The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-07


bulletin on the statistics oi manuiac-
turers for the state Of Oklahoma for
ne calendar year 1908, as shown BY
the thirteenth census, has been issued
b. Director Durand Of the bureau OF
census 1t was prepared under the
supervision Of VIM NJ. Stuart, chief
statistician for manufactures.
The manufactures Of Oklahoma
have increased rapidly in their i'm
portance, although many of the III.
euatries 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
established number 81 new enter
prlses The proportion which the
manufacturers Of the state represent
OF the total value OF the products Of
manufacturing Industries IN the
United States increased from seven
hundredths o. one per cent In 1880 to
seventeen hundredths o. one per cent
IN 1904 and twenty-six hundredths on
one per cent in 1909.
In 1909 the state Of Oklahoma had
1910 manufacturing establishments,
which gave employment to an aver
Of 1904 persons during the year and
paid out ss,2S5,O0O In salaries and
wages Of the persons employed. lss
l43 were wage earners. These estati
llahmenla turned out products 10 the
value OF .6ss.O00, to produce which
matsrials costing s24,i5S.0O0 were
used. Tue vaine adder by maniac
ture was thus sis.52a.OO0. which iig-
uFe 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 grist min products.
This industry. which was the first in
Importance among, the manufacturing
industries Of ihe state. gave employ.
ment In 1909 to $40 wage earners and
reported products valued at yi9.ii3.
600. or 35.7 per cent OF the total value
OF manufactured products for the
state During the decade iSs9-i9O9
the value Of flour NTH and grist mill
products increased over geo per cent.
Oh. cotton seed and cake The sta.
tistica presented include those for all
establishments engaged primarily IN
extracting oil from the seed and in
refining Oh for sale. The industry
shows 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 saw mills
liaalAg mills aud wooden packing boz
iheiea,s. lis srowth vas most rapid
duItug the latter half Of the decade,
and ~ 1868 mare aage eafnefs Wefe
tu.Aossa y ms industry than IN any
6fher in the state.
Printing apd publishing This class
iueailon includes establishments
gAleh pu1lish newspapers, heoks and
periodicals. Job printing offices and
those engaged IN bookhinding and
blank bo,,k making This Industry re.
ported move establishments. and, with
the exception OF the lumber industry
cave employment to g.ore wage earn.
era than any osaer IN the state
The butter. cheese aud condensed
milk industry shows a greater rate ol
increase from 1904 10 1909 both in
value Of products ana In value added
By manufacture than any Of the other
industries shown separately The
bakeries and broom factories show BY
far the greatest percentage OF increase
IN value OF products from 1879 to 1904
and the broom factories show also
the greatest rate Of increase in value
added by manufacture Tor the same
period. Remarkable rates Of increas,
are shown. however. for nearly an Of
the industries for which a separat,
presentation ia made. pad generally
ior both periods and the decade.
Persons Engaged in Manufacturing
Industries.
The average number Of persons en-
gagged IN manufactures during lsol
was I0.osi, Of whom 1918 we're wage
carriers. OF The remainder $500 wer'
propFletors and officials and 1861 were
clerks.
0f the total number Of persons en-
gagged In an manufacturing Industries
2ol per cent were proprietors and OF
fleials. seven per cent clerka ana
72s per cept wage earnefs
For all lnduatriaa eamhinod qg|