The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-19
CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS AN
 INDEX OF SOUTH'S GROWTH

earnings for the year There was ar increase of 26 per cent. in the number of wage earners, 62 per cent. in tht total wages paid and 4e per cent ir production. The average wages paid in 1vSO0 was &194 a year, while the aver age in 1905 was s2s4.
 .Louialann Looking Up.
 Loufsiana Is forging to the front as manufacturing State. She holds the State in the Union where capitalization was not increased faster than .produC- tion. on the other hand, each dollar Louisiana than in 1soo. In 1eO0 1t took 20 cents of capital to make a dollars worth of gross earnings, while in 1905 U took only Sl cents of capital to make
 Capital increased to $150.000,000 in 1905, an increase of 49 per cent Wage- earners increased s7 per cent, total wage earner averaged $453 a year in 1905 as against s360 in 1900. The gross earning capacity of each wage worker yys .n was ss.ss5 in 1905 against s2,- North Carolina capital increased 1o6 per cent. In the five years, it having amounted to 141,000060 in 1905. The per cent, the total wages paid, 52 per cent. and production 67 per cent, which, in 1905, amounted to over $142.000,000. average WaKGS DAfQ were SSDz III 1SVos against $194 in 1900
 Texas ana Tennessee.
 Texas and Tennessee were nip and tuck for position in 1900 In manufac- turing, Each had a capitalization of valued at s92soo0,000 But since that time, Texas has been gradually. forging ahead. unttls In 1905, 1t showed gain of s2 per cent In capital against e2 per cent. for Tennessee. In production Texas showed an increase of 62 per cent, while Tennessee showed 49 per cent. increase.
 Der of wage workers, having 60,000 to Texas's 49.000, her increase having been 32 per cent to Texas 27 per cent. as9nsrs wss PsS sG aaahs so sss 100000 for Texas, an increase of 55 per lcent for Tennessee. and 45 per cent Tor Texas. The average wages paid In average in Texas was s4ss, the highest State. In 1900 they stood. Tennessee wage wage r esrnsrs tDr pToduced m S sss75 worth of finished work each, and Texas wage workers averaged $3.06S. In 1900 the figures were, Tennessee. $2,01S. Texas. $2.406.
 old DomfniOn's Progress.
 One must not conclude that the Old Dominion has not been going some, too. from this recital of the prosperity or the GInGT EOuInGTn SJdI6Sh ElET Kl4Mu- featuring capital increased 50 per cent in the five years, amounting to $l4S,- 100000 in 1905. The number of wage earners increased 21 per cent. the Amounting @ to O nearly s15, ,6Oo,ooO in 1905; average wages increased from sSo6 In 1900 to s34S in 1905, and earn from S si.s4i ss in 1sOe to si,s54 in 1905. The capital invested was 99 per cent of the gross earnings for 1905. and S5 per cent of the gross earnings for 1900.
 The following figures will afford basis of comparison of the Southern States as relates to manufacturing. with other States:
 crease, II per cent; wages, increase, 19 per cent; production, increase, 24 per cent.i Average wages, 1905, S410; 1S00, $Ss9; average output per man.
 Maryiand--Wage erners increase, Ia per cent; wages, increase, 125 per cent; production, Increase. l5:b per cent; average wages, 1905, $sS4, 1900, 345:
 West virginia-wage earners, in- crease. S2 per cent; wages increase, ST per cent; production increase, AS per cent; average wages, 1905p $4s4, 1905. s2,26s. 1900, S2,Os5. . per cent; wages Increase, 62 per cent; Average asei' wages, W 1905 ss44. 1900, s5i7; average output per man, 1905, ss,659; 1900, S3,333.
 Connecticutt-Wage earners, inc crease, IA per cent; wages, increase, 20 per cent; production, increase. IT per cent; agerage wages, 1905, $4S7 1900, s460; average output per man, $2,032; $l.970.
 Der cent; wages increase, S1 per cent; production, Increase, 26 pen cent; average wages, 1905, $523, 1900, $478; leverage output per man, 1905, $s,717; 1900, ,S3,s67.
 Indiana-wage earners. increase. Il per cent; wages, increase, 2Z per cent; production, increase, IT per cent; aver age output per man, 1905, $2,555; 1900, s2,425.
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