Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-21
ALL MANUFACTURING
IN GEORGIA IS ON UP
GRADE, SAYS STANLEY
Textile Mills During 1916 En-
jOyed Greater Prosperity
Than Ever Before-Raw Ma
teriaIS Used Worth Millions

Manufacturing in Georgia is in SPLEEN
did condition. according to the report of
n. NJ. Stanley. commissioner of com
merce and labor, for the year ending
December 81 last. which has just been
published.
Although there has been decrease
| in the number of industries of a given
class. in some instances manufactured
,roducts have vastly increased. These
include the products of textile mills,
garment factories, fertilizer factories.
foundry and repair shops, bottlers, bug
gy manufacturers and the like.
The year 1916 showed that Georgia's
textile mills had enjoyed greater pros
perity than ever before. says the report.
The 1865 establishments reported capital
stock of s51.512.129.25; raw material
used TO the amount OF 3s3.74O. 43O
pounds of cotton; 362 600 pounds OF
wool and 17.71O.O73 pounds ot yarn. all
OF which was estimated 20 be worth
sac 445.S32.7l
The manufactured products were 644,-
sl54SS yards OF sheeting. duck, drills
and other fabrics. including wooden
goods. 27.O0O.657 pounds of duck and
other fabrics, S5.63T, 4O7 pounds OF yarn.
3I363sT pounds OF Irvine, rope and ball
/ EnEEaO. ls1VSs-fS QOLcuS OF lOMNlSs
5IS.T5S yards Of wooden and cotton
fabrics, 6.Iss.sS7 dozens of hose and
1911 .643 dozens of knit goods (union
suits. The total value of all these
products was s96.l9S.733.79. or s46.74s,-
4OI.OS more than the cost OF raw ma
teriaI.
The mills I'm 1915 paid s1.2es.2 3S.73
for salaries of officers and clerks. s15,-
tC5.15225 to wage-earners. S2l91, 1860
for repairs and new machinery, a grand
'otaI of expenses amounting to sls,-
.s5.1S22S. an increase of s3.455, 1888,
pr SO per cent over 1915.
The capital stock in 1915 showed an
increase over 1915 of 8 2-5 per cent.
For this same period the raw material
used showed an increase in pounds of s
per cent; the production showed a gain
of rs per cent and the value OF products
increased SO $40 per cent.
The number OF active producing spin
dies in 1915 was Assesses as compared
with 2.217.4s4 I'm 1915. a gain OF 113,1O4
spindles. an increase of o per cent.
The twister spindles numbered 1885,
4S7 in 1915 as compared with 242.074 in
1915. an increase of 54.363 twlsters, q
gain OF little over % per cent. The
active looms in 1916 were 45.s64 as
against 43.414 in 1915 an increase OF
2.45O looms or 3-5 per cent.
The mills that knit and those that
knit and spin but do not weave also
report improved machinery.
The textile mills report 43,S21 en-
pIoyes during 1915 as against 81, 305 for
1915. a gain Of 6,516 or IL 2-5 per cent
Some OF the mills that reported large
gains in production. attributed this tc
new and improved machinery and more
| efficient work, others attributed IL 10
having put on a night force, while 9TH
ers assigned both reasons for increased
production. All credited the gains to
better conditions.
Closely allied to the textile mills are
establishments that make overalls,
pants shirts garments for women and
children, including straw hats, also
those that make roller covers, awnings,
mattresses and tents. The value of
their manufactured products for 1915
was SO 263. S26. a gain of so per cent
1915. when their value was s2.175.Ss4.
The fertilizer factories show some
gain over 1915 while the oil mills are
a little short Both these classes of
Industries. although not making such
sales as in 1914, still rank next to the
textile mills in the value of their pro-
ducts which for the fertilizer plants is
s91.11O.150 and for the oil mills $685.
OO7 1890. Brick. tile. terra Gotta.
sewer piping and clay products show a
value s2.324.964. a gain of a per cent
over last years report.
Foundry. machine and general repair
shons show products valued at S10.-
| OIL O92 a gain OF so per cent over last
year.
The bottlers and manufacturers of