The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-26

remarkable growth of this industry III |
the state Indicates a tendency u To-
cafe the mill near the source pf sup
ply of cotton. In 1909 North Carolina
STOOD second, in order Of Importance
among the cotton manufacturing
states IN value Of products, first in
number OF establishments, and third
III number of producing spindles,
while in 1SS9-9O it ranked bat tenth
IN value Of products. fourth in
NUMBER OK establishments, n tenth
IN number Of spindles. It Will be noted
that the percentage of increase Of this
industry in value Of products was
much higher than that in value added
BY manufacture during the period
1899 to 1904, but that during the
period 1904 to 1909 the rate of in
crease in value added by manufacture
was the greater. This variation is
probably due in part to the rise in the
price Of cotton during the former
Ieflod, ana the manufacture Of q bet
ter grade Of goods in the latter period.
The manufacture Of hosiery and
knit goods is closely allied to the cot
ton industry, the products Of this in
dustry being made limos entirely OF
cotton materials. Although h value
OF these products is small when COM
pared with that reported for cotton
goods, 1t amounted III 1908 to $5,152,-
200 an increase Of 1914 per Cent since
1907.
The establishments classified in the
table under the head Of 'WOoleu,
Worsted, and felt goods and wool
hats consist entirely Of establish
nents primarily engaged in the Num-
facture Of WOODEN goods.
Tobacco NanufacturcS. - With an
actual increase in value of products
from 1904 to 1908 amounting 10 ST.
S9S.6I0, this industry shows a lower
/ ne ~ nf:IOa OF inrTo1Ca fn~ thie f-,
year period han for the earlier
i've year period. In number of es-
adjustments the industry shows ~
absolute decrease from IS in 1899 20
30 in 1904 n to 43 III 1899. It is
interesting to note that the cotton
GOODS and tobacco manufacturing III
dustries combined, two industries dc
pending almost entirely upon agricul
tural products Of the state for raw
material. represent o0.2 per cent o
the total value Of all manufacture
IlocUcts reported for the STAT Il
1859.
Lumber and Timber rroduc,s.-I,
respect to the number Of Establish
: ntents engaged in this industry, No.il
Carolina occupied second place anon:
the States in 1909. In AZ iit.ic,l 1
/. saWmills and logging mp The es
{ Adjustments classified under this haal
include planning mills and establish
11I1lto N NOoASi 1Ni lux
: The rate OF increase in value OF prod
l uctS from 1903 to 1909, II ger CEN
: is noteworthy for Il ~blisnc
: industry.
}. Oil. Cottonseed and Cake.
t Closely allied to the cotton ind7IStr
G is the manufacture Of c~ottOnSeed q
: and cake. North Carolina holds sex
cnth place among the States in tn
0 N"lue Of its cOttonseed-oil produst
G The increase shown in the total Val"
Of products indicates q rapid groHt
Of his industry in the State. Fol IL
GEe-year period. 190i-l90H, This iIIdu:
try shows Il greater percenra g Of il
a crease in value of products than an
q other Of the more important induStrit
in the State. In 1893 it had becon
s The fourth industry in importanc
q ~outranking the -four mill and gri
mill and the furniture industrie
which occupied fourth and fifth place
respectively, in 1904. While this lars
increase was due in part to the ri
in the value of crude cOttOnSeed 0
- the industry has shown q consistel
;, and rapid growth from census TO eel
SUS.
Flour Mill and Grist MoIi Prod acts
This classification does not inclut
= mills engaged wholly in custom WOr
= the statistics for which are present.
-, separately at the end OF the bulletl
III a predoninantiy agricultural Sta
= like North Carolina it IS natural TIL
=. the products of the -four and grl
49, mills should be large: the percentag
Of increase shown by this industI
60 are, however. relatively small. az COZ
Le pared with those for other industri
", Of the state. IN 1909 employment W
- given 10 496 wage earners, and pro
- ucts valued at SS,501 600, representa-
- 50 per cent Of the total for the Sta
' We're reported.
Furniture and Refricerators.
p This industry shows a renlar
C. bile GeXe1ODment. having SrON
Of crown from onlv six estabis
mt ments, with products valued
n $500 in 1889, to one of the m'
'sS important industries OF the State
he 1909. For the latter year reports w {
AS received from 1T cs~tablishlnen
so which gave employment to o,533 Wa
Oh and reported products to t