The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
ARKANSAS SH
GREAT PRL
Statistics Compiled FIR
sus Report lssued---'
Is Leading Indus
MANUFACTURES ON INC
Wealth Of Citizens Grows BE 10 Wv
Ten Years-state Has Large
Deposits Of Coal

Western Newrpsper Union News serves
Washington, ID, C.-An advance bul-
letin giving statistics Of manuiactur-
ers for the state of Arkansas for The
calendar year 1909. as shown by the
Thirteenth census, has been issued by
the census bureau The next summar'
ICES the general results OF the census
inquiry, presenting a series of special
tables in which the main facts printed
in the general table are given In con
venient form for the state as a whole
and for important industries. Z alsa
presents tables in which the statistics
for the industries Of the state as
whole and for a few important Indus
tries are classafied by character Of
ownership, size OF establishment, num-
Der Of wage earners and prevailing
hours OF labor, information which can.
not be presented in general tables for
each industry without disclosing the
facts for individual establishments.
The bulletin says
"No city in the state has a popula-
tion OF over 10000, although five cities,
Little Rock, Fort Smith, Pine Blaff,
Hot Springs and Argenta each had a
population exceeding 10000 in 1910.
"Of the entire population OF the
state, 1919 per cent resided In cities
and incorporated towns having a popu'
lation OF $500 or over in 1910, as
against S.5 per cent in 1900
Large Coal Deposits.
Arkansas contains large deposits
OF bitumlnous and seml-anthracite
coal, which are accessible for indus
trial purposes, and it's extensive tim
Der areas provide abundant material
for the lumber and timber products
industry, which Is by far the most I'm
portant branch OF manufactures In the
state.
Although Arkansas Is comparative
ly unimportant as manufacturing
state, It's manufactures have shown
marked increases in recent years. In
lSi9.50, the 26l manufacturing estab.
llshments reported gave employment
10 an average OF S2i wage earners,
representing four.tenths OF one per
cent OF the population OF the state, In
1909 an average OF 4492S wage earn
ers were employed. representing 80
per cent OF the total population.
During this period Of 60 years the
gross value Of products per capita OF
the entire population increased from
$2.5G to s475S
"In 1909 the state Of Arkansas had
1926 manufacturing establishments,
which gave employment TO an average
OF 1880 persons during the year and
paid out s22,5i7,OOO In salaries and
wages, or the persons employed, ~
9S2 were wage earners.
Products Valued at $7d,oi6,ooo.
These establishments turned out
products TO the value OF S7i,9lG,000
to produce which materials costing
s34, ,035O0 were used. The value add
ed by manufacture was thus s39,9Sl,'
600. which figure best represents the
net wealth created by manufacturing
operations during tho year"
The principal manufactures OF the
state in the order OF their Importance
M given by the bulletin are'
Lumber and timber products cotton
socd and cake, flour mill and girls,
mill products cars and general shop
construction and repairs by steam rail
road companies, printing and publish
ing,
under the classification Of printing
and publishing are Included all cstab
lIshments engaged In Job printing and
the printing and publishing Of books
newspapers and periodicals. This In
dustry which included 2oj establish
mcnls, the second largest number re
ported for any manufacturing Indus
try In the state, employed an average
Of 9sl wage carners IN 1909, and re-
ported products valued AT f2,0S2,00O,
Carriages and wagons and materials
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