The Jasper news., 1908-02-27
HELP BUILD STATE
NECESSITY OF PATRoNlzlNo
HOME INDUSTRIES.
LOCAL MARKET IMPORTANT
Improvement Of Town Must Mean
Enhancement In Value Of Farm
; =. Lands Surrounding. lt--AIl
~. = Glasses Benefited.

: dent in economy in the bulletins is
sued by the government relative to
the results of the census of manufac-
lures for the year 1905, and in the
reports of the department Of labor
and commerce pertaining to industry
and manufactures.
In 1905 there. were 216,262 manu-
featuring establishments in the
United States.sx In these establish
ments $12,6S6, 265,673 capital was en-
ployed, and work given to 5,470,321;
wage-earners. To these wage-earners
were paid for the year s2,811, SAC, 532,
and the value of the products turned
out reached the enormous sum Of $14,-,
802, 147,0S7. Among the states New
York leads in the amount of capital in
vested in manufacturing and also in
the annual value of products. The
year covered by the census report
showed that the capital invested in
manufacturing in the state of New
York was $2,031, 459, 515, and the value
Of it's manufactured products, $2,4SS,.
345,579. Pennsylvania stands second
In rank, Illinois third and Massachu-
sets fourth.
It is interesting to note that the
value of the manufactures in the
United States for the year 1905 was
more than a billion dollars greater
than the combined manufactures Of
the three greatest European manu-
featuring countries during the year
1900, the latest reliable reports from
these countries obtainable. In 1900
the United Kingdom, Germany and
France produced manufactured arti-
cles to the value of $4,000, 100000
During the past year-1907-it is esti-
mated that the value Of American
manufactures WAS approximately $751;
000,000,000.
Manufacturing In the United States
is mainly confined to territory which
includes the area north of the Pc
tomac and Ohio, and east of the Mis-
sissippi river, commonly designated
as the New England and Middle
states, Maryland, Ohio, Indiana, Hi
every state In the union has its
manufacturing plants, and the south
is making much Roadway in cotton
and lumber manufacturing, the west
ern states in flour and cereal prod
ucts, in lumber and in iron and steel
and little progress in other lines
One of the noticeable things about
manufacturing districts is that though
the soil in contiguous country be poor
1t Is of greater value than like area!
in the rich agricultural districts, ow
ing to the manufacturing towns af
fording direct-a home market-fo
all the produce grown. In a speecl
made before the Ffftieth congress
Hon. William Mckinley, our martyre,
president, said: "The establishment
of furnace or factory or mill in an.
neighborhood has the effect at one
Of enhancing the value of all propert,
and all values for miles surround
ing It,"
Mr.. Mckinley spoke truth tina
+. should impress itself firmly upon tn
minds of all good citizens who woul
see their home place prosper. Whel
ever there are people there must b
a means afforded them to obtain
livelihood. In cities and towns Their
must be either commerce or manufat
turing in order that the town exis
Improvement of the town means Ell
hancement of the farm lands SUI
rounding it.
In the west manufacturing is noV
only in swaddling clothes. 1t is n
exaggeration to say that nineteenth
of all manufactured articles needle