The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
KANSAS NANUFACrTrREs.


That manufacturing is steadily in
creasing in Kansas. is shown by bull
letin just issued by the United States
census bureau. The product of Kansas
factories according to the census of 1900.
was. in round numbers. $154, 900, 600, while
in 1904 they approached the $500, OOo, 600
mark. The capital employed in these
factories had increased in the same time
from SIS, 00O. 600 to ssS 600, OO0- The value
of the materials used in them also in
creased from $780, 600, 900 to s155, 900 900.
summary of the thirteen leading
manufacturing Industries of the state
makes an interesting study. The pack
ing house industry IS, of course by
far the greatest in Kansas because of
the big packing plants in Kansas City,
Kan. The number of slaughter houses
increased from IA in 1899 to p in 1904
most Of them naturally being small con-
Germs. The capital invested was increas-
ed from $4,000, 900 to SIS, OOO. 900, and the
value of the manufactured product from
ST. 600. 900 to $50, 900, 600. An interesting
fact in this connection is that the price
Of cattle dropped. In 1899 s38, 1876 900 was
paid for cattle, while in 1904 this amount
was $50, 900 less, while the amount pur-
/ chased was about SO, 900, 600 pounds more,
gross weight other live stock, how
ever, advanced in price.
The milling industry which stands
second in Kansas, appears to have just
about doubled in some respects. The
number Of mills, strange to say, had
! decreased by three in the five years,
but the value of product increased from
S21 zoe 900 to SAP 00o, 900. The cost of
| the wheat used shows the same relative
/ increases, going from S1S.O00.00O to
1 s3G. 900, 000 The capital enjoyed in
! creased during the same time from IS,
| 600. 900 to S13 900, 600. After deducting
/ the cost of materials, wages and miscel-
/ Ianeous expenses from the value of the
/ product, it appears that the 357 mills in
Kansas made 81, O23. 76s in 1899, while the
354 mills in 1904 made $3,157,O41.
The car and repair shops of the
railroad companies are the third
largest manufacturing industry II
/ Kansas. Their number decreased fol-
some reason from 81 to % in the five
years. but the value of the work
turned out increased from $6,80O,OOC
in 1899 to S11.5OO,00O in 1904.
Many people viii be surprised tc
learn that zinc smelling is the states
fourth industry. The capital invested
in this business doubled in five years
and the value of the product is almos
the same as the capital, increasing
from 100000 to $10,OOO,00O. There
We're II zinc smelters in 1904, an in
crease OF one in five years.
The creamery and cheese business
stands fifth. There has been an era o
consolidation in creameries and in 100.
there were only so creameries ant
cheese factories. a decrease of 81 II
FIVE years. But the capital invested ii
them had increased $3.50. goo. and thei
product had increased nearly 100000
A study of the creamery figure
! shows the advent Of the farm sepa
rator. II used to be that the cream
cries bought the milk separated fl
and then returned the skinned articI
to their patrons or sold 1t. Now tn
farmer owns hand separator an
separates his own cream. In 1899 tn
creameries and cheese factories bough
$4,000, 600 pounds of milk, but /
1904 only 100000. and large par
of this went to the cheese factories, {
course. But this decrease in milk
E made UP in increase In cream. I