Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-02
OTTUMWA IS TENTH
Its Place as Manufacturing Center
in Iowa.
HAS 100 INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTIONS
Harold ]. Mahin Tells of lowa's Rank
Asa Manufacturing State-Gives a
Comparison of the Development Of
This Activity in Iowa Cities.

Comparison of the Development Of
This Activity in Iowa Cities.
A letter received from Harold j. Ma
hin concerning the manufactures
In some of the Iowa cities shows
the need of activity on the part Of
the OttumWa Y Commercial club
that this city may take its rightful
place as manufacturing center
In Iowa. According to the compar-
ison of the manufacturing inter
80 -e e!o"en Iowa cities it
shows that Ottumwa ranks tenth
with 1850 Industrial institutions.
Mr.. Mahin says:
A report of the manufactures of the
United States issued by the census de-
partment gives Iowa place well to-
ward the front in the list of states.
Those who have always considered
Iowa an agricultural state only will be
astonished to note the increase in
manufactures during the past ten
years. There are only ten states in
the union that have more manufactur-
Ing institutions than Iowa, which has
a total of 14,S19. There are seventeen
states, however, that have more mon
ey invested in manufacturing than
Iowa, which has a total invested of
S102, 733,103. Iowa's wonderful
growth in the last ten years and in the
last fifty years is shown by the COM
parison of establishments and total
amount invested in the state at the
following intervals:
1900-14, $40 establishments; $1O2,-
733.103 invested.
1S90-7,44 establishments; S77,513,-
COT invested.
1Ss0-6,921 establishments; $33 $751;
1856 invested.
1s7O-6,566 establishments; So, 42O,-
1873 invested.
1861, 939 establishments; $7,427,-
100 invested.
1S5O-522 establishments; $780,
S75 invested.
There are twenty-one states that EN-.
ploy more men than does Iowa. The
Hawkeya state has total of 1888
wage earners. But there are only
seventeen states again that pay more
wages than Iowa. which pays $23 ,931,.
$50. In these two items Iowa's adj
vance is also plainly shown though it
"a nv ~ luhlhCu III lnS uuluUGT OIL
establishments. The comparison of
wage earners and wages paid at stated
intervals is given il. the following:
l90O-5S,533 wage earners: $23, 931, )
$50 wages paid.
1S90-51 ,O37 wage earners: S2O,429,-
$40 wages paid.
1SS0-2S,372 wage earners: $9,725,
1862. wages paid.
1S70-25,0 32 wage earners: $6,S93,
292 wages paid.
1S6O-6,307 wage earners; s1,922,417
wages paid.
1S50-1,707 wage earners; s473,016,
wages paid
When it comes to the value of the
products of the manufactures there are
but fifteen states that show larger fig
ures than Iowa. which has total OF
2164,617,877. And here too the in
crease in its feature of the states bus
mess is very noticeable the figures
helms as follows:
1S9C-S125, 049,1S3.
1SSo-S71 ,045, 1926.
1S70-S46, 534,522.
1880-S13.971, 1926.
1850 SO ,551,7 83.
Totals in United States.
The totals in the United States fol
today and in 1890 show a wonderful
growth over the whole country as fol
lows:
1902 1890
No. of estab-
lishments 512,9S9 355. al;
Capital ). $685. ,CS6,9O9 se,525, 1856 ,4S(
Clerks, etc 397.174 461 90!
,;o
ers .....: 5,s1e8o2 4,251,el;
total !. .$2.32s.691,254 s1,659, 2s4,4S;
Value of
products .s13, 4,2S7, 49S s9.S72, 437 ,2s;
Davenport Leads in Iowa.
The figures divulge that as manu-
featuring city Davenport leads al
other Iowa towns. Davenport has no
as many establishments as De
Moines and Dul lque, but has NOR
money invested III manufactures thai
any city i'll Iowa. An examination @
standing of eleven larger cities il
Iowa to be as follows:
Davenport-Numbe of establish
iHCAlo, Tio, SdPilai, plo,i tf,iut, "dS
earners. 4,34S; wages. s1,S92,737: va
ue of products. S11,537,67O
Dubuque - Number of establish
ments, 400; capital, SS.117.35S; wag
earners, 5503; wages, $2,012,153; va
ue of products, $10,952.244.
Des Moines-Number of establish
ments, 494; capital, s7,911,764; wag
earners, 1857; wages, S1,942,509; va
ue of products. s10,4SS,199.
Cedar Rapids-Number of establish
ments, 241; capital. $6,256,S01; wag
earners, 3,1O5; wages, $1,313,S21; va
( lie of products, $12,715,S97.
halltown-Number of establish
ments, 147; capital, $5,S66,270; wag
earners. 1899; wages. $654,227; valu
of products, S4.5S7,240.
Sioux City-Number of establish
ments, 329; capital, $5,691.644; wag
earners, 3,104; wages, 81, 4S5,066 va
ue of product, $15,469,702.
rlington-Number of establish
ments, $40; capital, $5,235,624; wag
earners. 1888; wages, $1,013,998: va