The Calumet news., 1912-06-08

garettes, but the value of the optn,t
formed only about three e-nfths OF IN.
total shown for the entire industry
Detroit is the center OF the industry
as IL reported over three -fourths of
the total value Of the tobacco prod
ucts for the state in 1909. The total
value of products increased from "a
$4,000 i'm 1899 to s11.s64.O0o in 1904
and SlG.179.OOO I'm 1909, making a gain
of S6,9s4,OoO, or az per cent for the
decade
Leather. tanned. curried. and finish
ed.--ln lS49 Michigan reported Gil es-
adjustments. which employed only 2Ss
wage earners and turned out products
valued at only S4O2, 900, whereas in
1893 "a plants were reported, which
engaged 2.29i wage earaers. and the
value OF whose products amounted 10
Sl5.33l,0t0. The real development OF
the industry, however. has taken place
since 1889. when the value of prod
ucts was only $1,7i4,OOO. During the
following 10 years the value of the out
put Of the tanneries in the state in
creased over '24o per cent. while dur
ing the next decade the increase was
over $50 per cent.
Paper and wood pulp.-Of the 80 es-
adjustments Included in this classin-
cation, there were s which manufac-
tured both pulp and paper and q
which produced paper only All but
Of the last. named mills used wood
pulp to some extent. The develop
ment of the industry I'm Michigan has
heen due TO the more extensive use Of
wood pulp in the manufacture of pa
per. In 1889 there were 81 establish
ments reported for the state which
employed an average Of 1,219 wage
carners and manufactured products
valued at s2.919,O00. The growth dur
ing tho decade 1S99-19O9 was particu-
larly noteworthy. as the value of prod
ucts increased from St21S,OOO to $l3,-
922 900, gain of s9,7O4.OOO, or 23O.I
per cent.
Brass and bronze prodrcts.-The re-
markable development or this industry
in the state during recent years has
been due mainly TO the increased de-
mand for brass specialties i'm the man
ufacture OF automobiles. The total
value of products increased from 81
$4,000 in 1899 TO S13,S9O.OOO i'm 1903.
Michigan ranked third among the
states of the Union in this industry,
as measured by value of products.
Patent medicines and compounds and
druggists Observation-Disclosures IS
second among the states of the Union
in the industry as a whole and FIRST
in the manufacture of druggists prep
arations In 1909 the total value OF
products was $13.475,OOO. as compared
with S7,2Si,O0O IN 1899.
Chemicals. this industry
did not rank among the first in the
state, Michigan held fourth place in
the value of chemical products manu-
facturcd. The large supply Of brine
from the salt wells of the state has
made the manufacture Of alkali prod
ucts OF great Importance. The value
of sodas forms nve-eighths OF the to-
tai value OF products for this indus
try in 1909. A comparatively large
number of small establishments were
engaged i'm the manufacture of potash,
rom wood ashes. The
growth Of the industry has been rapid.
the value Of products being S12 2,S9OO 600
in 1909. an increase over 1899 of 1871
per cent.
Carriages asa wagons and materials.
in contrast to the great increase not
ed in the automobile industry from
1904 To 1909 has been the decline in
the manufacture of carriages and
wagons during the same period. While
the value Of products of this industry
Increased from S12.Ss7,0O in 1893 20
S14,SSS,O0O in 1904, il decreased TO S1o,-
10000 in 1909, a loss Of 31S per cent
in the last five years.
other industries which are of less
importance In the state but in which
Michigan holds high rank among the
state are the manufacture of stoves
and furnaces and of corsets, the salt
wood distillation, and the
manufacture OF fur goods, show cases,
and wall plaster