The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-10
KANSAS SHOWS
 2 TREAT PROGRESS
Sta -.cs Compiled From Gen. sus Report Issued---Timber
 Is Leading Industry.
MANUFACTURES ON INCREASE
Wealth of Citizens Grows Better In Ten Years-State Has Large
 Deposits of Coal.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Washington, D. C.-An advance bull letin giving statistics of manufactur- CTS for the state of Arkansas for the calendar year 1909, as shown by the Thirteenth census, has been issued by the census bureau. The next summar- izes the general results of the census inquiry, presenting series of special tables in which the main facts printed In the general table are given in con Venient form for the state as a whole and for important industries. It also presents tables in which the statistics for the industries of the state as a whole and for few important indus tries are classafied by character of ownership, size of establishment, num- Der of wage earners and prevailing hours of labor, information which can- not be presented in general tables for each industry without disclosing the facts for individual establishments.
 The bulletin says:
 "No city in the state has a popula- tion of over 50,000, although five cities, Little Rock, Fort Smith, Pine Bluff, Hot Springs and Argenta each had a population exceeding 10000 in 1910.
 "Of the entire population of the state, 129 per cent resided in cities and incorporated towns having popu- iation of 2,500 or over in 1910, as against 8.5 per cent in 1900.
 Large Coal Deposits.
 Arkansas contains large deposits of bituminous and semi-anthracite coal, which are accessible for indus Der areas provide abundant material for the lumber and timber products industry, which is by far the most inn portant branch of manufactures in the state.
 Although Arkansas is comparative state, it's manufactures have shown marked increases in recent years. In 1S49-50, the 261 manufacturing estab- lishments reported gave employment to an average of SPA wage earners, representing four-tenths of one per
 
 1909 an average of 44,92S wage earn CTS were employed, representing 29 per cent of the total population.
 During this period of 60 years the gross value of products per capita of the entire population increased from $2.56 to $475S.
 "In 1909 the state of Arkansas had 2,925 manufacturing establishments, which gave employment to an average of 51,730 persons during the year and paid out $22,547,000 in salaries and wages. Of the persons employed, A. 9S2 were wage earners.
 Products Valued at $74,916,ooo.
 "These establishments turned out products to the value of $74,916,000, to produce which materials costing $34,935, ,000 were used. The value add ed by manufacture was thus 39,9S1,- 900, which figure best represents the net wealth created by manufacturing operations during the year"
 The principal manufactures of the state in the order of their importance as gwen by the bulletin are:
 Lumber and timber products, cotton seed and cake, flour mill and grist mill products, cars and general shop construction and repairs by steam rail road companies, printing and publish ing.
 Under the classification of printing and publishing are included all estab lishments engaged in job printing and the printing and publishing of books, newspapers and periodicals. This in dustry, which included 295 establish ments, the second largest number re- ported for any manufacturing indus try in the state, employed an average of 9S1 wage earners in 1909, and re- ported products valued at $2,0S2,000
 Carriages and wagons and materials