The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-29
CLINTON CENSUS
or MANUFACTURERS
interesting Facts Gathered from Gin.
ton. Much Capital Found,

SiinlOn, March 2G-MOrc or loss in
tercst is always manifested toward the
amount of manufacturing business
done in Il community. Inuuirios are
often made as to The volumc Of bust
ness. the number OF people cmnlovcd
and the amount OF wages paid Such
information has just been gathered
and compiled for the town of Gin
ton ana presents many interesting
iacts. The report icludcS those cs
iab!shmcnts located in Clinton and
south Clinton. As the figures arc
furnished by the manufacturers them
selves they are both comp,ct and
accurate. They cover the calendar
year 1918, or the fiscal year of thc
establishment falling most nearly
within the calendar year. In some
instances the plants were closed a
part Of the year.
10 reveal figures that relate to any
particular firm would not be fair and
Tor that reason only aggregate to-
tals are given. Included in the re-
ports arc establishments that manu-
1acturc yarn, cloth, cottonsccd oil and
the by-products OF this industry, COM
mcrcial fertilizer, marble yard, bot
,tinS plant. ice, engraving, electro
plating, printing and publishing cs
tablishhcnts, general wood works and
the shoe shop at the Thornwcll or
phanagc where 500 pairs of shoes
are made each year for the orphans.
Statistics are not included for estab
lishmcnts having products for the
year valued at less than $500 nor for
those lines Of industry classed as
hand trades.
me total amount Of capital invest
cd in Clinton is $1,7SO,494. To n large
extent this Is invested in lands, build
ings, machinery and tools. This total
does not tally with the capital stock
OF the firms as part of the amount in
vested may be surplus or borrowed. In
instances the buildings use l,v
manufacturing enterprises are ,cr'td
but trcir value Is not included The
number Of salaricd employees which
constitutes mainly the Office force and
includes officers, supcrintendents, man
ayers and stcnographers is 2S. When
inc liSurcs were compiled few weeks
ago, on that day there were 9l3 wage
earncrs employed, 6l5 Of which were
male and 2GS female or the wage
carncrs IS were reported as bcina un-
DER 10 years of age. The total anlolnt
Pad IN salaries and wages during the
year was $3i7,4Gi. Neither The num-
Der of wage carners nor the amount
paid them includes the 30 or more
boys who work in the shops a, thc
tholnwcll orphanagc for when .h,y
receive their board, clothing nl Cdr-
cation. The cost Of all material Nhjch
includes fuel, freight and rcat OF
mower was $iGo,S07 and relates 70 that
actually used during the year Which
may be more or less than the ,mount
purchased. The fuel was used both
for heat and poycr. The principal
''N''i VI lucI WIS lo,lJJ TONS OF coal.
The selling value at the fatoory or
works OF all products manufactured
during the year, which may bc diiror-
cnt from the actual sales, was $l.%lI.-
972.
The total primary horsepower gen.
Grated by The establishments plus the
Of power principally electric,
rented from other concerns, was 3.O2S
horsepower, This docs not cover the
electric power developed by the pri-
may power OF the establishments
themselves, the inclusion of which
would evidently result in duplication.
The cotton mills operate ,9SG looms
and Sl,lS0 spindles. In these mills
] So bales of raw cotton were con
sumcd. 1t is estimated that Clinton
furnishes market for an average of
$500 bales. If left to its own re-
sources, Clinton's trade area would
not supply more than 70 per cent of
the cotton used by her mills. The
total circulation of Clinton's weekly
publication is G.300.-The State.
Another for Shcriif.