The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
STATE IS GROWING
Products in Every Line Are
Worth More Now.
Meat Packing and Grain Make
Biggest Gain.
BIG Cement INDUSTRY HERE
State Ranks Fourth in PrOduc-
ton of Salt.
Creamery Output Grows With
Plants Decreased.
ZIG CEMENT INDUSTRY HERE

Washington, May 3O-During the
past decade the population of Kansas
has increased 22O 464, according to
United States census bureau report
just issued. In 1900 the population or
Kansas was LAC, 495, and in 1910 when
the last census was completed, was l.
690.949.
Along with it's increase of population
the Sunfower state has made some
rapid strides in manufactures. Kansas
is not prominently manufacturing
state. Its manufactures have been
largely the outgrowth of its extensive
agricultural resources, while, in recent
years, they have been further stimula-
ted by the development of rich zinc
and coal mines and by the discovery
of oil and gas The total value of man
ufactured products of the state in 1904
was $685. 245, 900, while in 1909 it was
1925. 1O4, 900.
Meat and Grain the Cause.
Slaughtering and meat packing and
the flour mills and gristmills are large
ly responsible for this rapid growth,
these two industries together cOntribut-
ing in 1909 nearly three-fourths of the
total value of products. Other manu-
featuring industries, however, also
show considerable growth.
In 1909 Kansas had 3,435 manufactur-
ing establishments which gave employ
ment to an average of 54649 persons
during the year and paid out $33, 255,OOO
in salaries and wage earners.
Kansas industries include slaughter
ing and meat packing, hourmill ana
gristmill products, car and general shop
construction, and repairs by steam rail
road companies, smelling and refining
zinc, printing and publishing, butter,
cheese and condensed milk, foundry
and machine shop products, cement,
bread and other bakery products, lum-
Der and timber products, brick and tile,
ole too "a f11 olt
salt, marble and stone work, copper,
tin, and sheet iron products, artificial
stone, tobacco manufactures, cloth
ing, mems including shirts, patent med
icines and compounds and druggists
preparations, furnitureS and refrigera-
tors, paint and varnish, carriages and
wagons, and materials, cooperage and
wooden goods, not elsewhere specified,
mattresses and spring beds, pottery
terra-cotta, and fire clay products ag-
ricultural implements, confectionery.
wall plaster, paper and wood pulp, gas
Illuminating and heating.
The foremost industry in Kansas is
Strengthening and meat packing. It's
rapid development, says the census
bureau, is due chiefly to the fact that
Kansas is one of the leading stock
raising states of the country. In 1903
the state reported something over u
per cent of the total value of the
slaughtering and meat packing of the
united states, ana at each or the laSf
three cenSuses only one state, Illinois
ranked ahead of Kansas in this re-
spect. In 1909 this industry gave en-
ployment to "a per cent of the wage
earners of the state and reported prod
ucts valued at $165, 361, 900.
Kansas being one of the foremost
wheat growing states, ranks third
among the states of the union when
measured by the value of it's flour
mill and gristmill products. This in
dustry ranks second in Importance in
the state. The total value of products
Flour, So, 457, 400; feed, So, 500, 672; corn
meal and corn flour, 81, 767, 1903.
In the cars and general shop con-
struction and repairs by steam rail-
road companies employment was given |
in 1909 to an average of 1886 persons |
while the value of the work done was |
$11, 1913, 900.
Kansas Ranks First.
Smelling and refining of zinc has
had a remarkable growth in Kansas |
since 1889 In that year Kansas re- |
ported only four establishments in this |
Industry, with products valued at 1864.
600. whereas in 1899 there were IL es- |
Establishments. the value of whose prod |
ucts was $5,790,000. From 1899 to 1904 /
the products increased in value 80 per |
cent, but for the last five years a |
slight decrease is shown. An average |
of 1 S21 wage earners were employed IN
1909 and the value of products amount
ed to nearly one-third of the total
value of products of this industry for
the entire United States. Kansas rank