The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-03
Mr.. sHlPMAN'S REPORT ON
FACTORIES OF THE STATE.
Year Closing Has Been in Many
Ways Most Propitlous ln the
States History.
The Gazette-News Bureau,
Chamber of Commerce Rooms,
Holaman Building
Raleigh. Dec. 28.

Assistant Labor Commissioners NJ. IL
shipman has filed the following report
on Miscellaneous factores. +"
AS one of the basic industries OF the
alta te. manufacturing continues strong
and active. The year just closed has
been in every respect the most propitu-
GUS perhaps in the historyo the com.
monwealth. Notwithstanding the sur
prisingly large increase in the class and
number of miscellaneous factories report
ed in the last complication, the net gain
numerically and in thescapital invested
is even more gratifying this year. The
information from which the conclusions
set forth in this chapter we're reached
was furnished by the manufacturers
themselves, upon request OF the depart
ment, through corresp pondence and per-
sonal visits. It has been impossible to
obtain reports frem every Industrial in
stitution in the state, but the number
presented this year exceeds by far that
of any previous report, and the evidence
to be deduced from careful study of
these figures will show that North Cafo-
lima is going forward by leaps and
bounds along industrial lines, inclusive
of the smaller as well as the larger man
ufacturing enterprises.
The number of returns used in this
80 nf
over last year, and the averages taken
from these representative industries af-
ford an accurate idea of conditions pre-
yailing throughout the State. 1t is graf
flying to note the remarkable progress
North Carolina is making in an indus
trial way, and while the prime object OF
this report is to ascertain the condition
of wage -earners, the department is en-
deavoring to convey, in addition thereto
such information as will enable the pub
lie, generally, to obtain reasonably ac-
curste conception of the number and
class of factories now in operation with
in the state.
The returns of this year indicate an
aggregate capital of S31, ,239, $40 by 487
OF the 542 miscellaneous factories re-
porting; "a do not report capital stock:
The Old Fort Extract works, as usual
reports as q branch of the United
States Leather Company, and repre-
sents only part Of the $125, 164 800 re-
ported by that corporation. The aggre-
gate capital stock reported last year
was SIS, 1920 by 319 factories, eAclu-
site of the plant at Old Fort, so that an
increase of Sl8, ,057, 800 is recorded this
year.
Table No. /. shows county, postOfdce
name Of factory, year of incorporation
or establishment, capital stock or oramoun'
invested, name of president, owner or
manager, power used and number OF
horse power employed, class of goods
manufactured, time operated during the
year, number of hours constituting q
days work and number of employees de
pendent on factory for livelihood.
Three hundred and eighty-fve factor
les report steam power, 81 electric, 2C
water, 10 gasoline, fiYe steam and cleo
trio, one steam and gasoline, one stiam
and water, three gas, one kerosene, &c
hand, one gasoline-electric, one "oPen-
KETTLE" and 80 do not report power.
The 489 establishments reporting this
feature show the employment of 159, 1S4
horse power, an increase of l2l ,665 over
last year. Five handred and thirty fac.
tors report the number of persons de-
pendent upon them for a livelihood tC
be Is, 243 or 81 1913 more than we're re-
ported last year. Four report that
hours constitute a days work; six, nine
hours; three, nine and half hours; 3Se
ten hours; four ten and half hours; 4S
eleven hours; five ten to II hours, anC
Is IL hours. Twenty-Five do not report
time operated each day, but there is al
evident tendency To shorter hours.
Table No. 2 shows name of factory
highest and lowest wages psid, wher
ed or decreased during the year; NUN
ber of employees, per cent. of employe
who read and write, opinion concerning
the the employment of children in fac
tories and upon the enactment of q com
pulsory school law. Seventy-four pc
cent, report increase of wages; II pc
cent. report no change; nine per cent
do not report as to this. sixty-four pc
cent. of these establishments pay we' k
ly, 11per cent. pay monthly, II per cent
pay semi-monthly, and one per cent. pa,
daily.
Four hundred and thirty-six factorie
report %, ABS persons employed agains
$1,000 last year, an increase fof 6.629
Highest wages per day, 1929, an ad