The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-04-19
MICHIGAN FACTORIES
Figures About the Manufacturing
Industries Of the State.
We Have More Than Held Our own
with Other states In the Growth
Of the Last Decade-Inter-
esting Statistics.
Especial statistical Letter.l

Warrington. d. C.-The census blu
reau here Is turning out at the pres
ent time information which, is of {
specially fiattering character to tn,
different states concerned. The stats
tics OF manufactures, gathered at the
last census taking in 1900, are now be
ing tabulated, and as each state passe,
In review before Uncle Sam he IL
forced to exclaim: "Well, how you
have grown"
! Michigan has more than held her
own with the other states in respect
to manufacturing and mechanical in.
dustries, showing large growth dur.
ing the last half century. The popula-
ton during these years increased
from 397,654 to 2,420,9s2, while the av-
erage number of wage earners en-
ployed in manufacturing establish
ments increased from 9,344 to 1862 1855,
embracing, in 1900, 81 per cent. of the
entire population, compared with 2.3
per cent. in 1880. Probably the best
indication of the Importance Of the
wage earning class is afforded by the
greatest number employed at any one
time during the year, being in 1900
232,353, or 90 per cent. of the total
population of the state.
Analysing some of the facts ascer-
tanned at the last census taking in
connection with the figures of previous
census years, Mr.. s. N. d. North, chief
statistician for manufactures, called
our attention to some interesting COM
PARSONS. He said: "The greatest per-
centage Of Increases in the value of
products, 262.5 per cent, is shown for
the decade ending with 1870, but the
greatest absolute increase, $127,1 3D.
6s1, was between the years 1880 and
1890. The much smaller absolute in
crease during the decade from 1890
to 1900, $79,O47,376, is due to the de-
crease in the manufacture of lumber
and timber products, by far the most
important industry Of the state"
The relation which children sustain
to manufactures has come to be vital
one, and most states have enacted laws
for the protection Of minors. Michi-
gan has been specially careful along
ter, Mr.. North said: "The decrease
between 1880 and 1890 in the number
of children employed under is years
of age was 1915 per cent; during the
decade ending with 1900 it was two
tenths of one per cent. This is at
tributed to the factory act of 1889,
with its later amendments, and to the
compulsory school law of 1895. No
child under IA can be employed in any
manufacturing establishment. A reg
lister containing a sworn statement of
the name, age, birthplace and resi-
dence of all employees under 16 must be
kept by the employer, to be open to
official inspection. The number of
women employed under 16 years of age
has increased rapidly during the last
two decades, natural result of the
increase of industries in which wom-
en- are employed"
The industrial development of the
state has been marked by steady d.
versification of its manufactures. This
is indicated when we mention that
there are over IT'S different industries
represented in the 16,s07 establish
ments in the state. The establish
ments had an invested capital of 1884,
O97 1913, employed 1862 1856 wage earners
and had n production Of $3.50, 944, Os2. |
The percentage Of increase during the |
decade was 1876 per cent. in the num-
Der OF establishments in the state;
d. per cent. in the number of wage
and 1874 per cent. in the value
Of the products.
OF the 16,S07 establishments in the
state. 6,779 were places where hand
trades were employed. The 6,779 es-
adjustments had an invested capital
Of $s,231,512, employed 1881 wage
earners, and had production valued
1T $26,661,19 BY hand trades are
meant those industries in which the
hands do the greater part of the labor,
md include bicycle repairing, black
and wheelwrighting, custom
boots and shoes, carpentering, custom
;ailoring, dressmaking, .dyeing and
leaning, cabinet and furniture maxi
ng, lock and gun smithing, masonry,
painting, paper hanging,
plumbing, gas and steam
lifting, sewing machine repairing and
watch and jewelry repairing.
In addition to the 16,sO7 establish
nents already mentioned there are
n the state 3,407 manufacturing places
which have a production OF less than
500. They have a capital of 81 ,230, 500.
ave 1874 proprietors and firm men,
'ers and wage earners Numbering
,453. Their total production amounts
o $s5s,302
The Is leading industries of Michi-
an by the census of 1900 embraced
.s1s establishments, or 22.7 per cent.
4 the total number in the state; used
capital of $172,225, s97, or COS per
ent. of the total; gave employment
D 1880 wage earners, or sos percent.
I the total number, and paid s35, $751;
81, or 53.5 per cent. of the total wages.
he value Of their products was $780, /
l7,713, or 53.1 per cent. of the total. !
he following table gfives these is 8
dustries in the order of their i'm :
ortance according to the value of
heir products: =
Estab- Wage !
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