The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
STATE INDUSTRIES
!. SHOW GREAT GAIN
Lumber Alone Shows a Falling
OFF, While Total Outputs
Values Mount High.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The manufac-
turing statistics for Minnesota, cover
ing the calendar year 1904 and com
pared with the same statistics for 1906,
were issued today by the bureau OF
the census.
In all directions save one there has
been healthy increase. The lumber
industry shows a.-dechne as compared
with 1900, indicating clearly that the
state has passed the high water mark
of this great industry, which hence
forth will decline until at least it as i
sumes a relatively unimportant place
There were ISL lumber establish
ments in the state in 1900 and in 1904
there were 3lS. The capital invested J
has decreased .$2,0O0,0O0 and, is now
$34 ,275,OOO. The wage payroll shows a
decline of about 100000, The cost OF
% eopaaed q Wh ! sna tbs
value of the output is now $41 ,l66 900,
taseeompared with $47,41S,00o.
I. ~ Dairy Industry.
The cheese, butter and condensed
milk business of the state has grown.
most satisfactorily. There are now III.
| plants as compared with sos in 1900.
The capital has increased from $780,
600 to $3,3O5, 900 and the wages paid
from 1897 900 to $633,O00. The cost of
material used has increased from
| Of the 2product from $8,464,000 to $12,-
| 81, 900. -;
=. The value Of the flour and gristmill
| products in 1904 was $12,059,OO0 as
compared with $82,888,000 in 1900; the
cost of materials used has grown from
1891 900 to $1O9O6O,OOO; capital in
! vested from $23, 715,O0O to $34,S57 900,
and the number Of plants from 1856 to
1868. y E5 - r <.
The printing and publishing business
valued its output in 1904 at $1l ,l06,-
! 1900. The capital invested has grown
from 81 1893, 900 to $S,520,00O and the
number Of plants from FOG to 1914.
The wholesale meat packing business
shows a fine increase The output in
1904 was worth $l7,b26,0O0 and in 1900
it was only 81 100000. The capital has
gone up from $1,355,0oo to $3,42l,0oO.
Total Growth.
! For the state as whole the figures
are most gratifying The total Value
and is $3o7,6o7 900. The cost of ma
terials shows a gain Of almost 40 per
cent, and is $210, 100000. Wages have
Increased almost l6 per cent. Salaries
have increased 48 per cent. Capital
invested has increased SO per cent, and
Is now $184,302,00O. The number of
plants has increased 16 per cent, and
is now 1850. 49, ..,-: ...- +
The value Of manufactured products
in Minneapolis for 1904 was $12l, 1914,
600, gain Of almost % per cent. The
cost of materials used shows gain Of
20 per cent. Wages have gained q
per cent, and are now 81, 100000. The
\ number Of wage earners has gained Il
per cent, and is now $21 1853. Salariel
; have increased 681a per cent, and arr
:, now $4,000, 00O:ts The number of estab
lishments has increased IL per cen
and is noWs877.,.::,* $ Gsf@
| y,, ... 4..5re, ST.. Paul Behind.
For st. Paul the increases have bee,
= on par with those for Minneapolis, al
Il tho the, totals in each instance ar
Il smaller. The. increase in value Of out
put is 26 per cent and is now $37 ,977
= 900, or third that Of Minneapolis
wages paid have increased almost 8
s per cent, and are now $7,011 900; capi
r tai invested is now $35, 600, gal
e Of 80 per- cent; and the number Of es
= Establishments il. GLIB, a gain of IA pc
= cent. D..
Q The gains for Duluth are as great a
those for the twin cities. The value Q
n the output at Duluth has increased a
= most 80 per cent, and is now 0,l39
e 900; the amount Of wages has increase
n almost 23 percent, and is now So, 1875
8 900; the capital invested has grow
k from 5,967 900 to 1857 900, or. almos
l. so per cent, and the number Of estal
|: lishments from 1926 to l63. ~- ~