The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-03
STATISTICS ISSUED
BY CENSUS BUREAU
ABOUT TENNESSEE
FRE.EMlNENTLY AN AGRICULTU-
RAJ MINING STATE, RICH IN
NATURAL RESOURCES.
ARRANGED In ORDER OF VALUE
Foundry, Printing, Iron, Steel and
Textile Industries Are Dealt With
In DetaiI-Printing Taking Second
Place, While Flour Goes Fourth.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Apr. 81
Thirteenth census statistics of the
leading manufacturing industries of
Tennessee for the year 1909 are con-
tanned in an advance bulletin from
the bureau of the census, department
of labor.
1t states that Tennessee is pre-em-
inently an agricultural and mining
state, and it's manufacturers are bas-
ed largely upon it's rich natural uatu-
raj resources. The development Of
manufacturing in the state has about
kept pace with that in the United
states as whole, the value of the
manufactures of the state Represent
ing about the same proportion, less
Il per cent, of the total value of pro-
ducts of the manufacturing indus
tries of the United States in 1S49 and
in 1899.
In 1909 the state of Tennessee had
1909 manufacturing establishments,
which gave employment to an aver
age OF S9,672 persons during the year
and paid out $37,49S,OOO in salaries
and wages OF the persons employed
1S,84O were wage earners. These es-
Establishments turned out products to
the amount of $1S0,247,OO0, to pro-
duce which materials costing $104,-
016,000 were user. The value added
by manufacture was thus $76,201 900,
which figures best represent the net
wealth created by manufacturing op-
erations during the year.
1t is a matter of interest to note
that the percentages of Increase
shown for wages, value of produces,
and value added by manufacture are
larger than the percentage for the
number of wage earners.
The most important industries ar
ranged in the order of the value Of
products, are-Lumber and timber
products. The industry embraces
logging operations, sawmills, planning
mills, and the establishments engag-
ed ir the manufacture of wooden
packing boxes. The statistics of
mills engaged exclusively in custom
saving for local consumption are not
included IL the general tables or In
The totals for manufacturing indus
tries. Separate statistics for the Gus
tom saw mills are given. In spite OF
| the fact that the rate of increase in
iris industry was comparatively
small for the period from 1901 to
1909, it still leads all other industries
in the state, having in 1907 over two
ilfths of the number of establish
ments and reporting over one sixth
o1 tie total value of products and
nearly one-third of the total number
of wage earners. Total growth of the
industry from 1899 to 1904 was fal
mort rapid than from 1904 to 1909.
Flour mill and grist mill products
, In value CT products this industry
stood but little below the lumber and
timber products industry in 1909, re
porting 1911 per cent of the total fol
the state. The rate of srowth, how
ever, was less from 1904 to 1909 thar
from 1899 to 1904 There was slight
decrease during the last five years
in the number Of wage earners EN-
ployed, due perhaps to improved
methods of manufacturing and Of
handling grain and the manufactured
products. The soil and climatic con
iitions of the state are well adapted
especially in, the eastern and middle
sections, to the raising OF wheat anC
corn Owing to the comparatively
simple processes involved in this elias:
of manufacture, as well as to the ex
tent with which these processes are
carried en- by machinery. the value
added by manufacture and the rum
Der of wage earners employed are
small in proportion to the gross value
Of products
Foundry and machine shop pro
ducts This classification embraces
not only fcundries and machine shops
but establishments engaged III the
manufacture of gas machines, hard
ware. plumbers supplies, steam fitting