Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-19


of sawed lumber.
Again, as we turn to our giant, we
hear him boasting of his Touring and
grist mill products as being of next
Importance, and in proof thereof he
enumerates III ablishments, 1,412
wage-earners, and products valued at
500, 327, 942. And in proof that bread
stuffs are pretty good thing on
which to grow, he calls attention to
the fact that in 1890 there were only
497 establishments of this class, 1,77O
wage-earners and products valued at
$24, ,297, indicating an increase for
the ten years of SO per cent. The
Wisconsin wheat crop of 1899 was H.
1882 bushels, while 22,356,963 bush
els of wheat were consumed by the
mills of the state, showing that much
of the material for this industry is
brought from other states.
With din and roar of busy ham,
mers and tools, our giant next holds
forth his foundry and machine shop
products as deserving of our cons1d-
Grafton. Two hundred and seventy
two establishments, with 1850 wage
earners, and products valued at S22,-
252, $50, while in 1890 there were only
155 establishments, 1887 wage-earn-
ers, and products valued at $9,467 200,
an increase of 1923 per cent. Mil
waukee is the principal seat of this
industry, with products valued at $l4,-
495, 1862, or 65.1 per cent. of the total
for the state.
But if our giant was proud of the
remarkable growth of foundry and
machine shop products, small wonder
is it that when we come to the cheese,
butter and condensed milk industry,
he should grow enthusiastic as he
shows that his state has jumped
from fourth to second place during
the past ten years in respect to this
industry. Here are the figures: In
1900, 2,01S establishments, 1,7S0 wage
earners in addition to 1852 firm mem
bers and clerks, $40, 120 147 value of
products. In 1890, 966 establish
ments, 1873 wage earners, $6,960,711
value of products, an indicated in
crease of 1891 per cent. The prod
ucts in 1900 included II GIT SOS pounds
of butter and 25,226,5 $50 pounds of
cheese.
But our giant is impatient to finish
the rest of his story, and he rapidly
goes over the following industries:
Leather-QsoU Establishments, AZ; wage
| earners. $3.50; products, S20,014,373. QS9o)
Establishments. IS; wage earners, 2,4S7;
products, 1880. Increase, 1913 per
cent.
Malt Liquors-QN0) Establishments, 147;
wage earners, 1901; products, 1884, f09.
QS90) Establishments, 10 wage earners,
2,S59 products, s14,1s3057 Increase, S6.6 per
cent.
Strengthening and Meat Packng-OSC0)
Establishments, II; wage earners, 1851;
products, s13, sol .125. QS9O) Establishments,
Is; wage earners, 737; products, $3.50 1854
Increase, 62 per cent.
Paper and Wood Pulp-Q9O0) Establish
ments AZ; wage earners, 4,240; products,
$40, SOS, SIS. $500 Establishments, q; wage
earners 1,779; products, 81, 36S. Increase,
1875 per cent.
Iron and Steel-QsO0 Establishments, y;
wage earners, 1921; products, $500, 2Z6.
QSS0) Establishments, 8; wage earners.
1880; products. s6,5ol 76l. Increase 81 per
cent.
Furniture-Q900) Establishments. rs;
wage earners, ITO; products, S121, S23
QSeO Establishments, 46; wage earners,
300; products, So 1851. Increase 141.2 per
cent.
Planning Mil Products-QsoO) Establish
ments, 123: wage earners, 4,3T; products,
| IS 400 695 QS90) Establishments, So; wage
earners $3.50; products, Sc, $40. Increase,
1874 per cent
Agricultural Implements-QS0O Estab-
lishments, 81; wage earners, 32S9; products,
| 81, $50, 363 $3.50 Establishments, 81; wage
earners, 2765; products, s5.015,512. Increase,
| SIP per cent
Carriages and wagons-Q90O) Establish
| ments, 436; wage earners, 3,402; products,
| Sc $50, 341. $3.50 Establishments, 500; wage
| earners, 3251; products, s5,947, 499. Increase,
| II per cent.
| Railway Car Construction-Q $500 Estab-
| lishments 46; wage earners, 1902; products,
! SIS, BOG, S23 $3.50 Establishments %; wage
earners, 214S; products, s., 221, 1852. Increase,
! 1899 per cent.
Tobacco-Q90O) Establishments, 62S; wage
| earners. 2,269; products, SASS 030. $500
Establishments, 959; wage earners, 1869;
products, s3,737,577 Increase, 30.S per
cent.
Boots and Shoes-QSO) establishments,
40; wage earners, 2,507; products, 81, 791, 6S4.
! 0S9O Establishments, go; wage earners,
| 2,036; products, s2,972, 233. Increase, 612 per
| cent.
Mems Clothing-Q90O Establishments,
| SO; wage earners. 1927; products 81, 1898 O92;
| $500 ESTABLISHMENTS, 27 wage earners,
1852; products, 5000, 726. Increase, 124 per
| cent.
Textiles-Q9OO establishments, e.; wage
! earners, 1890; products, 81 23S, 242 QS90) Es-
| Establishments, SO; wage earners, 3,645; prod
ucts, So, 925, 7S1. Increase, per cent
Printing and Publishing-Q9O0) Establish
| ments, 1876; wage earners. 2,679; products,
| s4 100, AIS. QSa0) Establishments S79; wage
! carr ers, 2,21S; products, 3,256, S97. Increase
| 26 per cent.
! Malt-C9G0 Establishments, II; wage
| earners, 366; products, 4,0S9,715. QSSO Es-
| adjustments, 10; wage earners, 339; prod
ucts. s2,472,01S. Increase, 65.4 per cent
In the four cities of Milwaukee,
Racine, Oshkosh and La Crosse, the
largest manufacturing centers in the
state, the number of esta blishments
! increased from 1862 in 1890 to Aba
in 1900, or IL per cent; the average
to 81, roo, or 20.4 per cent, and the
value of products from 1923, IA, 437
to 1852, 242, or 23.9 per cent.
The statistics of Sheboygan and SUI
perior were not shown separately in
1890, and comparisons with that year
are, therefore, not possible, but the
census of 1900 shows that there are
at Sheboygan 206 manufacturing es-
Establishments, employing 1888 wage
earners, with the value of the prod
ucts $7,469,2 02. Superior has 1s5 man
ufacturing establishments, employ
ing 1858 wage-earners, with the val
he of the products $7,527,703.
Of the 16,187 establishments in the
state, S,32S, or 51.4 per cent, were To-
Gated in So cities and towns, includ-
ing the six mentioned above, whose
population exceeds 10000. These S,5@
establishments furnished employ
ment to 114,O15 wage-earners, or sO.2
per cent. of the total number, and
the value of their products 1862 ,351.-
Gel, formed 72.7 per cent. of the total
for the state.
In AZ cities and towns under 10000
in population, there were reported
| 3 S03 eSta bliShmentS, EMPLOYING a.