The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-07
F FACTORY
FIGURES
SHOW BIG
PROGRESS


Oklahoma's annual manufacturing
production is placed At s4O,O00O0O by
State Lasor Commissioner Charles
Daugherty IN his annual report TO
Governor Haskell.
The report shows that the 59i
manufacturing ANA industrial con.
Germs reporting for the year ending
December 81. 1907. representing only
about one-fourtA Of the total number
in the state, had turned out during
the year manufactured goods amount
ing to S9,677. .b93.69. These concerns
represent 81 different branches OF in
fnstng and a total capitalization Of
S10,464 1877. which It will again be re-
membered represents but one-fourth
OF the w'-"le state They employed
Abb NAL with l.GSo females among
tleir wage workers with a total wage
earned OF s2,152 525 20. The average
monthly wage Of 215 working proprie-
tors reporting IS 500 per month.
or equal interest are the figures on
the surplus products of the state coy
ering those above the home ronsump-
ton and shipped outside the state,
which show q total of sS5, ,81i $3.50
This Is based on reports covering lit
Re more than half OF the state so
that the grand to;al of surplus pro.
lucts OF the state for the year 1907
YVES approximately $4,000.
TIE value of the yaricus classes of
su-plus prclucts for half the state is
MS follows. Poultry, $2.439. .944. SO;
dairy 1851 ,494: live stock. $10.235,-
$50; mill products. S,255,4 70; for.
ests. $909 ,063 cider vinegar. s17 900;
Iarm produetl S6.232,116.20; cotton
ly-produels. $50. .194,61L38; packing
hou.e, Si09,52S 81; vegetables, sl93,
1891; fruits, 1878, ,T32.S9; miscellane.
Gus. s6l79,S16.45
Under the inspection law. the fac
tory Inspector examined 5l7 plants.
covering a period from July 1908. to
November 10, showing a total Of g.
036 employees at that time, 7.5l6 males
AMI 1000 females
The report shows headlthy con
ditlon as to 5emand for labor. The
free employment bureau from July
] 70 November Is received 721 appli
cations for employment. G39 males and
GO feme rs, and $50 applications for
help. Tho bureau supplied employ
men. to 10 persons, 42C males and
SO females. representing II uauonali.
ties.
Taking up conditions Of organized
labor and wage earners In thai class
The report shows that on rpcembef
81 1907, there were 303 labor organi
cations ,n the state With q total mem
bsrship ot 2l2G0. or this number l97
r. portius show q membership OF 1917
Mith a tle, Increase In membership OF
those reporting over 1896 or 1oa mem
GERS, OF 9.s2 per cent over 1896 The
average number OF months employed
during ile year Is SO lepor,s from
1862 organizations show an average
working day of o. hours: So olgauiza
tions reporting show 35.G Uer ccMt OF
The members unemployed for ia,
fourth quarter OF 1907: ~ ogganiza
tlons reporting shNw 1913 unemployed
tor the third quarter. and the Same
number reporting show 3l.2 ner ccni
unemployed for the second quarter.
S8 reporting. show 33.2 per cent unem
piOyed fpr the first quarter of 1907
With 1876 organizations reporting, The
Average wages per hour for 1907 was
8c.S cents, and II organizations report
Ing show average daily wage to be
se.s1.
The prMcipal reasons assigned 6ur
ing The last year are general bust
ness depression throughout the coun
Try, strikes, lOck-outs, cOmpeiitiCa O
cheap non-union labor and OF foreigi
ihOr I he reports received by the
labor commissioner, however, shove,
a generai increase Of wages and mum