The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-01-24
VERMONT NOT
FARM STATE
That Is Farming Not the Lead.
insBusiness.
MANUFACTURING LEADS
Only a Third Of The States Male
Population Engaged In
Agriculture.

st Adams, Jan. 81 Only about
one.third of Vermonls male mouey.
earning population is composed OF
farmers, the general belief to the con.
trary among other states notwithstand.
ing.
The census figures OF 1905, however,
shoS that less than 81 per cent, OF Yer.
monters engaged In gainful oecupa.
tions are farmers. According To these
statistics the total annual value OF
farm products was s33, $40, 500, with
relative rank among the states OF IS,
while the total annual value of manu-
featured produ Is was 81, 623, SIG with
a relative rank among the states OF
%.
The growth OF manufacturing since
1900 probably has been the most rapid
of any similar period In the history of
the state. 40 that today comparison
between the value OF agricultural and
manufactured products would show
more pronounced lead FOR the latter
than IL 1900.
a census bulletin recently Issued
shows tina, the total capital invested
10 manufacturing establishments 10
Vermont increased from 1900 to 1905
80, $50, lol, or "a per cent, by far the
largest percentage OF Increase shown
by any New England state.
According to the dgures 81 1900, q
cites and toSns on, OF 2i6 In the state
had an annual output Of manufactured
products valued at sjl, SCI Dps. or only
s2.OOo.OO less than the value OF the en-
tire agricultural production Of every
town 10 the state. From 1870 to 1900
the value Of manufactured products
had increased over 80 per cent.
The special census Of 1905 which does
aot take cognizance OF the very small
Industries, showed q decrease In the
aumher Of manufacturing establish
nonts stree 1900 from 1895 10 1889, but
ihe average number 90 wage earners
Increased ieg7, or l75 per cent, and
The total wages t3.7ei,5ll. or % per
'eui. 10 this period Of Eve years the
total horsepower used decreased ", 800
Or 1873 per cent During the same per.
Tod the capital invested 10 manuiaciur
ing Ia Rutland Increased 10 per cent,
10 Burlington l3.s per cent and In Bar.
re- ~ per cent
only six establishments reported
products valued At Sl.Oo0. 600 or over.
bat these controlled over ono.tourth OF
the capital, employed over one.segonih
Of the wage earners, paid more than
lne-seyenih Of the wages and manuiac
tured nearly ouc.seventh Of the total
value Of the products
oro 81 The important Industries Of
the state IL the manufacture al wooden
goods. Ia 1900 there we're - establish.
nenis employing 1851 hands with a
capital Of '5.o0l.3i5 aud the value Of
the product vas ss,552,0i6. Ia 1906
there were u establishments cmplo, ing
lg55 hands, with a capital Of $3.50, Gia
and the value oi the product was e..
l)s, i0i, an Increase Of - q per cent.
Ia tho manufacture Of cotton goods
The capital increased si,s22, l9i, while
The yaluc u the product showed a gain
Of only 81, $3.50 10 the i've year period.
During that time the value Of hosiery
and knii goods increased sl5i,OOO.
The manufacture Of paper ADD wood
pulp remained about the same, the
hands employed In 1900 being 1916 aud
10 1916. 1850. The capital invested AID
the value Of the product showed Ia
slight increase.
Lumber and timber producers EN-
pioycd 51is inen In 1900 aud i2ld Ia
1905, but the capital invested showed
an Increase Of nearly 100000 Foun
dry aud machine shop products showed
an Increase Of over 81 900. 900 and -four
aud grlsi mill products over tlOo,OOO.
Butter aud cheese are nov made Ia
great quantities nj crcamcrics aud fac
tories. In ie0D the value Of the prod.
nc, vas sj,5O0,sli while 10 1905 the
value was s5.ilG, 49,.
by far tho most notable gain, hos'
ever, IL shown Ia stone manufacture,
including marble, granite aud slate.
Ia 1900 PSI establishments, employing
ICES hands, with capital Of $3.50, 81
had an output valued at 81, 3so,iil. Ia
1905 30 Embellishments employ ing sO1i
hands, with capital Of sli,i67, 49,,
bad an oulpu; valued at $3.50, $50
The various kinds Of stone manuiac
lures easily rank ~ the leading manu-
featuring industry Of the state, employ
INK about one fourth Of the wage-earn
ers and contributing nearly one.sey
enth 10 the total yalgo Of products.
3 80 othsr sla's or cou1try approach
% Vermont In tie production Of mar
BILE 10 capital invested IN the business
or In the number Of men employed
This state supplies hvo.sIxIbs Of tbs
, fiuer grades Of marble used In the Uni