Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-12

slight increase in the number of estab-
lishments but a decrease in the capital
employed, in the number of wage
earners and amount of wages. The
value Of products. however. increased
s55.446 or less than 1 per cent. Never
theless the industry is very large one
and the value of the output in 1905
was s12, 351 .293 Fish canning and pre-
serving holds sixth place. the same as
it did in 1900. and while there has been
a heavy decrease in the capital en-
pioyed Of nearly IS per cent. and de-
crease of "a per cent. in the number Of
wage-ea:ners, the value Of the product
increased $275,35S or So per cent. In
the canning and preserving of fish
Maine held second place in the United
States at both censuses. The falling off
is to be attributed probably to the
scarcity of fish and the increased value
of product to higher prices. Foundries
and machine shops rank seventh in inn
worsted goods ninth and printing and
publishing tenth, while shipbuilding,
leather, marble and stone work. and
lumber mill products follow in the or
der named.
On the whole it appears to have been
a prosperous period for manufacturing
to, 20 Of al int
est that Portland has become the lead
ing manufacturing city in the State.
having displaced Lewiston from the
place at the head which she held in
1900. Portland now has 243 establish
ments, with Sc. $50, 29S of capital invested
| in them, employing an average number
Of 4345, paying annual wages of $2,O73,-
| 1879 and putting out products valued at
1913 sol; and in the five-year period
there was for Portland an increase of
1911 per cent in the manufacturing cap
ital, 15.5 per cent. in the number Of
wage-earners, and 24.5 per cent. in the
value of products.
Lewiston ranked second in 1905. The
increase in the value of products for
this city amounted to SO per cent. The
manufacture of cotton goods consti-
tuted the leading industry, about one
third of the total value of these
products for the State being re-
ported from this city. The aver
age number of wage-earners en-
ployed in the cotton mills constituted
over seven-tenths of the total number
of all classes in the city. and the value
of the output amounted to nearly three
fifths of the total for the city. The
prominent industry. employing 275
wage-earners and producing an output
valued at s1O2, 332. Other prominent in
dustries, in the order of their impor-
lance, were the manufacture Of boots
and Shoes the dyeing and finishing of
textiles, and flour and grist mill pro-
ducts.
Biddeford was the city third in rank
in 1905. The manufacture of cotton
goods was by far the most important
industry in the city, while foundry and
machine shop products and lumber and
lance.
Auburn ranked fourth in 1905. The
leading industry was the manufacture
of boots and shoes. the value of these
products forming about oEe-third of
the total for the State. In this indus
| try over seven-tenths of the total num-
over two-t thirds of the total for all the
products for the city were reported.
The manufacture of butter and of
bread and other bakery products.
| ranked next in Importance, measured
by value of products.
In Augusta the printing and publish
ing of newspapers and periodicals
formed the leading manufacturing in
| dustry, the value of products for this
of the total for the State and SO per
| cent Of the total for all the products for
the city. The manufacture of cotton
goods and boots and shoes ranked next
in the order named.
Bath was noted principally for its
shpbuilding operations. both wooden
and iron and steel. The combined ship
building industry employed nearly
three-fourths of the total number OF
wage-earners and returned products
valued ut seven-tenths of the total out
put for the city. Foundry and machine
shop products were next in Importance.
In Bangor the manufacture of boots
and shoes constituted the leading in
dustry, while in Waterville the manu-
facture of textiles was most important.
In Rockland over one-half of the
wagc-earners and one-half of the value
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