The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-05-09

5oe,e7o; employees, 1899: wages, s7,os5, 72s:
cost Of raw materials, SIS, G65,532; annual
products, $35 $50, AS.
Cordage and twine-Estabshment 1C5;
capital, s29, Z5,470; employees. 1914: wages.
A,1l3, l12; cost of raw materials, SIG, 632, COS;
annual products, $37,S9,65l.
Cotton manufactures - Establishments,
l,o51; capital, s46 ,2iO 1877; employees COZ, SCI;
wages, $S66S9, 752; cost of raw materials,
sl76,55l,527; annual products, 1888, 1858.
Flour and grist mills-Est blishments,. 5-
25S; capital. $2lS7l4,104; employees, 37,G13;
wages. SIT, 703, AIS; cost of raw materials,
S415,S26,345; annual products. $500, 719,c63.
Gas Illuminating and heating-Estab!ish
merts, ST.; capital. 1851 10000 employees,
%, 459; wages, SIP, 1876, 296 cost of raw mate
rails, $40, Cos, 1856; annual products, $15,7l6,-
$685.
Observation-Disclosures 1856; capital. SOL
$500; employees 52,SlS; wages. s26529, 14S:
cost Of raw materials, SIS, 13l, 900; annual
products, 6,539, 712.
Iron and establishments, 725; cap
tal. $5So,041,710; employees, 226l6l; wages,
$122, 10, 1893; cost Of raw Materials $549, ~,
CS2; annual products, $685., 759, GA.
Leather, tanned, cured and finished-Es-
! adjustments. 1856; capital, 73,977 ,42l; en-
p!oyes 52109; wages, s., $50. COL; cost of raw
materials, $l55.eS,oN; annual products,
| $2O4, C3S, l27
lLquors-Est ia blishments, 1850; capital,
$451 ,6'i,oS1; employees, AIT; wages, $2S, 0Sj-
4S4; cost of raw materials, so, 81, A2; annual
products, S340.615, 4S6.
Lumber and timber products-Establi
ments, 1905; capital, SSH ,61l ,524; employees,
S3 200; wages, $l04 c4O,5 SOL; cost of raw mate
rials, $317 923, 5AS; annual products, $5t6, 49,
9S4.
Paper ard wood pulp Establishments.
7G3: capital. S167 SOL, 7l3; employees 1856;
wages, $50, 7E, 426; cost of raw material, s70-
e., 2'6; annual products, $l27 .2s6, 1G2.
refining petroleum-Esta blishments, 81;
| capital invested. $95,327 1872; employees, H..
! 1879; wages. $6,711CS1; cost of raw materials,
$lo., 1924 annual products, $l23,929,3S4.
Newspaper and periodical printing and
publishing establishments. 1856; capital,
1892, AIS, 7CS; employees. 94,604; wages, $50, 233
Ool; cost of raw materials, $50, 2l4, 904; annual
prod ucts, $222, $50, $50.
Ship building-Establishme 1.1l6: cap
ital ST 1862, 1Ol; employees. 46,7S1; wages, SRI,
S39. So; cost of raw materials, 80 .772; an
rual products, $74,57S.15S.
Slaughte ring and meat packing-Estab
lshments, 921 capital SlS9, 1875, 264; employees.
| GS,534; wages, $33, 451 ,0l3: cost CT raw mate
rails, $685. 3,597; annual PROD $7s6, co.,
| 60.
Wool manufa ctures--Esta blishments. q,
1865; capital, $$9S,Tl, 405; employees, 245, al ;
wages 81, SIS, 99S; cost of raw ma erials, $751;.
31,5E; annual products, sl00,o9s, SSSS.
While we may glory in the fact that
our total manufactured products have
shown an increase between 1890 and
1900 Of 800 per cent, and the total
wages paid to employees during the
same period has increased 1913 per
cent, the number Of manufacturing es
adjustments 27.3, and the amount Of
capital invested +3.7 per cent, yet we
have cause for regret from the fact
that all of our industries have not
shown an increase. Several of the i'm
portant lines of industry have de-
creased, though the decrease is to be
noted in the value of the products in
but very few lines, and those compara-
lively unimportant ones. In but five
lines. among which is the manufacture
of wooden goods, is there noted de-
crease in the amount of capital in
vested, and there has been n decrease
in the amount Of wages paid in lines,
In the manufacture of boots and shoes,
for instance, wages have decreased "a
Der cent: in the manufacture of car
riages and wagons the amount OF
wages have decreased 81 per cent.
while in both lines there has been an
! increase in the value of the 1nanufac-
tured product amounting in boots and
shoes to 1873 per cent, and in car
riages and wagons to 81 per cent. The
greatest number Of decreasesare shown
in the number Of establishments in the
different lines, n fact that may be cred
ted to the tendency to industrial COM
hinations. The number of agricul
tural implement factories have de-
creased 21.4 per cent, for instance,
while the value Of the manufactured
product has increased 24.5 per cent, the
amount Of capital invested has in
creased SIS per cent, and the wages
paid show an increase of "a per cent.
Strengthening and meat packing estab-
lishments give another notable in
stance Of this percentage Of decrease
and increase In that line the number
of establishments have decreased 17.6
per cent, the capital invested has in
creased Clio per cent, number of en-
ployes increased $50 per cent, the
wages paid increased 37.7 per cent.
and the value Of the product increased
81 4 per cent. This is due to the replac-
ing of the local butchers to a great ex
tent by the big packing houses Of the
metropolitan cities.
Annual Profits.
To arrive at figures representing
somewhere near the total profits VI
our manufacturing industries it is but
necessary to add together the various
items composing the total cost CT
manufacture and deducting ihat from
the value of the product. The items fig
uring in tn cost of production are the
salaries Of 1864 salaried officials and
clerks, not enumerated in the wage
earners, amounting to $1Go, "A 9sS; the
amount paid wage-earners. amounting
to se62, 714,olo; the miscellaneous ex-