The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
ARKANSAS SHOWS
 GREAT PROGRESS
Statistics Compiled From Gen. sus Report lssued---T
 Is Leading Industry.
MANUFACTURES ON INCREASE
Wealth of Citizens Crews Better h Ten Years-State has Large
 Deposits of CoaI.
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western Hevxoaoer Cn.1a News ssrv5c. Washington. b. Ez-5u advance taI- ] letin giving stas.st3es of maaufactar- eas for the state of Arkansas for tfe l calendar year 19qs. as shown hy tge Thirteenth census. has been issued by ] the census bureau The HeXt summ5r- l izes the general results of the census inquiry. presenting 2 serses C special i tables in which the main facts printed l in the general table are gwen T COT veEient form for the state as 9 whole and for important industries. L also presents tables n which the statistics for the industries Of the state as a whole and for few important indus tries are classafied b. character ot ownership. size Of establishment. nun ber of wage earners and prevailing hours Of labor. information which can not he presented iH general tables for each industry without disclosing the l facts for individual establishments.
 The bulletin says
 No city ia the state has q popula- l ten O. over 59.0a8. although fl9e cities. Litsle Rock. Fort smith. Pine Bluff. l Hot Springs and Argenta each had 2 population exceeding 10000 iH 1910.
 Of the entire population of the state. 12.9 per cent resided in cities and incorporated towns having q popu- lation of 2.500 or oFer in 1910. as against S5 per cent in 1900
 Large Coal Deposits.
 Arkansas contains large deposits of bituminous and semi-an,hracite i coal, which are accessible for indus trial purposes. and it's extensive t..a- Der areas provide abundant material for the lumber and timber products industry. which Is bg far the most in portant branch of manufactures in the state.
 Although Arkansas k comparative ly unimportant as a manufacturing state, it's manufactures have shown marked increases n recent years. In ls49-5o. the 261 manufacturing estab, lishments reported gaze employment l 10 an average of S24 wage earners representing fourtentts of one per cen; Of the population Of the s.ate. Ir 1909 an average Of 44.92S wage earn CTS were employed. representing 2e l per cent Of the total population
 During this period Of 60 years the gross value Of products per capita oi the entire population increased from 1 S2.56 to s47.5S.
 Tn 1909 the state of Arkansas had 2,925 manufacturing establishments. which gave employment 10 an average of 51, ,730 persons during the year and paid out s22,547.o0o in salaries and wages. Of the persons employed, Al, l 9S2 were wGse earners.
 Products Valued at s74.ot6. 900.
 These establishments turned out i products to the value of s74,916. .000 to produce which materials costing s34 .9S5 0oo were used. The value add l ed by manufacture was thus S399S1 GOO, which figure best represents tht net wealth created by manufacturing operations during the year"
 The principal manufactures of the state in the order of their importaGc, as given by the bulletin are:
 Lumber and timber products. cotton seed and cake flour mill and gris mill products. cars and general sho, construction and repairs by steam rail road companies. printing and publish ing
 Under the classification of printin. and publishing are included all estah lishments engaged in job printing an 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 averag' Of 9Sl wage =earners- in 1909. and re ported products valued at s2,0S2. GOO
 Carriages and wagons and material