The Canton times., 1902-04-25
manufactures OF Mississippi
.stjng statistics from the Last Census, Showing the
n''' wonderful Increase Made in Recent Years.

we Will HOW 20 d IlCUIe IurUQ3r INTO
the subject and see how some of the
various industries have grown. The
state may properly be said to have
eight leading industries, ranking in
the following order according to the
value of their products: Lumber and
timber products; oil, cottonseed and
cake; cotton ginning; turpentine and
rosin; cotton goods; cars and general
shop construction; lumber, planning
mill products and Touring and grist
mill products. The eight industries
embraced, in 1900, 3,205 establish
ments, or 672 per cent. of the total
number of the state; used capital of
$29.210,0S4, or SIG per cent. of the
total; gave employment to 20,072 wage
earners, or 76 per cent. of the total
number, and paid $5,474,122, or 1873
per cent. of the total wages. The value
of their products was $31,372, 2,442, or
77.6 per cent. of the total.
The forests of Mississippi still con-
stitute its most valuable natural re-
source, which accounts for the lumber
industry heading the list. In 1900 S44
establishments for the manufacture
Of lumber and timber products gave
employment to 9,676 wage earners, or
36.6 per cent of the total number EN-
ployed in the state; their products
were valued at $15,656, 10, or 1877 per
cent. of the total. In 1890, there were
366 adjustments, 4,427 wage earn
H. 1 or 0O
The increase in the value of products
during the decade was 171.3 per cent
The manufacture of cottonseed oil
and cake ranks second, with Al estab-
| lishments, 1881 wage earners and
products valued at $6,6S1, ,121. In 1890
there were 10 establishments, S91 wage
earners and products valued at So 2,406,-
62S; the increase in the latter was
177.6 per cent. In 1900, Meridian had
the mill of largest capacity, and Green
| vile the greatest number of estab-
| lishments. Two of the esta blishments
| refined as well as expressed the oil.
It may also be interesting to know
| that the first mill in the United States
was erected at Natchez, Miss, in 1884,
and at the census of 1870, four mills
were reported in the state.
4 Cotton ginning has undergone re-
markable development during the last
/ decade and now holds third place
/ among the manufacturing industries
of the state. There were 1901 estab-
lishments reported in 1900, with 2,422
/ wage earners and the receipts amount
/ ed to $2,214949. In 1890 there were
i only 1870 establishments reported, with
SAT wage earners and the receipts for
i the work amounted to $130,3S7. The
increase in these receipts during the
/ decade was $2,0S4562, or 1887 per
cent. truly wonderful increase.
The foregoing three industries are
/ the most important although the fig
ures of the other five will undoubt-
edly interest many:
TurpentIne and Rosin-Q900) Establish
ments. 145: wage earners, 2,2SS; value OF
products, s1,712 435. QS90) Establishments
"a; wage earners 62O; value of products
$2S2, ,06G Increase, 1854 per cent.
Cotton Goods-G9OO) Establishments, s.
wage earners. 1,675; value of products, $l,-
Az, ,S35. QS90) Establishments, 8; wage earn
ers l,14; value of products, u, l,33S,59S In
crease, 10.5 per cent.
Construction and General Shop Work ol
Railroads-Q9O Establishments, 81 wag'
earners 1884: value of products, $l,S264ol
$3.50 Establishments, S; wage earners
/ .076: value of products. 81, ,329, ,549. Decrease
one-fifth of one per cent
planning Mill Products-Q9c0) Establish
ments, "a; wage earners, 74S; value OF prod
L N1tct tO
wage earners, 92; value OF products' Sl'o'
$50 Increase, S64.3 per cent.
Flour and Grist Mill Products-Q9O0) Es
Establishments, 225; wage earners, 2OS; value
of products, $9S2.S16 QS90) Establishments
4OS; wage earners, n: value of products
81, ,249.669. Decrease. 25.4 per cent
The foregoing figures show graft
fying increase in the turpentine ant
rosin industry as well as the planning
mill products. In the construction
and general shop work of railroad
If will be seen that although the mum
her Of establishments has almost dou
bled the value of their products ha
,, slightly decreased. This apparent in
consistency may be explained by IN
fact that the four additional shops re
ported IN lSOo are CON
having been erected by short-nne ran
roads or at convenient junction points
] A considerable decrease may be see
in the flour and grist milling industry
showing that it is fast losing the I'M
portant position it once occupied
There were II cities and towns
Mississippi in 1900 of which speeia
enumeration was made, and, placed
comnarison with the totals of the er