Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-11-23
Exports Of Manufactures Approaching
The Billion Dollar Line,

The value Of manufactures passing
out Of the United States in the cal
endar year 1911 may exceed one bill
lion dollars. This estimate is based
upon figures OF the bureau OF sta
tstics, department of commerce and
labor, covering the exports of manu-
features In the nine months ending
with September 1911, which amount
TO four hundred seventy eight and
one half million dollars for finished
manufactures and two hundred forty
and one half millions for manufacture
os for further use In manufacturing,
making the total exports OF manufae-
lures in the period named 719 mil
lion dollars, against 612 million In
The like period of 1910. The increase
in che hiae months of 1911 over the
Ike period OF 1919 Is 17,4S per cent.
and In case the increase dari4g the
remainder of the year continues at
the same rate the total value of
manufactures passing 20 foreign coun-
tries during 1911 win be about go
million dollars. When to this is add
ed the value OF manufactures going
10 Alaska, Porto Rico and Hawaii. not
included In the exports TO foreign !
countries the total outward move |
ment OF manufactures from continent |
tai United States In 1911 win pass the
billion dollar line. This will bring
The total value of manufactures ex-
ported In 1911 to more than twice
that Of 10 years ago and moro than
five times that OF 20 years ago the
sKDorts OF manufactures in 1901 hav-
Ing been feuF hundred forty seven
md one half millions and in 1891
'oout 1856 million dollars.
Practically all the leading articles
Il domestic manufacture show In
'reased exports when compared with
he preceding year, many of them
making new high records in the year {
ow approaching its close. Iron and {
teel manufactures. which head the /
st OF domestic manufactures export 4
d. give promise OF total Of $50 4
hilton dollars In the calendar year
sil, compared with POI million in
BIO and one hundred two and one
alf million in 1901. decade earlier.
Upper manufactures, including pigs.
mrs, &c, will approximate 100 mill !
on dollars in ,ae years exports.
impaired with "a million an 1910
nd thirtythree and one half million 8
1901. Refined mineral oil will al 4
exceed 100 million dollars In
e calendar year 1911, as against 50
Hilton last year and 81 million in h
oi. Wood manufactures give indi.
items OF exceeding 30 million dol
RS In 1911. compared with SO mill n
N In 1910 aud 46 million in 1901. !
The gains shown In the four great :
'sses OF manufactures already di.
sscd are typical OF those made In
her important classes Of less mag. s
ude In the export trade. The In y
'ated totals In the full years ex. y
V trade are, In the case OF agri. 4
I'uFal implements. nearly 40 mil. "a
n dollars. compared with 81 mil. Eg
n last year. sud II sahlion a de- "
DC ago; cotton Manufacturer. x Va
llion dollars In 1911. against thirty. =
g and one half million in 1910
20 million In 1901: leather and -
tasnnfactures SO million dollars.
npared vita flfty three and one
million Hast year and 20 mil II
a decade ago; chemicals. exc. ~
million dollars in 1911, compared E.
h % million dollars in 1910 and
million in 1901; and cars and
riages, about IS million dollars in
|, against 90 million in 1910 and
nillion in 1901. A noteworthy fea.
E in this last named class is the
d development of the export
g i9 automobiles. which has ris-