The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-12
FACTORIES IN WASHINGTON.
Laws Not The Only Thing Turned
Out At Capital.


1t will surprise many persons to learn
that Washington, aside from being the
capital OF the United States. is a manu-
lacturing center of no small importance.
| hre Is not an industry among the many
| mat are followed there that has not
| shown remarkable increase in the last
| ilve years. In some instances these per-
centages OF increases are even larger
tnan they have been in other cities in the
| United States that are large manufacture
ing centers. This has been brought
about bv several things.
The city has grown rapidly during the
last decade. The population of Wash
ington in 1900 was 27S.7GS. In roto II
was 35I ,o6o--a gain of ISS per cent. In
the same period even such great manu-
iacturlng centres as Cincinnati. Lowell.
Fall River and Pittsburgh showed small
er gains.
Five years ago the foundry and ma
chine shop business in Washington was
OF so little Importance that it received no
mention IN the Governments statistical
reports. In 1910, however, it came to
the front with the largest percentage of
increase OF any of Washingtons indus
tries.
There are now 23 foundry and machine
shops in the District of Columbia and the
latest othclal figures as to the value of
thelr product showed it to be 81, I,I75. 900.
ms is not large sum- of course, but il
Is Io5 per cent. greater than it was five
years ago.
Lumber and timber products is the
only one OF Washington's industries that
shows a smaller percentage of increase
than that OF the population of the city.
here are 10 establishments engaged in
the manufacture of lnmber and timber.
lhelr products in 1910 were valued at
100000, an increase of 1874 per cent.
over 1905.
The brewing and distilling concerns of
Washington find more than local con-
sumption for their product. There are
tive such establishments and the value of
their output insreased nearly 55 per cent.
in the last five years.
The manufacture of flour was one of
the earliest enterprises that were engag-
ed in by the original settlers in this
region. 1t is still thriving industry
which keeps pace with the demand.
There are seven mills making flour and
grist mill products, and the value of
their output in I9Io-S5o6, ,ooo-showed
an increase OF % 5 per cent. over 1905.
There IS firms in the stone and mai bic
working industry, whose product for 1910
reached S54o, There is no record of
a single one engaged in this business in
the 1905 reports, which would indicate
that 1t is brand new form of enterprise
in Washington
There are three large establishments en-
gagged IN the manufacture of gas for heat
ing and Illuminating purposes. Like the
electric light and power companies, these
companies are among the city's lnstitu-
ton.
Washington is rather torrid town in
midsummer, and therefore uses a large
quantity of ice. There are six ice manu-
factories, the value of whose product is
close to 81 900. 600 annually.
One would fancy, considering that the ,
Patent Otfce is in Washington and that
the Americans are the greatest inventive
genluseS on earth, that the business of
model and pattern making would be
very large one. But most of the appIi-
cants for patents seem to get their models
made elsewhere, doubtless because they
can have them constructed in their home /
towns under their own eyes. There are
six concerns engaged in the making of
patterns and models in Washington, and
they dispose of their product for about
Stoo, 900 year.
The capital employed in all the indus
trial enterprises in the District of Column
bia is more than $50, 100000. In 1905 it
was about $40, 600. 900 less.
The Federal Government, of course, is
the largest manufacturer of all. 1t is en-
gagged in nearly 100 different lines of
manufacturing industry. The total num-
Der of its employees in its various plants
exceeds 1000 OF these the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing has a, 100, the
Naval Gun Factory (the United States
Navy. Yardl, 3,G4G, and the Government
Printing Office, Ass.