Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
Los ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 49, 1908

$40, O00, 900. while wood disti1lates. elec-
tro-chemicals, tanning materials. dye
stuffs and alums ranged in value be-
tween $5,000,000 and $10,O 900. The re-
naming classes, with products valued
at over $1,000,000, were plastics COM
pressed and liquefied gases and essen
tial oils.
Value of Paints
A great variety of products is includ-
ed under the classification paints and
varnishes." Che number of establish
ments manufacturing these products
increased from 615 in 1900 to 664 in 1906; ;
their capital, from $50, ,S34 921 to 77,149-
S57 and the value of products from
$69, ,922, ,022 to $91, 487 1926; while the num-
ber of employees increased from 1888
to 1928 and their salaries and wages
from $10,01t 1898 to $12 094. .70S. The in
creases of $16,314,436 in capital and $21,-
565,3O4 in value of products are partic-
ulaBly noteworthy.
In addition to the products reported
as made in factories devoted primarily
to their manufacture certain varieties
were produced as by-produets In other
establishments.
New York and Pennsylvania each
had over 100 establishments in opera =
tion in 1905 for the production of paints
and varnishes, and Ohio, Illinois and
New Jersey each had over fifty such
plants.
The report contains an interesting de-
scription of the processes of making
certain varieties of paints and var
nishes
100000 Tons of Fertilizer
In 1905, 400 establishments were en-
gagged primarily in manufacturing fer
.S.&..s Ii.
products were valued at $50. 632, 1853, a
gain OF 1858 per cent over the value of
products for 1900.
The states leading in the number of.
plants producing fertilizers were
Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Wire
ginia, New York, North Carolina and
New Jersey. For the first time these
products were reported for Alaska,
Colorado, Nevada, Wisconsin and
Wyoming.
The total production of fertilizers.
including the output manufactured as
subsidiary, as well as that produced
as primary product, amounted to 3,591,-
III tons, valued at $56, ,973,634.
13o,92os29 Pounds Of Dynamite
Considerably more than 1000 varieties
of explosives are in existence. Cart
ridges, detonators, fuses and other de-
vices containing explosives for use in
guns and in blasting are classed as
ammunition" and colored fires, rock
cts, railroad torpedoes, signal lights
and other devices of this nature are
classed as fireworks; consequently
this report discusses only gunpowder,
nitroglycerin and similar explosives.
Such products to the value of $29, ,602,-
1884 were produced during the last CEN
sus year in 1874 establishments engaged
primarily in their manufacture. Since
in 1900 such products were valued at
only $17,125,41S, the increase amounted
to $12, AT, 466, or 1919 per cent.
The number of employees engaged in
the production of explosives increased
from $40 to 1889 and the amount paid
them from $3,298,203 to $5105,8 824. The
greatest relative increase was in the
capital; this item amounted to $40, 1885,
S46 in 1900 and S42, ,307, 1853 in 1905, and
the gain was $22,S41,317, or 117,3 per
cent.
In 1906 13O.92O. S29 pounds of dyna-
mite manufactured as principal or sec
ondary product were valued at S12,900,-
1893; 51,579,270 pounds Of nitroglycerin,
at s7,7SO,175; 2O5, 1876, 200 pounds of blast
ing powder. at $7,377,977; 7, 009. 720
pounds of smokeless powder, at $4,406,-
ATT; 5,905,95S pounds of gun cotton, at
so, 435 ,SO5; and 10. 1894 pounds of gun
powder, at $1.541. 4S3. The largest act
ual increase In value between 1900 and
1905 was $4,652970 for dynamite, all
though the greatest relative gain was
that of 1868 per cent for smokeless
powder.
About half of the states of the coun-
try were engaged in the manufacture
of explosives, although more than
half of the establishments were in the
states of PENNSYLVANIA Ohio and New
Jersey.
Soda and Ash Value
The output of the establishments |
soda products, as re-
ported at the census of 1905, was valued |
to $22, ,72S, 369. The increase in |
capital as well as that in value of
products in 1905 as compared with 1900 |
to over $7000,000
The soda ash produced was valued |
at $S.204545; the caustic soda at $685. |
$50 and the bicarbonate of soda at |
81, 1850.
Seven establishments reported a COM |
bined output of 41.764,000 pounds of |
borax, valued at $2.122,S0S, and this |
does not include the boraX |
that was consumed in further manu- |
facture in the establishments in which |
it was produced. A description of the |
history and process of preparing COM i
mercial borax is given in the bulletin. |
The general class of acids in divided |
into two sub-classes. The first includes |
sulphuric, nitric and mixed acids, and |
is of special Importance because of the |
extensive use of sulphuric acid in the |
of other chemical prod |
ucts. The value of products made for