The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-29
KANSAS INDUSTRIES
Federal Census Bureau Reports a SUBJ
stantial Growth in Manufactures.

StdHtldl CROWN IN manufactures.
Washington, Aug. ga preliminary
summary of the statistics for the manu-
featuring industries of Kansas for the
year ending December 81, 1904 has been
prepared by w. M. Stewart, chief sta
t1stician of the manufa cturers' division
OF the census bureau. This census is
connned to manufacturing establish
ments with a product of $500 or over,
thus excluding neighborhood industries
and hand trades such as the building
trades, dressmaking, custom millinery,
and blacksmithing. Including these in
dustries there were reported at the
twelfth census, 1880 establishments,
with 35,19S wage-earners and products
valued at $172, 129,S9s. These totals are
reduced as nearly as possible to a COM
parative basis and the results presented
in tables, which show the total for the
state and the three principal cities
Kansas City, Topeka and Wichita-and
the totals for the seven principal indus
tries in 1900 and 1905.
The statistics indicate that there has
been a substantial increase in the man
fractures of the state. The decrease in
the number of establishments shown for
some city industries is due to a decrease
in the number of small establishments
Or to the inclusion of few small estab-
lishments in 1900 that were omittedGin
1905 because they do not form a part
The largest item in seven selected in
dustries taken for comparison during
the years 1900 and 1905, is Strengthening
and meat packing, Wholesale" The val
ue of these products for 1905 was $685.
375,639. as against ST., All, 1858 in 1900. The
ma terfals cost $S5,145, 905, as against
$67, sos, $3.50 in 1900. The number of estab-
lishments was %. as against IA; capital
invested S32, 2S6, 1888, as against $16,4 S6, III;
average number of wage-earners 1892,
as against 8,117, and wages paid $4,-
S36, 095, as against $3.575,049; miscellane-
Gus expenses $3,724,073, as against ST.
003,771 in 1900.
The next largest item is that of -four
and grist mill products, which amount
ed to $42,034,0 19, as against $21, 32e-
| 747 in 1900, the figures showing al
most a doubling of the total value of
products, the cost of which is given as
$36, 5,546, as against $18,130,S9S il
100. The number of establishm ents
increased only three, or from 354 to
$13,S16,8S7, as against $S,015,9S8 The
average number of wage earners in
this industry was 1881, as against L.
4o5, and the wages paid $1.o24,465. as
Smelling and refining zinc is third
in the list with total value of prod
ucts of $9.649,468, as against $780,,
1z4 in 1900, while only one addition
was made to the number of establish
ments, which is now an even dozen.
The cost of materials was s7,81S,049,
as against $4,67S,946 but these mis-
ceHaneous expenses shows a marked
difference, being 1891, $40, as against
only $81.169 in 1900. The capital was
SO, 403s432, as against $5,21S,5 29; the
average number. of wage earners was
2.347, as against 1,487, receiving ST.
473,533, as against $705,80S.
The total values of the products of
| the four other industries enumerated
| in the comparative summary are as
| follows:
1905 1900
Cheese, butter and con-
densed milk ...;.-.....; $. sA6. ss4 sS.652.5so
shop products ........ 8, 756, SIS 2so4, 2ss
Printking 3 and publishing. s,sSs,5s2 sou, 32S
Salt -. .....---.-...--..-. 1,123,l14 III, 449
Cheese, butter and condensed milk
establishments increased in number
from III to 903; foundry and ma
chine shops decreased from "a to ST;
| printing houses increased from 661 to
| 100: salt establishments increased
from to 10.
The value of products for the en-
tire state, including custom and re-
pair work, was $196.472,117 for the
fiscal year 1905. as against $154.oo6,-
| lishments in 1905 was 2,472, as against
2,301 in 1900. The per cent. of in
crease in value of products was 27.6;
I in number of establishments IA; in
| S94, 945s720. The average number of
wage earners for the state was 35, los,
as against 27, 0S9, an increase of 29.6
! per cent; wages $1S,659,279, as
against $12,Is5,331, an increase of
L45.S per cent.
/ Kansas City, Kas., with 100 estab-
ilishments. IL less than in 1900, turned
out products valued at $96,473,050, as
against $50, 023, 107, showing a gain of
| 2O.6 per cent.
Topeka. with 154 establishments, as
against las in 1900. had products
valued at $14. 474,539, as against ST.
| s56774, or an increase of 1872 per
cent.
wichita gained Z in the number of
establishments, giving her 10, cap
Iitalized at 81, 1s5. 07 A.. and turning out
la product of $7,3S9,S44, as against 3d.
| 32e.0e7 for the 1913 Adjustments
| "a pifaIized at $1,665 .29z in 1900. The
ner< cent of increase in output was 122,
| the largest in the state.
| II had running, itching sore on my
lIeg Suffered fortunes. Doan's Ointment