St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-04-16
Louisiana Leads the South

leans Plcayune OF April !, publishes
the subjourned article Of the remark
able industrial progress Of Louisiana
during the past five years:
The public will be startled to learn
of the amount Of progress made in
She line Of manufacturers alone in
the state within the last five years,
as announced by Otis B. Goodall chief
special agent for the bureau Of the
census for the department Of COM
merce and labor. Mr. Goodall il in
a position to know, and he does know,
for be stated to q Pieayune reporter
last afternoon that the increase of
manufacturers in the state since the
last census Of 1905 was a shade
better than $50 per cent according
to the returns thus far obtained.
When asked what the increase
amounted to in the Mr.. Goodall stated
that he could not as yet make a relia-
Bile estimate, but he did not hesitate
to say that the city had kept up the
pace led BY the state.
In my opinion said he, your
city has a most splendid future before
her, and from now On it win not take
an expert eye to see that the march
Of progress il the development Of
her resources will be undreamed.0
hi. Goodall is the only chief spec
ial agent stationed in the south, as
chief agents are only sent TO cities
having a population of over 100000
Returning from d cotton tour through
out the country he was sent to New
Orleans in February TO take charge
OF the work Of the manufacturing
census of the State. The work was
not new to MIR. Goodall, as be is an
old hand in the business. It took
him very little time to organize his
working forces: dividing the state in
seven districts outside of New Orleans
with headquarters il the following
localities: Algiers, Baton Rouge, New
iberia, Lake Charles, Alexandra,
Monroe and Shreveport. A special
agent has been placed il each district
and the work is being rapidly con-
cluded. Inside of two months MI.
IGoodall expects to have his complete
report at Washington.
Outside Of the city Of New Orleans
there are 5000 manufacturers Of
various products il the state and the
work Of gathering complete statistics
from this number Of establishment il
no sinecure. The schedules used by
the government have been prepared
by the leading men of the country
who had been called at Washington
for that special purpose. The most
difficult problems are met in the lum-
Der and timber industries, chemical
manufacturers, the electrical indus
Try containing appliances, are al
questions which require nothing short
Of an expert to grapple with. OF course
all men employed in the service have
been chosen BY Mr.. Goodall on their
merit alone and among civil service
list. This schedule comprises 342
industries. each Of which having :
special designation and subdivided
into fourteen general heads:
First, food and kindred products
which IL. By the way, the largest II.
dustry IN the country.
Second, textiles.
Third, iron and steel aud theiI
products.
Fourth, lumber and its manufae
~turers.
Fifth, leather and its finished pro
, ducts.
Sixth, paper and printing.
J Seventh, liquer and beverages.
Eighth, chemicals and allied pro
ducts.
Ninth. clay, glass and stone.
Tenth, metals and metal product
I other than iron and steel.
) Eleventh, tobacco.
! Twelfth, vehicles for land trans
." %portation.
!" Thirteenth. shipbuilding.
i Fourteenth. miscellaneous indu.
g tries.
# The last census taken ii Louisiar
J. showed that the state had at thi
IF time 2091 manufacturers with a cal