The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-05
PRODUCTS Or
THE FACTORY
ON INCREASE
Capital Invested in Oklahoma
Plants S2O,OOO,0OO More
Than Last Year

There was an increase OF Sll,617
6+0 in the value OF the outpur or OK
lahoma manufacturing institution
during the year 1910, according TO th'
advance sheets of the annual report o
Charles l.. Daugherty, state labor con
missioner The total for 1910 was
SCI ,S06,234 and the increase was %. /!
per cent. The total number of plants
increased from 1883 TO 2l5g. The
capital invested increased little bet
ter than $4,000, 900. The compiled
report shows that $3909,944 was in
| vested in grounds, $S,237 .459 in builc
ings $2l 053.5S2 ninachinery tools
etc, and S39, ,504 ,54l was spent in ma
terials and supplies There was paid
IN rent. taxes and insurance $1,312.-
377, while the total pay rolls amount.
ed TO $12,376,909. OF the employees
1898 were males 1871 females, and
21o children under 'he age OF l6 years
| In addition TO these there were 2.23a
male working owners and 81 females.
| Thirteen counties show an OUTPUT
in excess of sl000,100 in manufactur.
| ed prooucts, Oklahoma county being
| first the output being tl2.G44.377.
other counties in the order of their
rank are; Washington, total out
put $4,766,O6S; Muskogee s3,SS9 500
| Canadian, $3.134,7S5, Tulsa. s2.75S..
| l34; Grady, $2,5S0,SS7: Pottawatomie.
| $2.5l7454; Garfield, S2,276,4l7. Lo-
| gan, $l,Sl5,SS9 Custer, 81 .290,046.
| Creek, $l,267, ,07l, Pontotoc. SI.2l9.-
| '06 Kingfisher, $l069.713 The to-
tai capital invested and the letal
amount paid in wages appears in
proportion.
Lines Show Decrease.
Three or -four of the industries
show decreases, chiefly noticeable in
flour and feed, machine shops ana
planning mills. In the feed and flour
line this is probably due, the report
shows t1 shortage of crops, with no
Indications. however that 1911 will
not show an increase Il is difficult
to account for the decrease in the out
pnt OF machine shops and planning
mllls. notwithstanding that tlour and
feed SHOW a decrease the output from
that class Of factories as a total leads
all others In Oklahoma, being SIG.-
,33S on Il total amount OF capltal
invested or $3.I00000 Cotton oil
mills take second place, with an ont
put cf $7,2f0.05S.
Production of Cotton.
While on the question OF an in
dnstry that bears directly upon the
production OF cotton, it might be we'll
TO observe that there is a broad field
70 be developed along this line IN |
Oklahoma says the report. RE |
ports compiled bv this department. |
together with cotton byproducts for |
the calendar year 1910, show there
was shipped out Of the state producE.
aggregating in value over $9l 900 100 |
and Is conclusive tnat there Is room
Tor more institutions OF this charac. !
ter in the state. There is but one 1
plant OF the kind in Oklahoma. that
being at Guthrie.
In discussing the question the de.
)artment refers to the annual cotton
utput Of Oklahoma, the railroad faciI.
ties, the proximity to the Gulf por.s |,
Tor exporting, the abundance OF labor
'tc' The state now has it reIates, cot.
on oil mills, one cotton twne factory
large number of gins and something
Ike forty congresses.
Meat Packing Industry Thir".
meat packing plants, although the I
argest one was opened but thres :
months during 1910, show an aggre-
gate output OF 1862 634. During the |
year 1910, 705 900 head of
'attle were shipped beyond the bord s
rs OF Oklahoma. being valued AT bet I
er than $3l 10000 The shipments {
i hogs out cf the state show total d
alue Of Sl4,000000 and sheep. a value "a
II 1892, 900
Next IN output was that of machine \
hops, valued at S3,690,0 900: publica.
ION and printing plants $3.G52. .2gf
being a decrease i'm the number of n
staDllshments) an increase of about
2op GOO, and light heat and power
lants $3,565,242.
IS To Minerals. .
Under the classification OF indus.
les desired report says that Ok.
ihoma needs more canning factor.
IS, brick yards, cement mills and fur.
iture factories
we could continue the discussion
industries desired says the re-
ort. but call attention to the fact
nat Oklahoma is rich in minerals.
lcn as gypsum, cement rock. ass
matt granite, marble, iron limestone
ait, lead and zinc, affording oppor
mites for brick plants, cement minis
re mills, quarries and other insti
ltions Of like character while on
ne other hanl. we have an abundance
broomcorn. fruit, cotton and live
-ock in sufficient qualities TO war.
int the establishment OF additional
idnstries consuming this character
products"