The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-03

the ruin of the lumber industry would
cause Yet the elimination Of flour would
reduce the total Of the Minneapolis OUT
put. Of manufacturers about $6O,O0OOoO
whereas the elimination of lumber would
reduce it only $12,0OO,O00. These facts
show that figures may deceive, If they |
do not lie. Comparing the value OF the
products, one would naturally conclude
that from any economic point OF view
flour is more valuable industry to the
city than lumber. This marvellous pro-
ductivity of the lumber industry both IN
wages and returns to capital explains the
decay of many towns when they; have lost
their lumber mills and have nothing to
take their place: = -.s :.
The value of Minneapolis manufactured |
output increased $28 100000 in ten years.
OF this amount s24,00O,0o0 was gained by
-four and lumber - ~
Gains In other Lines.
This leaves, apparently, an increased
product value of s4,O0o,000 to be dis
tributed among ninety-three other Gas
sified industries besides the large number
grouped, together under the, head OF mis-
cellaneous OF course, some manufac-
turers, such as carpentering, showed
heavy decline in the ten years. SO that
the gaining industries outside the two
major ones had to make up loss OF
many millions for the others before they
could begin to pile up the margin or
$4,000, 900
ECarpentering which is the third Mn
neapolis industry, Is one that grows or,
declines with the building industry of the
city. If the city grows, 1t grows. 1t does
not directly tend to affect the city
growth in manufactures. In this sense IL
is not a primary manufacturing Industry,
which calls for consideration by those who
would ascertain what are the city s prom
Using productive industries.
Foundries and machine shops constitute
the city's fourth industry, 1t seems to be
vigorous industry and the figures indl-
cate that it is promising and progressive.
The total value of its output Is now about
81, $780, 900, against $1,400,o00 in 1890 and
the number of its. employees mas as risen ~ -
the same time from 610 to 1909. If the
closely allied iron works, producing arcnt-
tectural and iron work we're to be classed
with the machine shops and iron
foundries, the total product of this in
dustry would be s3,6o0,00 and the NUMBER
Of employees would be about l,90O. . ..
The planning and sash and door manu-
features constitute Minneapolis fifth In
! dustry. It seems to be a decll~ng IN
dustry. At any rate. 1t employs about
800 fewer men than it did in 1890 and It's
product is somewhat less valuable.
| Masonry brick and stone products, the
OUTPUT of which Is sixth In the llst OF
|
same class as .carpenterirg. Tney fenect
| cjty's population growth rather than It's
manufacturing capacity. In 1890 MIME
| apolis was growing faster than 1t is now.
Consequently, there was more building
and more activity in manufactures upon
which building Is dependent: Piumn,ns .
the eleventh Industry, may be placed IN
| the same category. IT: =
! THE linseed eoil industry is a very prom
| Using one. It was not important enough
! in the census of 1890 to receive separale
classification. In 1900 it ranked seventh
with product valued at $2ol7,3l4. IL
emnloyed 1855 men besides 46, clerks. and
naid oficials, The wages of the former
we're sst,9s1. of the latter, $71375. Inc
payroll of this industry is small IN COM
harrison with the value of Its produet,
though the discrepancy IS not SO greal
as in -four The outlook; IS good for lai-
| ger and larger fax crops in. the north-
west and more and more OIL making 81
Minneapolis. -, -
ing and printing industry is now the
eighth in the city and is growing rapidly.
In 1890 it employed 1872 persons. IN lsoo
the number had risen to 952, OF whom 500
! were clerks, paid officials, editors, re
norters etc. and 588 were designated as
ware earners. In the same time the value
Of the product increased from 81 $40.
to 81, 1872, 955 and wages and salaries IRON
$3.50 597 to s634457 This industry IS q
very valuable one to the city, because o.
the large proportion Of ito earnings tna'
is paid to labor-about third. with onl!
fortieth of the product OF the Hour IN.
dustry it pays more than a third as mucf
wages and salaries Every million Of In
crease in the value of it's output Is o
about as much direct benefit to the city a.
= an increase of $10,Oo0,000 in the flour out
put: The latter industry is one that dl
Irectly benefits the tributary country an
the transportation companies more thai
it does the city in which it Is located. O
course, whatever benefits them beneflt
:. the city, but the benefit comes indirectly
/ Among the other Minneapolis industr1e
having an annual output in excess o
81 900, 900 in value the boot and shoe in
dustry is very promising. 1t gained az
!, per cent from 1890 to 1900. In the forme
+ year 1t employed Sc men and clerks an
! paid them $50, oe7 and had produe
: valued at s211, 6s4 In the latter year tn
: number of employees had increased to So
wages and salaries to $230,145, and tn
, value Of the product to $1,Oos,Q07.
:, The car building and repairing industr
= has also made notable advance. In 18s
it had only 1884 employees of all kinds. No
it has 1893; then the pay roll was $216,
J 146; now it is S721, $50; then the produt
: was worth $463,4s9, now it is worth 81, $50
: 513. * 49, -t
: The manufacture of malt liquors is gafr
: ing rapidly in value of output, havin
!: / risen from $685. 900 to $1,507,720 but til
5; number Of employees has not greatly il
r creased. 5s5.i :.
!, The baking business has grown ve1
!, rapidly, having almost doubled the nun
Z Der OF men employed and more than do,
' bled the value Of the product between tt
4 two census years.
: Minor Industries FIourisI1ing.
: On the whole it appears that out of IL
8 sixteen Minneapolis industries that ha'
? an output exceeding $1,000,000 a yea
y thirteen are what may be called origin
y, MISUNDERSTANDING out carpenterfng, nj
I eonry and plumbing. Offthese two-1o,
IS neapolis industries and are in high
- flourishing condition. The other elev
1 are now SO we'll developed as to form I'll
q bases Of large manufacturing interests
"a the future and are growing rapidly wi
- the exception of cooperage and the plani
IS: and sash and door industry. Below Il
s. 81 ,00o, eco line are many vigorous indu
y tries which will assume much larger pr
y portions in the next few years. ~
ls The natural growth Of the lesser indu
g tries in the next ten years will far mo
~ than Offset any decline that may come
e the lumber industry during the decade
- Though there is not SO much blowsa
s. talk and boom about Minneapolis man
w featuring enterprises as there was in t
Us boom and buster period, there is WIFI
IS, lot more to them both In fact and pro-
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