The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-03-20
1897 wase-earners. rhe value OF pro-

I,oy7 waSe-earners. The value OF pro-
ducts was s2.323,574.
The manufacturing prosperity Of tho
State in 1900 Is shown by the fact that
while there were 1880 active establish
ments with q capital O; $70,056, ,299
there were So idle ones, with a capital
OF s115,115.
The eight leading industries Of the
State were cotton goods. fertilizers,
! Touring and grist mill products. lum-
bcT and timber products, planning mill
! products, including scsh. doors and
blinds, cotton seed products rice clean
Ing and polishing and naval stores.
These embraced 1.G40 establishments
or ass per cent. of the total number in
! the State; used capital Of SIS. S.538,373.
! OF 500 per cent. Of the total; gave
employment to 39.066 wage-earners or
S1.2 per cent Of the total number; and
paid s6.965.93 or 1871 per cent. of the
total wages. The valus of their pro-
ducts were S48.041, $40 or 8i.8 per cent
Of the total. Some details are as fol-
! lows:
The number of establishments in
creased during the decade 1S90-19O1
from 1859, to 1,640; the capital increas-
ed from S21,771,,11 to $5S.53S,373; the
average number Of wage-earners in
creased from 1856 to 39,0S6; the total
wages paid increased from s3,00S.722 to
S6,965, ,935; the miscellaneous expenses
Increased from s1.27s.S7s to s2,472. .2s3;
The cost Of material used Increased
from s14,301 ,942 to s29.272,774; and tho
value OF the products increased from
| 30
ages OF gain (excluding the numbers OF
establishments) ranged from 1913 IN
miscellaneous expenses to 1853 in cap
| ltal.
During the decade the capital Invest
/ ed In the manufacture OF cotton goods
increased from 1893 to $39,2o9-
! e46; the average number OF wage earn
ers from SOL to, 30,201; the wages
from $3.50, ,494 to s5,O66,S4O; the cost
of materials used from s6.S19.32O to
17,263,s22; and the value Of the pro-
ducts from 50 $780, ,79S to S29, 9,723,919.
The fertilizer industry showed only
a small increase except in capital. the
enlargement here being from S5.s20...
| 218 to s1O,505. .043. Tie number .
wage-earners increased only from l,lo2
| to 1.772 and the value Of products from
S4.417 .658 to $4,SS2,5O6.
The Touring and grist mills showed
a contrary tendency as 10 capital, the
reduction in this direction being over
oneIthird and the number OF wage
( earners increasing nearly two-tnifas'
while the value Of products increasea
from s2,0S3.126 to s2,247.79O.
The lumber and timber products
showed these increase: Number OF es-
adjustments. from 352 to 729; capital
from s1,348,155 to S5.1S7.727; wage
earners from $500 to 4,5S5; wages from
s42O 5sS to SS97, ,SG2: cost of materials
from s99G.2S9 to s2G92S15; and value
of products from $2.14G750 to S5,29i,-
1874. The value of planning mills pro-
ducts. etc, increased fron S111,S39 20
| 81 .01G,32S.
The number OF cotton seed oil mills
increased from II to so: their capital
from S565.S72 to si,959.SI2: their wage
carncrs from AIS to 7S!: their wages
paid from S56.354 to S143.932: their
cost of materials from S740.C05 to- ST.
| 362,S37: and their value Of products
from sS27,772 to s3,103,425.
There was a decrease in the naval
stores industry; in the number OF es-
Establishments from POI to 1872; in capi-
tai from s605,S73 to s26S.719; in wage
earncrs from 2,c43 to S56; in wages
paid from s37S.76S to s135.575; in cost
of materials from s677,SSS to S47l.26
and in value of products from sl.524,..
900 to $7S7,656. Apparently the naval
stores industry Is disappearing from
South Carollna-and with 1t gooo
many negro "turpentine hands" who
can well be spared.
In considering these figures one can.
not but be impressed by the lack Oh
aiversification in our manufactures.
Deduct cotton goods. fertilizers, lumber
and cotton seed from the list and there
is very little left. The cotton mills
alo2e employed in 1900 over two-thirds
of the capital, three-fourtbs OF tne
wage-earners and furnished nearly
two-thirds Of the products. We should
apply our energies henceforth in other
directions
The fifth table gives statistics Of the
consolidated manufactures Of the Il
leading manufacturing cities and
towns: Anderson. Beaufort. Camden,
Charleston. Chester, Columbia. Green
vile, Newberry. Orangeburg. Rock Hill.
Spartanburg and Sumter. These IL
capital. employed 1871 per cent. OF the
number of manufacturing establish
ments in the State. 41.2 per cent. of the
capital. employed 3S.7 per cent. Of the
wage earners, paid 1913 per cent. OF the
wages and 1877 per cent. Of the cost Of
materials used Their establishments
yielded 39.2 per cent. Of tho val"o Of
products. while they contained 10.2 pei