The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
Not Mushroom Growth, But
Steady Broadening, Brings
Prosperity to City "Where
Life is Worth Living
HOLDS FIRST PLACE
IN MANY VARIED LINES
Huge Factories Now Employ Be
tween l50,OOOS and $4,000
Wage Farmers

Detroit, and thrilling, romantic
expansion OF commerce and Industry
THAT surpasses even the glowing prom
isss OF q gold mining prospectus, have
come 10 be almost synonymous terms
the Country over In the last decade.
The metropolis OF Michigan has chai-
lengsd the attention or all nations by
the way she has come forward as the
! world center OF industry. The wealth
OF products from her factories varies
from automobiles to overalls, from
antttoxins to adding machines.
There 10 nothing mushroom-lIke
about the prosperity which caused
the population OF the -city to jump
some So per cent In the decade be-
tween 1900 and 1870 Foundries, iron
works. bodybuilding plants; stove
works and scores OF other lines Of
manufacturing have for generations
made Detroit an important producing
center. Some Of the concerns have
passed down from one generation to
another In the same family. Il was
not o temporary squirt" or stroke OF
fortune that has placed the name OF
Detroit still further In the van as the
NTH city Of the country In manufac-
tured products. II was the progress
sive spirit OF an already prosperous
community that made men ready to
recognise and seize opportunities the
realization OF which demanded keen
,znsisht and optimistic faith in the
future. Those opportunities have
abufdantiy repaid the men who. dared
to- cross the Rubicon and stake their
fortunes on the issue.
The busy Industries Of the city
where life 10 worth living employ
between 10000 and $4,000 wage
earners. For variety or products De.
troit Is outdone BY few cities OF the
land. And listen to the roll OF manu-
factured goods in which she takes
the firs. place! In automobile and
automobile parts she IL without peer,
Of course, so pass them by. To her
70 first honors In the production OF
adding machines, alkaline products.
aluminium castings. druggist prepare
tions. oil and gas engines, lubricators.
overalls, stoves and varpishes.
Other goods OF which her output
places her up among the leaders are
iron, steel and brass goods, pneumatic
tools, emery wheels. tobacco products.
engine appliances. steel boats, fslrnI
ture. animal dips, heating and venti.
lating apparatus, showcases, disinfect-
ants. The list OF articles In wood.
leather and steel. foodstuffs. wearing
apparel. paper and scores OF other
things, produced commercially. in De-
troit are too numerous even for enum-
Grafton. The total value OF them all
runs up TO several million dollars
annually. .~
Detroit has done much towards taxi
ing Michigan out OF the ranks of mere
producers Of raw materials and plac-
ing the state among the foremost Of
the union In turning out finished
goods. The plants and factories upon
which the burden Of this task has
rested form the industrial backbone
4 or the community. They are worthy
Of more attention and closer &C
quaintance on the part OF those who
partake Of the prosperity which comes
out OF their operations.
The making of automobiles. which
10 now Detroit's leading industry, did
not make Its appearance as q distinct
line Of manufacturing until the year
1904. At present the value OF the out
put Is rapidly approaching one-half OF
the total sum OF manufactured goods,
which IL itself nearly half billion
dollars. In the factories which turn
our automobiles and automobile parts,
more than 10000 men are employed.
This number includes only those I'M
mcdiately engaged In the automobile
business
Truly fabulous fortunes have been
made in motor car production and