Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-18
The Carriage and Wagon
Industry in Year 1900


sured PRODUCES valued AZ sf.ooo. eco Or
over. IN leot there were eight e.
Establishments OF this class. such o..
Establishments. however. reported fs
per cent 81 the total value Of pro-
diets IN 1909 and 3 per cent Ia 1904.
None Of the other groups reported as
large a percentage Of the total value
81 products IN 1893 % IN 1905.
Establishments whose product ex-
ceeded 100000 and was loss than
$1,000. GOO Ia value represented only
- per cent Of the total number Of
establishments. but reported fs.7 per
cent 81 the total value ~ products Ia
1909. ON the other hand. the small
establishments. that IT, those manu-
fncturing products valued II loss than
$500 almost four
fifths (7s per cent? Of the total num-
Der Of establishments. but the value
OF their products was iesn than one
fifth (i7.3 pnr cent? OF the total
The average value OF products per
establishment increased from s27,s83
IN 1905 TO se9.iit M 1893. and the
average value added by manufacture
from slh0is 70 tii.1e2, but tina av-
erngc number OF wage carners per
establishment shows decrease from
is.9 In 1904 10 i2.7 IN 1909 IN the
carriage and wagon branch Of the tn
dustry In 1903 the average value 90
products per establishments was s25.-
7t3 and the average number ~ wage
carnerr WIS i0.s The correspond
ing figures for establishments max.
Ing primarily carriage and wagon ma
teriala were s56.507 and IS
Fewer Vehicles Manufactured.
The number Of complete vehicles OF
all classes manufactured by the es-
Establishments IN the Industry Increased
from i.59t.ies In 1899 60 i.7ii5gg in
i90a. hat decreased 20 ibte.TS2 in
1909. the decrease for tho decade be-
ing 81 per cent. md that for tho
five-yeRr period 1a0f-f9O9. ii2 per
cont The value Of the vehicles mar
ufacturcd. however, was somewhat
greater IN 1893 than In 1899.
Between 1899 and 1904 the aggre.
gate number aud the value OF family
and pleasure carriages manufactured
increased somewhat. but the number
In 1909 was 50 per cent less than
that IN 1899 and the value Go per cent
less. OF the family and pleasure
carriages only those with two wheels
showed an Increase IN number dur
ing the decade.
The aggregate number and value
of wagons manufactured Increased
materially from 1899 10 1904. Tho
number. however decreased between
1905 and 1909. although tho value In
creased somewhat The number Of
wagons made in 1909 was per cent
greater than the number made In
1899. and the value 2S.5 pcr cent
greater. AZ compared with 1904. how
ever. there was decrease 81 81 per
ccnt IN number and an increase OF on
~ IA per cent IN vRlue.
Wagons business farm. govern
ment. etc.) were made In 1903 In cv-
cry aate w which the carriage and
wagon industry was conducted. The
four leading states, Wisconsin. Indi-
aa, Iliiofs and Pennsylvania. together
reported the manufacture Of 29s. 5se
wagons. or SOS per cent Of IN. to-
tai. or the thlrty-ono states for
(which the numbers are given sopar-
ately. seventeen show an Increase be-
tween 1899 and 1909 In the number
made. and fourteen decrease. ilii-
nois shows the greatest absolute In
crease and Michigan the largest de-
crease
The humbcr OF sleighs aud slcds
manufactured SHOVE movement
similar To- that of carriages II In
creased from 1899 To 1904. but de-
creased during the neNt five years.
and In 1909 was l3S per cent less
than In 1899. While the manufac-
ture OF sleighs and sleds was re-
ported In thirty-three states. 7i.6 per
cent of the total number were made
In four states. Michigan. Wisconsin,
Minnesota and New York.