The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-03-20
OUR MANUFACTURE
AND OTHER INDUSTRIES.
The Progress Made in South
Carolina During Ten Years of
Industrial Activity.

The revelations of the tenth censu
rs shown by u bulletin just issue
ought to prove Interesting TO ever
citizen of South. Carolina, for all ar
concerned in one way or another i
the development of our manufacturin
and mechanical industries. A valua
BILE compilation of these statistics an,
summary Of comparisons has beer
made by the Columbia State, from
which we make the following extracts
The manufacturing prosperity of The
State in 1900 is shown by the fact tha
while there were 1890 active estab
lishments with capital Of $40 ,05G, 20!
thcre were cnly So idle ones, with ;
capital Of $115,115.
The eight leading industries of tho
State were cotton goods, fertilizers
Touring and grist mill products, lum
Der and timber products, planning mill
products, including sash, doors and
blinds, cotton seed products, rice clean
ing and polishing and naval stores.
These embraced / GAO establishments
or 43 6 per cent. of the total number
in the State; used capital Of $5S,.
538 1878, or 500 per cent of the total
gave employment to 39,OGG wagc-carn-
ers, or SIP per cent. of the total num-
bcr; and paid sc, ,9G5 ,935 or 1877 per
cent. of the total wages. The value
of their products was $4S, S,O41 $40 or
SIS per cent. of the total. Some de-
tails are as follows:
The number of establishments in
creased during the decade 1S9O-10QO
from l ,1G0 TO $40; the capital in
creased from $2l III, ,113 to $5S $685.
373; the average number of wage
earners increased from ,5G5 tc 30
066; the total wages paid increased
from $3 3,00S,722 to Sc ,9G5 ,035; the
miscellaneous expenses increased from
81, ,27S, ,679 to $2,472 ,2G3; the cost of
materials used increased from $14 ,301 >
942 to 500, ,272,774; and the value of
products Increased from $21 ,027 ,00S
to $4S,041 $40. The percentages of
gain (excluding the numbers of estab-
lishments) ranged from 93.3 in mis-
c"'laneous expenses to 1853.
During the decade the capital in
vested in the manufacture of cotton
goods increased from $11, ,14l 1873 to
$39, 1853 ,94G; the average number OF
wage-earners from SOL to 3O,2O1 !;
the wages from 81 ,510,4 ,404 to s. ,0G6,.
$40; the cost of materials used from
$G,Sl9,32O to SIT ,2G3 ,SS2; and the
value of products from 9,SOO,79S to
$29,723, ,019.
The fertilizer industry showed only
n small increase except in capital, th c
enlargement here beng from $780,
21S TO $10,505 ,043. The humber of
wage-earners increased only fro n l ,102
to ,772 and the value of products
from 81 AT ,G5S TO 81 ,SS2 ,50G.
The Touring and grist mills showed
contrary tendency as TO capital, the
reduction in this direction being over
one-third and the number of wage
earners increasing nearly two-thirds,
while the valne of products increased
from - ,OS3, ,l2G TO 81 PAT 700.
The number and timber products
showed these increases: Number of
establishments, from 1852 to 729 capital
from 81 ,34S, 1876 to 5,1S7 ,727; wage
earncrs from $500 to 4,5S5; wages
from $42O,5SS to 1897 800, cost of
materials from $99G ,2S9 to 81 ,G92 ,S05
and value of products from 81, ,14G, ,75O
to 5,2O7 ,1S4. The value Of planning
products, ETC.. increased from SILL ,S3S
to 81 ,01G,32S.
The number of cotton seed oil mills
increased from II to so; their capital
from $5G5 1872 TO ST. $50 ,S72; their
wage carncls from 4lG to 734; their
wages paid from 1856 1854 to $l43 ,932;
their cost of materials from $740, ,6O5
TO 50 1862 ,S37; and their value Of pro-
ducts from &927 ,772 to $3, JOB, ,425.
There was decrease in The naval
stores industry; in the number of cs-
adjustments from POI to 1872; in capi.
tai from $G05 ,S73 to $2GS, ,7l0; in wage.
earners from 2,243 to $50; in wages
PAID from $37S,7GS to $l35,575; in
cost of materials from $677 1888 tc
$471 ,2G1, and in value of products
from 81 ,524 100 to &7S7 ,G5G. Appa
rently the naval stores industry is dis
appearing from South Carollna-ant
with 1t good many negro "turpcn
tine hands who can well be spared.
In considering these figures one can
not but be impressed by the lack o
divcrsliication of our manufactures
Deduct cotton goods, fertilizers, lum
Der and cotton seed from the list ant
there is very little left. The cottol
mills alone employed in 1900 owe
two-thirds of the capital, three-fourth
of the wagc-earners and furnishc
nearly two.thirds of the products.
The fifth table gives statistics of tn
consolidated manufactures of the |
leading manufacturing cities an
towns: Anderson, Beaufort, Camdcr
Charleston, Chester, Columbia, Greer
willie, Newberry, Orangeburg, Roc
Hill, Spartanburg and Sumter. Thes
IL communities have 222 per cen
of the number Of manufacturing q
Establishments in tho State, al 9 pc
cent. of the capital, employed 1877 pt
cent. of the wage learners, paid 80
per cent. Of tho wages and 30.7 pt
cent. of the materials used. Their c
tablishmcnts yielded 30.2 per cent
the value of products, while they CO..
tanned 1912 per cent. of South Car
lina's population. In tfc amount
capital invested they stand as follow
Charleston $l2 Alb, ,lS7; Columbia sc
277 ,30G; Grecnv'llc. $2,S58, 1888; Spa
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