The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-16
PROGRESS OF
TERRITORY
CENSUS REPORTS SHOW RAPID
ADVANCEMENT IN INDUSTRIES.
Invested Capital IN Manufacturing Es-
tablishments In Five Years from
1900 70 1905 Increased 2t5 Per
cent-Wage Farmers.

iny. as reported by the ccnsuses of
1900 and 1906. shows an Increase In
he number NJ establishments OF 2s7.
1r 1903 per cent The total oari.
ial increased S2.424.7Oi. or gl51 pc
cent. and the valuc OF products S.,
gsO.3Si. or zoos per cent: while the
average number Of wage carnors In.
creased ITO or 1916 per cent. and
tho total wages S7Gi.ssO. or 20i7 per
cent
Tho reports OF the 18th census show
1Bg establishments In Indian Terri.
tory. with i.7if wage earners. and
products valued at s3.s92.lSi OF
fhcse ife employing 1857 wage earn
"rs and manufacturing products val
ned vt s2.G29.O61 are comparable with
he class OF establishments Included
In tho census OF 1906. when the mum
ber of establishments reported was
i6G. the number Of wage carners
1857. and the value of products ST..
q0a. .isl.
statistics OF the manufacturers OF
thr territory were FIRST published IN
'hr census reports Of 1890. The man
macturors were chiefly such as are
dependent upon the resources as at
pr. scnt developed these resources
being mainly agricultural. In 1900
here was no municipalities with n
population u 5000 or over
Tho 2it establishments reported In
1905 for the four leading Industries
formed 5i7 per cent ~ the total mum
Dor for tho territory Their capital
amounted to s2.9SL22l: employment
was given to an average Of 1893 wage
rarners. To whom wages were paid
amounting TO SiS9.2li: and the pro.
'lucts during tho year were valued at
S5.26f.551. forming 500, 4s7, AIS and
i6.G per cent. Respectively. Of the to
ais FOR tho territory
First N Importance. according to
value OF products In 1906. as In 1900,
was the -four and grIst mill industry
The number OF establishments in
creased from 20 In 1900 to 80 In 1906.
rho average number OF Wagc.oInDrs,
fgom.97 to lGi. or C6 per cent. and
Ihc value OF products from Slll7,iib
fo t2.5S2.6j7 or 1911 per cent.
As reported at the census of 1905,
.hr number Of bushels OF wheat used
was 755i.O7O. an Increase over 1900
of iOLS3C bushels or 35.2 per cent.
puhug the same period the quantity
OF corn used increased G53,326 bush.
'ls. or iO6S per cent
The wheat -four reported at tho cen
,us of 1905. AS compared with tnnt OF
1900. showed an increase IN quanuty
~ S9.OiG barrels, or 37I per cent,
and {S7S12G cor llS.S per cent In val
ne. For 'hc same period corn meal
showed an increase In value of $l05
400 or sO.5 per cent; feed S32l,5o3 OF
105C per cent. and onal Si67,722 OF
so39 per cent
There has been notable increas,
IN the manufacture of cotton seed
products The industry, however
ranked second AS to value oI
products both in 1905 anC
1900. During this period tn,
average number OF wage oarners In
creased from i2i to 2S2. or 1891 pei
cent. ana the value Of products, from
sf5l,G5G to Sl5O5.2g5 or 1888 pen
cent
Tho quantity OF cotton seed used In
creased from 2G.il5 tons In 1900 tC
>iJOi tons in zoos, 2uS.J per cent
OF tho products, crudo oil increase,
m quantity from 93l,SS5 gallons 10 8.
ot2.tfG gallons, or 1894 per cent. aut
in value from S2O7.25l TO SGO5.363
or 1922 per cent slca and cako In
croasod In quantity from 9,lS5 tons tC
je.l9S tons, or 250.5 per cent, and IN
value from Sls2,S07 to s63G,OC9 on
si79 per cent Hulls and lln;ers alsc
increased largely In both quantity and
value.
The printing and publishing OF
newspapers and periodicals ranked
third. and the manufacture OF lumber
md timber products fourth, In 1905
both industries showing large pei
cenJage of increase in value Of pro,
ducts
Among the industries FOR which rc
ports were received In 1905, but no,
IN 1900. are the manufacture OF gas,
explosives. glass and furniture, the 20
tails for which are Included In all 18th
Or industries" TO avoid disclosing in
dlyidual operations.
Between 1900 and 1905 the proper
tion Of establishment owned by In
dividua!s Increased In only one OF the