The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-08-09

Il larger percentage than in the rest
Of the country. The increase in capi-
tai IN the five years ended with 1905
was % per cent, against 40 per cent
IN the country at large, and the in
crease Of products was 444 per cent,
against about 30 per cent in the
country at large. The South is no
longer the land Of promise, but Of
accelerated performances.
While the number of industries in
North Carolina has decreased in the
last five years the capital invested in
that State s manufacturing establish
mcnts has been more than doubled.
The total number of establishments
IN the State in 1900 was 3,4G5 and in
1908 3,272, decrease of Sc per cent.
The total capital invested in 1900 in
ITS manufacturing establishments was
9GS,2S3,GO5, and the total amount in
vested in 1905 was $141 900, ,639. an
increase Of $72,717,G34, or 1868 per
cent. The value of the products of
these industries increased from $95,-
274,OS3 to $142, 2,520,767, an increase
Of $31 ,246,693, Of 81 per cent.
The average number of wage earn
ers increased from 1922 in 1900 to
S3,339 in 1905, or II per cent, and
the total wages paid them increased
from $l4,051, ,784 in 1900 to $21, ,375,-
294 in 1905.
There was a prepOnderance of man
ufacturlng establishments in the rural
districts Of the State. The number
reported for these districts in 1905
formed SO per cent. of the total num-
ber III the State, as compared with
81 per cent. in 1900. and the value of
their products was 80 per cent of the
total for the State: as compared with
81 per cent. in 1900. The average
number of wage-earners in the rural
manufactures increased from 81 .S62
in 1900 to ,73,2SS in 1905, but the per-
centage that there forms of the total
employed in the manufacturing estab-
Eshments of the State remains prac-
tically the same, being S5.5 per cent.
In 1900 and $50 per cent. in 1905.
The percentages of increase for capi-
tai, wage-earners, wages, cost of ma
terial and value of products were
also greater for the rural than fol-
the urban districts of the State.
Cotton Still Chief Product.
Cotton goods still continue to main
tain first place in the manufactures of
the State. There were III mills il
1900, with a capital of $33,011, SIG
with 3O,273 wage-earners, obtaining
wages amounting to $5,127,OS7, using
materials valued at $17,3S6,624 and
turning out products worth $2S,372
1913. In 1905 there were 212 cotto1
mills in North Carolina, with an in
vested capital of $57,413,419, a rota
Of 1886 wage-earners, receivin.
wages amounting to $7,503,512, tht
cost Of materials used being $33,O25,
$40 and the value of products turned
out $47,254,054.
In 1900 lumber and timber pro
duets stood in secoDd place, Will
1904 establishments, having a capita
of $S,649.15S and product
valued at $14,474,2S1. 1905 lumbe
fell back to third place, with 1,21:
establishments, with capital of $40.
06S,35S and products valued at $15,
731,379. Tobacco occupied thir,
place in 1900, with so establishments
having a capital of $6.S74,9OS an
products valued at $13,620,S16. L
1905 manufactures of chewing an,
smoking tobacco and snuff jumpe,
into second place, thereby forcin
lumber manufactures back to thir
place. However in 1905 there wer
only 80 establishments making chew
ing, smoking and snuff tobacco, bu
their capital had increased five-folG
to $50 OPS, $50, and their products ha
doubled in value, to $25. .4SS.721.
Flour and Grist Mills Fourth.
The flour and grist mills product
of the State stood in fourth place i
both 1900 and 1905. There were 2l
of these establishments in 1900 an
234 in 1905. Their products in 100
were $4.7O2,514 and in 1905 $6.S63
no. The other leading industrit
were carriages and wagons, cars an
general shop construction, fertilizer
foundry and machine shop product
furniture, hosiery and knit good
leather goods, planning mill product
cotton seed and cake oil and ciga
and cigarettes. The IA leading indu
tries of the State had 2,299 establis
ments in 1905 and of establishment
the State The capital invested
these IA leading industries amount
20 12S,359,O43.
The manufacture of cotton goo
VS. the most important industry