The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-14

and lor estapllshme nts ensseeiliin. th'
.snlanulasl tut o. wooden ~ king poA
eS 2 nus industry afforded employ
Inent IN tyyss 70 an asertiIc OF lsis4s
wage earnerss and turned outsprod
uets valued AZ Szs,loV,osgV.. tnease- "
g .r repFesentns zs'zs per cent. ant .
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Win extensive deposits OF coal
anu because OF tne favorable location
p mat partlol the STATE m which the
aoel "orHs ana roIing MUS. are sit
uateu, west virginia is particularly
wei WEI. aaa lpt 70 .ne manufactures pc
euiiar 70 tnls lhuustfy'. Between leg 10y.
anu lyuf pracuealy no enahse tooS
naee u 'ne taiue VI inAnulactures ol
, ,tun ana stee' prouuc's' out between
SS % a aSn oa dsVs 'eere was an increase nv
.,s. nt.so,.s E,,..a ~ - ~ a..
crea.c a, sny otber STATE T;a,,ta.,
linz i;nn and stool nrodrn,s As++ssss
rred no y.,,a =, h nrodno,. ,ha
IRON ~, s,aoI ind,str, is sn"o,a ~
Imnoyianca IN ,aa STAT
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WIN an aouiiuan. anu coaEen'en'
Hpp's VI oaS apG nethloek Dar \
ny ny was u i'srheu sromtti ~ Tue
s ,..'l, liiuus'as Vi 'ne sta.e uur r Y
sie uecaue ioSs " isVs: MeasureS
:: ,siue % proaue's ms INDUSTRY was
, .pnu ~ ,npOiAailee an .eaI Vne ,nuus
,'es VI .ne Staee III lsV'. Aitnoq IS
,iie iu,'per Vi 'anneries uecreaSec
a99ln % 70 isV4 70 ~ IN 4sVs, tnere
.as IN !nciease - 20 % DBL PEI
Sea1', IN ,tlie aseraes NUMBER Oh wage
I s IN -, .he ieather manufacturing
i,.u .n ooa mere was also an increase
VI Soi,,SVo y io'o per gent III wages
anu so,Se''vyV' or !oo;4 per cent IL
she 'alperol products darHHla ms pc
~; COS 75il s@o ilnmH2 .
The large deposits OF whitessillceou'
sand. admirably adapted dito Fglasi
making found In West Virginia, ant
an abundant supply OF coal and nat
ural gas .haye caused wonderful
growth In the glass manufacturing in
dastry. The number Of establish
ments engaged in this industry in
creased from 16 in 1898 TO 80 in 1901
and to 81 in 1909, when West Virginia
reported next to the largest number
Shown for any State in the Union
During the past decade the average
number OF glass workers increased
from 1919 TO 6.190, or more than treb
led, and the value of the products o.
the States glass manufactures In
creased from $l,S72,000 to $7,T79,OOO
Or more than quadrupled.
The coke industry includes only es
tabllshRents operating coke ovehl
for the manufacture OF coke from COD
or slack. The manufacture OF coke II
gas houses Is not included. Since
1899 there has been decrease In tn,
number OF establishments in this In
dustry. but increases have occurred
both in the average number OF wage
earncrs employed and in the value o
products. In 1908 West Virginia oc
cupied second place among the Statet
In the tonnage OF coke produced, ant
third in, the value of the output. The
increased activity OF the iron ant
steel industry during recent years ha.
given an added impetus to the produc
ton Of coke in the State. The tota
value OF products reported for this in
dustry in 1909 was 1855 900, which
was more than double that shown fol
1899.
Owing to the comparatively simple
processes involved in the flour mills
and grist mills and in the tanning
currylng and finishing OF leather, as
well rs the extent to which these pro
cesscs are carried on by machinery
the value added by manufactures and
tho number of wage earners employed
In these industries are not common
surate with the gross value OF the
products On the other hand, steam