Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21

ond, which was also it's rank in 1900.
Total value of products in 1905, $12.-
sos, 900; in 1900. $l3.501,OOO. Pounds Of
milk in 1905, 966. 451 900; in 1900, 1.542,-
100000. Gathered cream, pounds in
1905, 110,000,O00; in 1900, 45.621,000.
Milk for making cheese, In 1906.
pounds, 2s,474,000; in 1900, 5000.
The total products of creameries in
1905 was s15,02S,000 against s15.s46,-
900 In 1900. Pounds of butter produce
ed in 1905, about 91,O0O,0o0; in 1900,
n, 600, 900. Cheese produced in 1905,
pounds, 2, $4,000; in 1900, s,767,ooO.
Cereal Products Third.
Flour and grist mills ranked third
in value of products. Value Of pro-
ducts in 1905 was s12.099,oOo, an in
crease of $1,0S6,000 over 1900. Cedar
Falls. Sioux City, Waterloo, Daven-
port and Cedar Rapids are the princi-
pie urban centers of this industry. The
number of bushels of wheat used in
1905 was S,6S900O decrease of o.
$4,000 over 1900; but the total cost
of the wheat in 1905 was s1,394,0 900 in
excess of that used in 1900. In 1905
1,735,OO0 bushels of corn were ground
less lIldu III lJUV uuS " lIlC SlOp
in 1904.
Printing and Publishing.
Printing and publishing ranked
fourth in 1906 and sixth in 1900. The
increase in products was $2,145,000.
Newspapers and other periodicals con-
tributed in 1905, a total of $6,65S,000,
and job printing and book publishing,
1882, 900. In 1900 there were "a
type setting and casting machines in
Iowa In 1905 there were 1872. Total
number of newspapers in 1905, 1867,
an increase of % since 1900.
Railroad Interests.
Forty establishments were engaged
in railroad construction and repair IN
1905. Wage earners, 6,372; value Of
products, $7,61S,000, an increase OF
1873 and 2.25 per cent respectively.
The manufacturers of food products
numbered 81 in 1905 against IS in 1900.
Number of wage earners increased
from 735 in 1900 to 977 in 1905. Value
Of products from $4,597 900 in 1900 to
$6,934,000 in 1905, or over so per cent.
Sixty-five per cent of the products of
this industry was reported from Cedar
Rapids.
The number of wood working estab-
lishments increased from IS in 1900 to
70 in 1905; wage earners from 1872 to
1852 and value of products from S.
295, 900 to s5,70O,OoO.
Saw mills, ETC., showed a decrease
from 118 to 40 in 1905 and products
from $S,47S,OOO in 1900 to $5,61O.OOO in
1906 This was due to depletion Of
timber in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The number of founderies and ma
chine shops increased from 100 in 1900
to 1876 in 1905; wage earners from q,
372 to 2,801; value Of products from
$4,46O, 900 to $5,4Ss,0O0.
Canning factories gained IA in num-
Der; wage-earners increased from 500
to 1853; value Of products increased
from s1,359,OO0 to $2,779,O0O, or 1O4
per cent.
Thirty Establishments were engag-
ed in making agricultural implements
in 1905, compared with "a in 1900;
wage earners increased from 644 to L.
OPT, or go per cent; value of products
from $1,508, 900 to $2,692 900; 1874 per
cent.
Factory Hands in Cities.
In Sioux City, Cedar Rapids, Daven-
port, CLINTON, ana waterloo the manu-
featuring establishments conducted by
incorporated companies gave employ
ment to SO, 81, $40, 91.3 and GIG per
cent respectively of the wage-earners
engaged in manufacturers in each of
these cities, while their products form
ed 937, 92.4, 80, ola and 93.5 per cent
respectively of the total value of pro-
ducts.
Davenport leads the state in capital
invested. establishments. 173: CAPT.
tai, 1908, 900; value of products, s13.
$4,000; number wage-earners 3,S40.
Sioux City-Esta blishments, 106,
capital, s5.SSS000; wage-earners, o.
299 value of products, s14,76O.O 600.
Ottumwa-Nunber of establish
ments. SO: capital, s4.993.169: number
of wage -earners, 1904; value of pro-
ducts, s10374,O00.
Waterloo-Number of establish
ments 80; capital. ss,352,OoO; numbe:
of wage eaners, 1,674; value of pro-
ducts, 1858, 900.
Muscatine - Number of establish
ments, 107; capital, s4,S59,O00; num-
Der of wage-earners, 2,763; value of
products, s5,O39,000.
Cedar Rapids-Number of establish
ments, 1874; capital, ss,6s7,ooO; wage