The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-31
VERMONT TEXTILES
State Ranks Eighth In Manufacture Of
Wooden Goods.


State Ranks Eighth In Manufacture Of
Wooden Goods.
Washington. July 2g.-ln a publlca.
ton OF the census bureau just issued
showing the status Of the textile indus
try IN the.united States IN 1905, the
FIRST part Is devoted 10 combined tex.
tiles not including naX. hemp and iute
products. Vermont has % establish
monts. compared with % In 1900: a.
In 1890. and 5S In 1850. Although
there has been n decrease in number
there has been n large Increase IN can.
ital invested and value OF products d
shown by the following figures:
Capital inyestrd-ln 1905. $1,000.
i52. In 1900. fG.72i.920. In 1890. S.
igl $50: IN 1850. S3.15O.2s1.
Number salaricd officials clerks
etc 1905, lGl. iu 1900. iO9. in 1880
70.
Wages Paid Salarlcd officials aud
IClcrks-ln 1905. f232 C63. In 1900. {li5.
l2N, In 1880 S,2.i3N.
Average Number Wage Eanors-
Ia 1905. 1000: In 1900. 1913. in 1890.
900. in 1850. asOt
Wages Paid 1905. 81 .saO.tGs. Boz
1909. Si2s3.3NS; in 1880. Siui3.ssN; be-
1850. SSO1.OtN.
Miscellaneous EVpcnscs-ln 1905
Sino.6so. in 1900 f2N2NGs. in 1880
1901 400.
Cost of Materials uFcd-ln 1905
fi735.s5G: In 1904. S3.a53s3i: in 1880.
a. gug nuHs L.. 1854 a. HeH Une
Value Of products-ln 1905. slid
Gl2: in 1900. fa.Gs5.2i1. in 1890. fiiti.
1926. in 1850. ftG1iOti.
Vermont ranks fifteenth In the list
Cotton Manufactures
In 1905 Vermont employed IN cotton
manufacturing an average number OF
N5i wage CaucrF. 90 whom fgti coo
was paid. The number 81 Fplndica
Nas 10000, one season for eamCrH
numbered 1915. 90 whom 32ig.15S vas
paid The number ~ spIndlcs was
i00.O2S. one reason for the decrease
ln the number Of employees was the
possibility Of one person tending 90 o
larger number Of srlndlcE There arr
four cotton spinning aud weaving mliif
| in the state compared with Eve iu 1900
Tho value o. these four plants r. given
as g3.is5.t11
Wool Manufactures.
In WOOL manufactures Vermont ranks
ninth The value of the states prod
ucts iu this industry loo 1905 was g..
6aN.fn5 compared with gg512GtG in
1900. and Se52lCSg ln 1899. Yer
munts rank in 1900 and iu 1890 vac
tenth. the state having recently chan
gcd places with Ohio
Vermont ranks eighth iu the manu-
iaciurc Of wooden goods proper having
passed New jersey ln the last hy,
years
In 1905 Vermont has seventeen g.
Establishments engaged in wool manu-
lectures Win capital stock Of $3.50.
go. There were - raiaricd officials.
clerks. etc. employed. 90 whom we're
paid $4,000. The average number OF
wage carucrr vas 1885 o. whom were
paid fg22.N2S or the wage earnsrs
1866 were men. go we're women and
&c we're children under the arr Of tg
years. There we're ii9 wooden cards
3es looms aud 5i.2tS spindlos. The
miscellaneous expenses we're SiNSg1g
ana the cost ~ materials used. s21at..
III. The total quantity of wool pur
chased amounted % 3.2Gt13g pounds
81 which gI.1oG pounds we're Imported
The value Of the products vas ti.Ggs.
/ SOS.
Some comparative figures for the
WOODEN Industry Ia Vermont are given
herewith:
Number Of Establishment 1905.
u; In 1900. 20. Ia 1880. -: n iNN0.
~; IN 1879, 90. IN 1850. 60. in 1850.
q. in 1870. %.
Capital lnycstod-iu 1905. si.Csa.
$50; IN 1900. f3.2O2.t5i. In 1899. 81.
3Oi.3N2; in 1850. f2.82OIGi: lu 1870.
f233O.3 IN 1870. fi.tOC.g5O.
Average Number of Wage Earncra-
Ia 1905. 1895. in 1900. 1867. In 1890.
1871; In 1850. 2oS5: IN 1870. 1895. I'M
1850. 2o13. In 1850. 1898. IN 1870. 1850.
Average Wages Pald-ln 1890. tag2
N25. Ia 1900. fG03ac3. In 1890. $3.50.
965; In 1850. f5iit3S. In 1870. SEQ.
26S; IN 1869. f2ii552.
Number OF SpIndica Operated In
1905. 5i,2iS. IN 1900. % POS: In iSaO.
li.N3g. IN 1850. iG.2Gi: IN 1870. 1926.
IN 1869 23.31i.
Pounds of Wool Purchased In 1905
3.26i.i33; In 1900. 3.t7O.bO2. In 1880.
3.9i0.010: In 1850. 3.CO3.tai: In 1870.
l,6ll.3i1; In 1860. i.Oi1.OiO. In 1850.
| 2.32S.tOO.
Value ~ producta-ln 1905. gtGas.
i05: In 1900. g2.S22.GlG. In 1890. S..
l23.6S3; IN 1850. S3.2i7.SO7: In 1870.
3.6ii.i59. IN 1860. S2.93S. $40: In 1850.
N.b19.l6i; In 1870. 1881. 1853.
shoddy Manufacturer.
In the manufacture OF ahoddy Yer
mont ranks sixth. There are three ~
Establishments with n total capital Of
N35.3Si. The average number Of
wage carnors ~ 1873 20 whom Sia.tiC
~ paid IN wages. The cost of mater
iala used IN {iG3.SG5. In 1900 there
were three establishments with total
capital Of S2ij.gS2 which employed pa
wage earners 90 whom we're paid So.
3ib In wages The cost Of materials
used was S2GS.7i2 and the value " pro
ducts was S3S2.S52. IN 1890 there wor,
two establishments with a total capita
Of $4,000 which employed 10 wax,
oanerH 90 whom were paid $3.50 III
wages. The cost Of materials use,
was $4,000 and the value OF product
was $4,000.
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