The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-15
MISSOURI FACTORIES.
Extent Of the Manufacturing In
terests of the State.
We ss=s- Had Our Fui1 Measure sf
Development During the LAST dee
cadr--InteresiInE aNa RE-
liable Figures.

Of Missouri, which l. gratifying to na-
tive pride, and demonstrates that the
state has had It's measure of develop.
mcnt and prosperity during the last
decade. The large force " clerks I'm.
der Mr.. :. n. ~. North, chief stats
tician for manufacture, has been
busy for some time tahulating and ar
ranging the vast amount ~ informa-
iiun secured during the last census
taking, and We are now able to give in
a complete form accurate information
regarding the growing Importance of
the manufactures Of the state. which.
true 10 H. motto, make the welfare
Of It's people the supreme law.
During the decade ending with the
year Of the census taking In 1900, Mis-
n..,s souri, added 4,Io2
"'E - manufacturing es-
tablishments toh her
already busy hive Of it.052, gain Of
as per cent. Ten thousand seven hun
drrd and seyenty-two more people
were busy In manufacturing pursuits
IN 1900 than in 1890. a gain Of So per
cent. The production of manufactures
~ the state increased from 2t,s6i,.
go3 in 1890 to sass, ta2.5 .5si in 1900, gain
a. is.s per cent. The capital invested
amounted to sIsD. .sas,5i6 IN 1890 and IN
1900 had increased 10 &2fg,sss,5si, a
gain " 3i.s per cent. The total wages
paid in 1900 amounted 10 SGO.7ia.{es
and In 1890 was s59,6t3,A29, showing
that n gain Of only - per cent, had
been made. possible explanation Of
this may I've that the number OF wum.
en and children employed In manuiac-
turcs In the state has Increased
IN the greater ratio than has that Of
the men. aud this condition always
has u tendency TO lower the wage
standard. While the number of men,
10 years and over. employed. In.
creased from iO2,4is In 1890, to
in6.7Ss in 1900 gain oi 40 per cent,
the women 90 years and over In
creased from Is.e9l IN 1890 10 23,6s3
IN 1900, a gain Of 2g.5 per cent. and
the children showed an almost equal
gain In numbers, 7,toi being employed
IN 1880 and l,5t0 in 1900. gain Of 20.a
per cent. The total population in isoo
was 2.G79, ,ist and 3,i06, ,6Gj in 1900
gain 81 100 per cent, showing that
the increase in the number ~ women
and children employed in manufac-
lures IS out Of proportion to the in
crease IN population.
Hut II the figures for the past decade
hre gratifying, those for the half cen
tury are still more or,,,,. =, v,,,v
80. fnrdurinU those "r""," "' '''S
30 years The manu-.
featuring and mechanical industries
~ Missouri have had remarkable
growth. The population during these
vcars increased from Gsc.0H to 2.to6,.
COS. " whilc tho average number ~ wage
enrncrs employed in manufacturing
establishments increased from i5.sos
tn i1ig7j; embracing. in 1900, a. per
cent. ~ the entire population, com
pared with 2.a per cent. In 1850. Prob
ably the best indication ~ the impnr,
tnncc Of the wRge-earnig class l. al
forced Ivy She greatest number em-
ployed at any one time during the
year. In 1900 this was 1sG.Gli. or six
pcr cent. ~ the total population ~
the state. Roth the greatest percent
age of increase ia the value uf prod
ucis. 3o3.5. and the greatest absolute
Increase, Si64. f30.69s. are shown for
the decade ending with 1870.
Missouri occupies q most favorable
position 10 the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, valley, and Is
Natural Ad'sH- richly endowed
with natural re-
sources, including an abundance nf
coal, large deposits ~ mineral, and eX-
trnsiye timber areas. The mineral
belt, called the ozarks, from the Ozark
mountains, Is In the southern and
southwestern parts Of the state, and
its products are noted for variety and
purity. They include lead, nickel and
cobalt, iron ore, zine. barytes, granite,
marble, limestone, glass or silica sand.
and kaolin and other Clays. The state
has extensive facilities for distribut.
ing It's products by rail and water.
In addition 10 the 1854 manuyae.
turing establishments In the state as
given above. there -u
are s,i91 other es- "s""
tablishmcnts, With
a product Of less than $500, These
small places have an invested capital
OF 81. issss zee, have 5.673 prop-.ctOtx
and firm members, and employ l,676
wage-carnrrs. aud have q total prod
net of si.22a, ,Ts4. There are In the
state s.5gg establishments where hand
trades are employed, with 22,O36 wage
earpers and a production valued at
$40. .sa2 $40. The hand trades include
bicycle repairing, blaeksmithing.
wheelwrighunE, boots and shoes. Gus
tom work and repairing, caTpeniering.
custom clothing and repairing. dress
making, dyeinE and cleaning. furni.
ture, cabinet making and repairing,
upholstcriug. lock and gunsmIthing,
masonry, millinery, painting, paper
hanging, plasterlng. plumbing, gas
and steam fitting, sewing machine re-
pairing. taxidermy, typewiiting re-
pairing and jewelry and watch re.
pairing.
The n 4leadinE industries of The state
as indicated by the census uf 1900,
embraced 5,f3s ss-
tAblishments, or
s7.4 per cent. ofthe
total number In the state; used = cap
ital Of silsy3eassss, or ls.s per cent. Of
the total; gave employment 20 sa.os7