Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-22
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Washington Bureau Of the Courier.
Washinuton, q. c., Feb. 90.

The bureau of the census has is
sued bulletin on the manufactures Of
Iowa as shown by the census Of 1905.
1t appears that during the period from
1900 to 1905 there has been a decrease
of forty-three In the number Of manu-
featuring establishments in Iowa, al
though the cities made gains of 1879.
The total capital has Increased by
nearly $2S 900 900, or over 80 per cent.
and the value Of the products increas-
ed nearly $2S,000,0O0 or about 81 per
cent The average number of wage.
earners increased 5,061 and wages in.
creased about $5,000.000. The de-
crease in the number of establish.
ments is due to the decrease in
creameries and sawmills.
Comparative Figures.
In 1900 Iowa had 1889 manufactur.
ing establishments, 1888 wage-earn-
ers producing goods valued at about
$165 100000. OF these 4.S2s estab-
lishments employing 44,420 people,
producing goods valued at $132,870,-
| 865 are comparable with the class OF
establishments included in the census
Of 1905, when the number of establish
ments reported was 4,7S5, of workers
49,4S1, and the value Of products was
$3.50 ,572,313 OF those reported in
1905 34.s per cent were in cities and
in 1900 the percentage was 31.6. The
percentage Of capital in rural districts
was greater than in city districts.
How Iowa Cities Compare.
In Sioux City, Cedar Rapids, Daven
port, Clinton and Waterloo the manu-
featuring establishments conducted by
incorporated companies gave employ
mont to 49, ,84,9,91.3 and GIG per cen,
respectively of the wage earners en-
gagged in manufactures in each Of
these cities, while their products form
ed 9S.7, 92.4, 90, 91.4 and 93.5 per CEN
respectively Of the total value of pro
ducts.
Davenport leads the state in the
capital invested. establishments, 173
capital $13.O23,0o0, value Of products
$13,695, number Of wage earners, 8,
$40.
!, Sioux City, establishments, LOG
capital, $5,SS8,OOO, wage earners, 2,
299; value of products s14,760.o00.
Ottumwa, number of establish
ments, 81; capital $4,993.169; numbe
of wage earners 1904; value Of pro
ducts, $10,374,0o0.
i Waterloo, number of establishment
90; capital s3,352,000; number of Yag'
earners, 1,674; value Of products, $4
$4,000.
Muscatine, number Of establish
ments, 107; capital, $4,S59.00O; nun,
Der of wage earners, 2,763; value O
products. S5,039,000.
1 Cedar Rapids, number Of establish
| ments, 1874; capital $8,697, 900; humble
OF wage earners, $3.50; value Of pre-
ducts, s16,279,000.
4 Clinton, number of establishments
SO: capital, $4,3S1,000; number of wag
earners, 2,15S; value of products, 81
soc, 900.
Des Moihes, number of establish
lments, 291; capital $9,59S,000. Nun
Der Of wage earners, 4,155; value {
products, $15,084.000.
4 Dubuque, number Of establish
ments. 1856; capital, $9,4S7 900; nun
Der of wage earners, 4,274; value {
products, $9,279, 900.
n Burlington, number Of ESTABLISH
ments, 1O9; capital. S5,0S0,00O; nun
Der Of wage earners 2,915; value {
products $5.779,000.
Marshalltown. number Of establish
ments, A; capital s1,44O,00o; numbe
of wage earners, 1888; value of pr,
ducts. $3,09o,000.
HI Council Bluffs, number of establish
ments, II; capital $1,472,OO0: humble
of wage earners, 1,001; value of pr
ducts, $1,924,000.
Keokuk, number of establishment
so; capital $s,1s4.o00; number Of wac
earners 1888; value Of products, s.
R $4,000.
Fort Dodge. number of estahlis