The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-03-19
pro iucts, etc, increased from $711 1888

from $565,312 to 81 $50 ,S72; thei
wage. earnels from 416 to 734; thei
wages paid from $56 .354 to $143 ,932
their cost Of materials from $74O GO
to 50 1862 ,S37; and their value of pro
ducts from 1927, ,772 TO SO ,103 ,425.
There was a decrease in the nav,
stores industry; in the number of es
adjustments from 20l to 1872; in capi
tai from $605 1873 to $26S ,710; in wage
earners from 2,243 to $50; in wage
paid from $37S,7G9 to $135, ,575; il
cost of materials from $677 1888 L
$471 ,261, and in value of product
from 81 ,524, 100 to $7S7 ,G5G. Appa
rently the naval stores industry is dis
appearing from South Carohna--an,
with 1T a good many negro "turpen
tine hands" +" who can we'll be spared.
In considering these figures one can
not but be impressed by the lack o
diverslfication of our manufactures
Deduct cotton goods, fertilizers, lum
Der and cotton seed from the list and
there is very little left. The cottor
mills alone employed in 1900 over
two-thirds of the capital, three -fourths
of the waee-earners and furnished
nearly two-thirds of the products.
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 communities have 222 per cent.
of the number of manufacturing es-
tabllshments in the State, al 9 per
cent. of the capital, employed 1877 per
cent. of the wage Gamers, paid 80 s
per cent. of the wages and 397 per
cent. of the materials used. Their es-
Establishments yielded 1912 per cent of
the value of products, while they con-
tanned 1912 per cent. of South Caro-
lina's population. In the amount of
capital invested they stand as follows
Charleston $12 ,473, ,1S7; Columbia $5,-
277 ,306; Greenville S2,S5S,3SS; Spar
tanburg $2,351 ,175; Newberry 81 $780,
G25; Anderson $12SO,111; Rock Hill
1926, ,941; Chester $4SO,G24; Sumter
30S, ,272; Camden 1904 ,2S9; Orange
burg $230, ,G35; Beaufort $34 ,331. The
wage-earners in the more considerable
of these were as follows: Charleston
5,027; Columbia $3.50; Greenville
2,l53; Spartanburg 1876; Rock Hill
1850; Anderson 910; Newberry S11.
The wages paid showed these totals:
Charleston 81 1,4S9,066; Columbia
1859 200; Greenville $780, 1902; Spar
tanburg $276, ,042; Rock Hill $107 ,0SO;
Newberry S175 ,17S; Anderson $780,
3l3. Their products were thus valued:
Charleston 50 ,562 ,3S7; Columbia a.
243, 3,030; Greenville $2,224, 900; Spar
tanburg 81 $50, ,275; Newberry ST.
zoe, ,S92; Anderson $1,127,. ,.4S3; Rock
Hill 81 ,0O7, PIG; Chester $G45, ,444;
Sumter $500,337: Orangeburg $493,-
$50; Camden $241 ,G32; Beaufort $4G,-
9S1.
Charleston is the largest city in the
State with 4 2 per cent. Of the total
population, and furnishes 1913 per
cent. of the manufactured products.
Columbia is the second city, with 1 6
per cent. of the total population, and
furnishes 7.2 per cent. of the manu-
factured products. Greenville is the
third city, with 8 per cent. of the to-
tai population, and furnishes 3 s per
cent. of the manufactured products.
Spartanburg is the fourth city in the
State, with % per cent. of the total pop
ulation, and furnishes 29 per cent of
the total products. Sumter is the fifth
city, with a per cent. of the total pop
ulation, and furnishes 1 per cent of
the total products. Anderson is the
sixth city, with A per cent of the total
population, and furnishes l o per cent.
of the total products. Rock Hill is
the seventh city with a per cent. of
the total population, and furnishes II
per cent. of the total products. New
berry is the eighth city, with 3 per
cent of the total population, and fur
nishes 81 per cent of the total products.
Orangeburg is the ninth city, with 3
per cent. of the total population, and
furnishes s. per cent. of the total pro-
ducts.
The table of manufactures by coun-
ties is very full, but need not be con-
sidered except TO show the rank of GER
tain leading counties. Charleston
County has All establishments with
$13 ,217 $40 invested In manufacture
ing, and the value of its products is
SOFIA ,495. Spartanburg County 17S
establishments with $1l ,050, ,4G8 in
vested capital and $9, ,30S ,77S products.
Richland has 130 establishments with
S5 ,422 ,615 invested capital and 3D.
454, ,991 products. Greenville County
has 1872 establishments with $4 $685.
325 invested capital and 81 $50 ,329
products. Anderson County has 1G7
establishments with SO ,G22 ,904 capital
and "a ,005 ,52G products. Aiken has
S5 establishments, with $3, $780, ,745
capital and 50 ,274 products. York
County has 1O8 establishments with
50, ,129 ,GS5 capital and $2,OG6 ,257 pro-
ducts. Cherokee has 48 establish
ments with SO ,374 1868 invested capital
and 81 ,5S9,25S products. Union
County has 81 establishments with
$3, ,287 1874 capital and 81 ,976, 1897 pro-
ducts. Newberry has 86 establish
ments with 81 ,41G, ,8GS capital and 81 ).
$50 ,455 products. Marlboro has 1l2
establishments with 81, 1,120,9S0 in
vested capital and 81 ,065 1856 products
Darlingtonhas 81 establishments with
81 All $3.50 capital and 81 ,1S1 sos pro.
ducts. Lexington has 154 establish.
ments with $1,271 ,401 capital and
$923,571 products. Beaufort has Al
establishments with 81 ,138 1882 capita
and $703 ,957 products. Laurens has
90 establishments with $540 500 capi