New-York tribune., 1906-12-03
,NER[CAN INDUSTRIES
-, Bureau GiUes Statistics OF
Manufactures for 1904.

- the manufacturing Industries OF
lae -. states for the year ended December IL.
u -.,.b was prepared under the super Nisioh oi
~ N steuart chief statisuctan TOT nanu-
"Hl has tust been issued by the Department
1cl-.s and Labor. The statistics form pert
# col'h o< rnsuy1fa actures OF 1905. and the
..nuilstion has Oeen N
..sv reference.
." the striking figures are 1hese' Inc
A,osr of wage earners employed curing INC
fss ,o-.sd for the census OF lsS exceeds Iae
F~ -snorted for 1900 by 755,2'S or 10 per cent
sSH' ~ wages exceeds that OF the FORMER
1Hs =, ssn se4 7SS. 2s-s per cenr ana Vne
ssnsas .,a nroducts by s, ,ssl. .o5.s6S or se.7 per
H1' tn. motive power employed In nlanulact-
sa- .r.ssed from 70. .4O9 s25 horsepower IN 1900 to
n,naa n HORSEPOWER In 1896, gain OF &"SSlh
l"s- or SO per cent as compared win an
s.s a of z4S4.s7o horsepower or f4-S per cenr-
= .he preceding decade.
to1 iIo =, Trodrcts Including custom work
Ts,-tng~ Tne FOR the year 100 was E4,4 Ill Ia
~" s-aount the rural manufacturers receive
"a. ,or Saa 757. .o67. an6 the remainder repre-
- N. urban" product
- ,,-Aan rroduct for the year ended Decernber
-as v-ss $40 $40 80 OSs. and the rural ulanufact
,or che same period amounted TO s44sl. .s62 o24,
grsng - grand total for the year OF IA 0S,
h-l1h-rtcipsIities with population OF 5000 and
we ase are broadly divided into four general
iss,. 1ns according 70 the primary source of the
n grosDs are the farm. the mine the forest
- ne sea Measured By the gross value Of prod
rs and the number OF wage earners, these
~ ms ranked IN the order named
fg1 IT. fTss measured By the value OF products,
.s1t industry in the United States, although
sSss industry gave employment TO only 41S4 wage
,s-S - as compared with 4o4 626 for lurnb Der and
frber products. The greatest absolute increase
L ne value OF products since 1900 IS shown for the
,--srnssc.ure Of -four and grtst mill products and
= re nun Der oS wage for cars and general
.bsp construction and repairs by steam railroad
Tss average manufacturing establishment, as
computed from the total OF an industries in the
I've wage earners and had en- annual profit OF
rs.re we're 24Is0 establishments, for which the
value Of products was 100000 and over The ex-
isHt 70 which manufacturers were controlled by
ss to5s 1u1be- ihev oopr-oiie5 q per cnt OF
ths capital invested, gaze employment to rs per
esnt q The numb Of wage earners ana manu-
.scsa e per cent of the total value Of prodsc+s
YsE York Pennsylvania, Illinois and MassachTI.
stE n tfe order named, are the four leading
E1.ssctnTing o sIaJes; They contained s6.Sss. or
0gl-y; gave employment to 2.4S8, ,0e4 or ASS ner
-rt Of The acreage number Of wage earners. and
*7orIsd s69'eS5l'uIr or fl per cent of the value
he states east Of the Mississippi River and mort,
the Mason and Dixon line and the OhIo Piy,ar
e9r-a.ned e5b per cent og the estahifshman+s -
ssrners -t u 'he wage
The manufacturers of lumber and timber 1-o5,,c,.
sETs employment TO the largest average 1,9r6e- os
earers and whaie6oEe cutting to tEe Ies 81
.s s-ea.sSL heiLloer OF wage earners employed at
lay one uIne curing the year was ZOIT13S and
ne east +5SaNsl- As al establishments did To+
eploy tne greatest and least number at tha saIs
tme ne iot2ls are combination OF the numfers
!or various days Of the year. The four IesSfrg
rates N The order oE their iHrlportance as - rs
EsaaESL nlLn1eT OF wage earners employed at anv
q; "ere NeTT York 1075.T77; Peunsyivara
sstsS Massachusetts, 57s,2os, and Illinois 47g4Ss
VI ne principal industries the greatest variation
u u e-liogfehL al olTerent seasons OF the vaa- fs
[ Az. .pI p ne canning o. vegetables and fruits in
go lAe average number Of wage earners for
seplel.ne, was pl-s!5 and for February s 1l2 The
sssl FsTlhton Is shown for the tanning and c,,-~
M ,2s-rs {, satheE @ the highest ayerage 5771s being
Tie ouiistin contains this comprehensive tsbIa.