Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-04-23

world, only p per cent. of the Kansas
crop was ground by the mills OF the
state.
The $3.50 miles of railroad in the
state reaching to every part of its
vast agricultural tracts have been pro-
jected and built to handle the large
agricultural and stock raising prod
ucts, and this has called into existence
an industry which holds third place
among the manufacturing industries
of the state. Car construction and gen.
eral shop work by steam railroad COM
panies is carried on in 81 establish
ments, with $500 wage earners, and
products valued at $685. 16. In 1890
there were 20 ablishments, ISIS
wage earners and products valued at
$3,644,o3s, indicating an increase in the
value of the products during the dec
ade of ST. per cent.
An industry dependent on the
zinc mines in southern Kansas.
where bituminous coal and gas and
oil are also found, furnishing a
cheap fuel, is that of the smelt-
ing and refining of the zinc ore.
In 1900 there were II establishm ents
engaged in this industry, with 1,497
wage earners and products valued at
$5,79O,144. In 1890, four establish
ments were reported, with 341 wage
earners and products valued at $685.
500. The increase in the value of prod
ucts during the decade was 5000 per
cent.
The manufacture of cheese, butter
and condensed milk is carried on in III
establishments in the state. The 395
wage earners turned out product val
ued at So, $50, $50. In 1890 1O1 establish
ments, employing 271 wage earners.
turned out products valued at 1915, 7S7.
an increase for the decade of 279.1 per
cent. in the value of products. This
industry which has shown such re.
markable growth during the last dec.
ade, constitutes a source of profit tc
the small farmer and stock raiser as
well as to those who operate on .
larger scale. Many cooperative es'
Establishments exist in the state and
have attained considerable success.
Kansas does a little something in
the way of foundry and machine shop
work, the products consisting largely
of Touring mill machinery. Several OF
GnGSS SIdD11SnuSAGS are 1OCdIS0 dI
Kansas City and Leavenworth, and
have found productive and respon-
sive field for their energy and capital
In all there are "a blishments in
the state, with ], 246 wage earners, and
products valued at So, 804,269. In 1896
there were go establishments, 1901
wage earners, and products valued al
$2,756,825, the increase in the value OF
the products being II per cent.
Besides these seven leading indus.
tries of Kansas there are II other
branches of manufa cturing industry
in the state, carried on in 6,963 estab-
lishments, employing 1928 wage earn.
ers, and turning out products valued at
$50, 643,65 In addition to the 867 es.
adjustments of the seven leading in
dustries of the state and the 6,963 es.
adjustments of the II other indus.
tries, there are 2,488 establishments
in the state, with product of less than
$500 a year. The proprietors and firm
members of these establishments mum.
Der 2,646, and the wage earners EN-.
ployed number AS. while the value OF
the products amounts to $616,413.
Of the total number of manufactur.
ing establishments in the state 1885
were occupied in what are called ''hand
trades" such as bicycle repairing,
blacksmithing and wheelwrighting
custom boots and shoes and repair
ing, carpentering, tailoring, dress
making, dyeing and cleaning, cabinet
making and upholstering, lock and gun.
smithing, masonry, millinery, paint
01oz
ing, gas and steam fitting, jewelry re-
pairing. The proprietors and firm
members of these 1885 establishments
numbered 4,59s, the wage earners en-
ployed numbered 1928, and the value
of the products amounted to $12,O56,-
TAT.
Of the 1880 establishments in the
state $3.50, or 1872 per cent. are To-
Gated in SO cities. They furnish
employment to 28,O5O wage earners,
or 1917 per cent. of the total num-
Der, and the value of the products,
$146,O31,O oil, forms 84.s per cent. of
the total for the state. Four of these
So cities, Kansas City, Leavenworth,
Topeka and Wichita, have population
of over 10000, and a special study of
their manufacturing interests is worth
our while.
Kansas City has 492 manufacturing
establishments, with total capital of /
SIS, 633, ATS. There are 53S proprietors
and firm members, 2,O75 salaried of
ficials and clerks, earning $1,916, 251,
and 1854 wage earners, receiving $4,-
886,259. The cost of materials used
in the 492 establishments amounts to
$40, $50, 491, and when turned out as fin
ished products their value has in
creased to $S2, 76s,943. Over IS differ
ent industries are included in the total
of 492 establishments. Seven of the
industries of the city have a produc-
ton valued at over 100000. Tower
ing over everything else in the city
and the state is the slaughtering and
meat packing industry. There are
eight Adjustments of this charac-
ter, employing 7,713 men, and having
product valued at $73, 7s7,771.
Leavenworth has over 81 separate in
dustries represented in her 22O estab-
ishments, which have a total capital
of So ,2O7, III. The proprietors and firm
members number 252, the saIaried Off