New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
A CLOTHING CENTRE
Advantages Enjoyed by the In
duStry in This City.
OCCUPIES 6.133 WORKSHOPS
Five Branches Employ TIA, 600
Persons, with Production
Valued at S529,134,000.


Association.
The manufacture of clothing in It's vari-
Gus forms is one of the most important
American industries. 1T is Of compare
lively recent origin II has had 4 sensa-
tional growth and the present demand
for its products is the result of the
shrewdness and wisdom Of the indcpen-
dent manufacturer in forcSceiug the
needs of the people ana iu satisfying
those needs 10y efficient service. The re-
ward of such service has been that the
manufacture of clothes is a great and
stable source Il manufacturing profits.
New York city. the centre OF the cloth
ing industry. IS Justly proud of its SUI
premacy. and shares most OF the rewards
which come To the manufacturer. The in
dustry in this city ranks first In the value
Of its products. and the degree OF coucen-
tration In this city is greater than IN any
other
There arc five important branches OF
the industry which play an important
part I'm the profits that arc secured.
These are women's clothing, mems cloth
ing. mems furnishings. the manufacture
sets. These five industries require 6.l5}
establishments. give employment 10 lH.>'
workers. and turn out a product valued
al $50. l34Cc0. or nearly oue-fourth of the
entire manufactured product of the city.
OF these Industries women's clothing
r. the most important. and II ranks as
one OF the great Industries In the United
States. In this city there were connected
with this industry. according 90 90 the re-
DOR, Of the 1919 census OH manufactures
1895 establishments. employing %|p
workers and turning out 81 product worth
$50 477oo0. which was a per cent oil the
total product value for the entire INDUS
try in the United states.
The Industry ranking second In impor-
lance was that OF mems clothing. which
in New York occupied 2.526 establish
ments. employed 5000 workers and pro-
duccd articles valued at S2ls.4ll.po'. cor "A
per cent Of the entire value a the output
of this industry in the United States
The third industry classified under tins
head is that OF mems furnishings. which
had SI3 establishments In the city, en-
ploying 500 workers and turning out "a
product valued 1T N-rtf'pt''', 'lt'''N'
matcly % per cent Of the entire product
value of the industry In the United states.
The manufacture Of hats and caps III
New York ranks fourth. with - estap-
lishments and a product value OF VIZ
$4,000. amounting TO IL per cent OF the
entire product value Tor the United States.
The last important subdivision Is the
manufacture OF corsets. in which there Is
less degree Of concentration ia the city
than I'm the other branches. This Industry
required thirty-nine establishments IN 1909
employed 200 workers and turned out a
product valued at $4,000. or 1873 per
cent Of the entire value OF the products
OF this industry In the United States.
4 comparison between the output OF
New York and that OF other Industrial
sections brings out the significance OF
New York's position as the centre Of the
clothing trades. When It Is realized that
tho value OF tho product for the men
and women's clothing industry in New
York amounted TO nearly 500. 100000. ana
that In only ten states OF the Union was
the total value OF the product OF all the
manufacturing industries equivalent TO
that amount. the supremacy OF New
York's position Is evident. An even more
striking comparison with the product
value OF the clothing industry in Phila-
deIphia and Chicago is shown In the fol-
lowing table;