Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-11
Factories SHOW
GREAT Increase
GROWING IN IMPORTANCE IN Ok.
LAiiONA STILL IN IrS
INFANCY.
Gas PROVED Great THING
Development ~ on ficlds Five Years
Ago Attracted Many Enterprises
Not Many on Pay Roll.

WASHINGTON, D, C., May lO,-AL
advance bulletin on the statistics Of
manufactures for the state Of OKLA
homa for the calendar year 1909, as
shown by the thirteenth census, has
been issued by Director Durand, of
the bureau OF the census department
Of commerce ana labor II was pre-
pared under the supervision Of VIM,
NJ. Steuart, chief statistician for man
ufactures.
The manufactures Of oklahoma
have Increased rapidly in their i'm
portance, although many Of the in
dustres are as yet In their infancy,
A marked increase In the independ-
ent Industrial activities Of the state
commenced with the development Of
the oil fields in 1907 and the discovery
of natural gas. This cheap fuel has
attracted manufacturers, who have es-
tablshed a number of new enterpris-
es, The proportion which the manu-
facturers of the state represent of the
total value of the products Of manu-
featuring industries In the United
States increased from seven hun
dredths of one per cent In 1880 TO sew
enteen hundredths Of one per cent in
1904 and twety-siX hundredths Of one
per cent in 1909.
In 1909 the state Of Oklahoma had
2,31O manufacturing embellishments,
which gave employment 10 an average
Of 1S,034 persons during the year
and paid out $9,2S5.00 in salaries
and wages. OF The persons employed,
l3,l43 were wage earners. These es-
tablishments turned out products TO
the value of s53,6S2, 900, to produce
which materials costing S34, 1890
were used. TAr-value added by man
ufacture was thus $l9,j29.000 which
figure best represents the net wealth
created by manufacturing operations
during the year.
The most important industries, ar
ranged in the order Of the value OF
products are:
Flour mill and gristmill products:
This industry, which was the first In
Importance among the manufacturing
industries of the state, gave employ
ment in 1909 to S42 wage earners
and reported products, yalned at sl9,-
$4,000, or 35 z per cent of the to-
tai value of maDufactured products
fer the state. During the decade
1S99-1909 the value of flour mill and
gristmill products increased over 800
per cent.
OIL, cottonseed and cake. The sta
tistics presented include those for all
establishments engaged primarily in
extracting oil from seed and in re-
finng oil for sale. The industry
shows a decided increase during the
decade in the average number Of
wage earners, the value Of products.
and the value added by manufacture.
Lumber and timber products. This
industry embraces establishments en-
gagged in logging and also sawmills
planning mills and wooden packing
box factories Its growth was most
rapid during the latter half of the
decade, and In 1905 more wage earn
ers were employed in this industry
than in any other In the state.
Printing and publishing. This clas-
sification includes establishments
which publish newspapers, books and
periodicals, job printing offices, and
those engaged in bookbinding and
blank book making. This industry
reported more establishments. and,
with the eX otion of the lumber in
dustry. gave employment to more
wage earners than any others in the
state.
The butter. cheese and condensed
milk industry shows greater rate