
eous expenses, s296, 0sl; cost of ma.
terisls, s514,943 value of products,
81, SOC, $50.
During the year the state manufac-
tured 60.157, 600 cigars and cigar.
cites, the number of cigarettes being
100000, The number of cigar fac
tories was 1907 capital invested, g..
io5, $685. employees, LIZA; wages paid,
1888, 064; materials used, s5i4,943;
value of products, 1906, $50. The
chewing and smoking tobacco estab.
lishments were SO in number; capital
employed, SO, 1856, 1893; number of
wage earners, 3,ls7; wages paid,
ss50,0ls; miscellaneous expenses,
81, 1872, 022; cost of materials, s5,221,.
257; value of products, sl4,94s,192.
ST. Louis, Mo. Louisville, Winston,
N. G.; Richmond, Va. Middletown,
o. Jersey City, n. j.; Msrtinsv lille,
Va. Petersburg, Va; Danville, Va,
and Detroit, Mich. were the leading
ten cities in the manufacture of plug
chewing tobacco in 1909, arranged &C
cording to the magnitude of their pro-
duction.
The number of stemmeries and re-
handling factories in 1890 was 9s
capital invested, 1850, $40; cost of
materials used, sl,os5, 464; value of
products, IS, 467 1850.
In 1900 there were eight states hav.
ing more than three establishments
each. The industry was largely lin.
tied to the states of Virginia, Ken.
tucky, Ohio, Tennessee and New
York, in that order.
These FIVE states combined repre-.
sented si7, o9a, O56, or So. per cent
of the total value Of the products.
The census bulletin on the lumber
industry shows that Kentucky had in
1890 total of 1880 establishments,
employing = capital of 90, sos, 404 and
paying IN wages s2,477, 696. The
cost Of materials used was s7,s79,I4s,
and the value Of products was sls,-
T74,9ll. The average number Of m
ployes was 7,549.
The logging camps in the state in
1890 were 522, owned by 633 persons
the capital was %, 405. 932; number of
wage earners, 1915; wages paid,
1858, 9o7; miscellaneous expenses,
s4s7, 2l6; total cost of materials used,
sl12, s,909; total value of products,
s2.62s,1i2.
The number Of sawmills was LAG;