The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
AMERICA RANKS THIRD.
OUR POSITION AS EXPORTERS
OF MANUFACTURES.
Development of Factory Facilities
Leads to Trade Advance-Raw
Material In Demand
Here.

Washington.-Th United States
ranks third among the worlds export
ers of manufactures. according to
monograph issued by the bureau of
statistics OF the department of com
merce and labor. Not only do these
exports exceed $500, 100000 a year,
having doubled in value in decade,
but the share which products of the
factory form of the total exports is
Increasing steadily.
A comparison shows that in 1880
manufactures formed only Is per
cent. of the total domestic products
sent abroad, while in 1906 they form
ed 40 per cent. With the rapid in
crease OF population in the United
States and consumption of natural
products the quantity OF food and raw
materials remaining for shipment to
other parts of the world has not
grown, but with the development of
manufacturing facilities and the trend
of population to the manufacturing
centers, production of manufacturers
has increased rapidly and the surplus
which may be sent to foreign mar
kets also has increased.
Foodstuffs, which in 1890 formed AZ
per cent. of the exports of domestic
products. constituted in 1906 only 81
per cent of the total. Articles in a
crude condition, for use in mannfac-
turing. which in 1880 formed SO per
cent. of the total, formed in 1906 only
20 per cent. while manufactures in
40 per cent. in 1906
40 per cent. in 1'06.
In the decade ending with 1905 ex-
ports of manufactures advanced 1913
per cent, while those of Germany in
creased 75 per cent, those from the
United Kingdom 40 per cent and
those from France 25 per cent. The
growth of exports of manufactures in
the 1e years following 1890 was three
ing 20 years.
THE growth of the manufacturing
industry in the United States" says
the monograph, has occurred chiefly
In the last 25 years. Stated in round
terms. the census figures of the gross
value of manufactures in the United
States are: For 1850, $1,000,O00. 900;
for 1860. $2,000.00O. 900; 1870. $4,000
10000: 1880. $5,333, 1913 1893; 1890, So
1913 1888. 1888. 1900. s13, 600 100000; 1905,
$14,666. .666.666
THE increase in the production of
manufactures in the United States.
far in excess of home requirements.
has forced our manufacturers to seek
markets In other parts of the world
for their surplus product The result
has been rapid increase in the ex-
portation of manufactures. The total
value of manufactures exported from
the United States has grown from less
than sS.000,000 in 1920 to $4,000, 900
n 1850. $4S,50O.000 in 1860. $4,000, 900
In 1870, $122. 10000 in 1880. $179, ,OOO,-
900 in 1890. and $4S5. 100000 in 1900.
since which time the annual total has
not fallen below the s400,000.000 line.
while in 1906 the total exceeded $780,
100000.
I'm the fiscal year 1906, the latest
period for which detailed figures of
the exports by countries are available.
the exports of manufactures were
valued at 1856, 100000, of which $685.
100000 worth went to Europe, $780,
100000 to North America, $64, $780, 900
TO South America, and $7S,750,000 to
Asia. while the remainder was di-
vided between Oceania and Africa"