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

'tht. IIe bdlue OF IHclF product be
per cent. and the wages 45 per cent
during the 5-year period. In 1905 the
value Of the products Of this indus
try was 33 per cent Of the total value
Of all manufactures in the State, and
| the average number Of wage-earuer,
| employed represented 426 per cent
| IF the total. The number Of produc.
| .H> srindles reported in the cotton
mills Of the State in 1900 increased
from 1,l33,432 to 1,880,95O in 1905.
During this period the number Of
looms increased from 25,469 to 49,
2l9. In addition to the machinery
| and mills that were in operation re-
| turns were received from the idle
mills reporting 70,932 spindles and
l,lO2 looms.
Shows Remarkable Growth.
The growth Of cotton manufactures
| in the State from 1870 to 1905 has
been remarkable. In 1870 the capital
invested was but slightly over 81, ,00O,-
| 900, while in 1905 it was more than
$57, 100000, and the number of wage
earners increased from ! ,453 to &c.
336. The value Of cotton products In
1870 forms only one-fOurteenth Of
| all industries in the State, while in
1905 it was one-third. There was but
little variation in the proportion Of
children to the total number Of wage
earners at the various censuses, al
| though the number of children in
creased largely from census to census.
The hosiery and knit-goods branch Of
the textile industry also shows re-
markable growth 1t was first report
ed as an industry in North Carolina
at the census Of 1890 with 179 wage
earners turning out products valued
at $126,S75. In 1900 the number of
wage-earners had increased to 1895
and the value Of the products to ST.
O23, $50, while at the census Of 1905
there were 2,944 wage-earners and
products valued at $2,4S3, 1927.
The growth of the tobacco industry
has also been remarkable in North
Carolina. In 1900 the three leading
| States in value of tobacco products
were Missouri, $25,101.4 .446; Kentucky
| $l4, ,94S, 1872 and North Carolina $13,-
620.016. In 1905 the value of pro-
duets was: Missouri $27,129, ,422 {;
North Carolina $25, ASS, ,721, and Ken
lucky, $13,117,00. These figures en-
phasize the rapid growth of the in
| dustry in North Carolina and show
that not only has Kentucky been dis
placed from second position, but that
Missouri has been closely pressed for
first place. Allied to the manufac-
ture Of chewing and smoking tobacco
and snuff is that of cigars and cigar
cites, which ranked tenth in 1905 and
18th in 1900 among the industries of
the State.
:. Tobacco Industry's Growth.
The number of establishments were
reported the same at both censuses,
but in 1905 nearly "a times as much
capital, over times as many wage
earners, times the wages and II
times the value of the products were
reported as in 1900.
There was a small decrease in the
quantity of yellow pine sawed In 1905
but a notable increase in the quantity
of hard wood sawed the gain being
chiefly in oak and due to the demand
for this wood in the manufacture Of
furniture IN the State, while decided
increases are also shown for poplar
and chestnut. The proximity Of the
hardwood forests has been one of the
prime causes of the development OF
furniture in North Carolina. This
industry rose in rank from seventh
place in 1900 to fifth in 1905, and the
percentage of increase has been very
marked. The number of establish
ments increased from A to 105, the
capital increased $3,50S,620, or PSI
per cent, and the number Of wage
earners increased 3,405, or 1913 pei
cent.
Guilford and Davidson counties
contained the largest number of fur
niture factories, but the establish
ments were we'll distributed through
out the central and western counties
of the State. Although not shown as
one of the leading industries of the
State, printing and publishing helC
an important place in the manufac
turing statistics of North Carolina
The number of establishments fol
the combined industry, including
! newspapers, periodicals, book and 1ol
printing, increased from 203 in 190(
, to 25S in 1905. The capital increased
!, 90 per cent, wage-earners Is per cen
! and value Of products SO per cent.
In the newspaper and periodical es
adjustments the machine operators
increased from % to so, while the
+ number Of all other compositors de
creased from 40 to 253. The mum
! ber Of newspapers and periodicals il
the State increased from 200 in 190(
to 232 in 1905.
Growth of the Cities.
n Of the seven municipalities of owe
: 5000 population each, four shove,
4 gains in every particular Ashevill
c and Charlotte showed decreased on
: ly in the number of wage-earners an,
4 Newbern showed a decrease for neal
J every item Greensboro, Raleigh
3 Wilmington and Winston shove
8 gains IN every particular. For al
3 municipalities, except Greensboro an
$ Winston, the percentages of increas
p: for wage-earners, wages and value O
g products We're less than the CORES
\. pondlng percentages for the State a