Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-14
MANUFACTURING IN
GEORGIA GETS BOOST

The ninth annual report of the de-
partment of commerce and labor will
be ready for distribution In few
days. The report deals exhaustlvely
with Georgia as a manufacturing
state; gives figures showing the ex-
cellent climate of Georgia: has an
excellent article on railroads, SHOW
ing that in any section Of the state
if one desires to establish an indus
try there is railroad near: quotes
from the census figures as to the
population for 1920 and gives other
information of value. The following
are the statistics with, reference to
manufacturing for the year 1920:
The Georgia textile mills are list
ed in detail. The raw material used
in these mills consists of 356.363.832
pounds of cotton; 23.171,224 pounds
of yarn, shoddy and waste and $685.
this raw material was $134, 589.55S.2O
The manufactured products of
the textile mills of Georgia are cloths
of manv kinds The toIal value Of al
these products was s23s.519.7S2.
In addition to the. cost OF raw ma ma
terial, which was S134.589. 558.2O, the
mills paid s3,775,526.48 in salaries 10
wage earners and S5.186,1 1864 for
repairs and new machinery. They
gave employment to 1859 persons
OF whom 37,988 were over 10 years
O: age.
The active cotton oil mills Of Geor-
gia in 1920 mum bered 1877. In this
industry Georgia's rank is second:
$25, 200, 100000. The tons of cotton
seed purchased were 10000. and the
cotton seed crushed amounted 70
1858 tons. The cost OF the cot6oh
Is D.
577,988.65, and the Wages PAID 70 EN-
nioves was $4,000. 100000. the amount
Spent for repairs and new machinery
was $1,592,000.0O. ., a.,
Georgia ranks first among all the
states in the number and Va+He u
| products of fertilizer factories anu
mixing plants, the statistics of Wnlcp
| for 1920 are as follows: number oper-
ating, 1872. capital, $50,96O, 09432; cost
Of repairs and new machinery, ~
| 157,655.98. The raw materials us USE.
in manufacturing were suIphates'
nbosnhates. pyrites, ground lime
setone nhosphate rock and cotton seed
Brick. tile, sewer piping, cement
| and clay products in Georgia are ~
| Greg sing in importance every yedfe
and by reason of the rapid Growth OF OF
| our cities and towns will continue 70
be more and more in demand accoFo-
| ing to the report ~ ending
| The reports for the year e1ulnS
December 81, 1920 snow Inc rdscbime
| and general repair shops 1ncludlns
~a;1road shops, in Georgia: NUMBER
1s7: capital, $17,716,So9.5O; am irn,
naid for repairs and new machln nee
| S1,2S2,746.95; raw materlaa +er;a1
| Soo 600 tons; value of raw materlal'
| SSggoo'GsS A7972: number of employees
whites S,O78, negroes, 2,59z, toCai;
w s70. amount paid to officers ana
| marks S1,362,599.44; amount palu ~
U weee earners, S15,215,234.69; value S OIL
MANUFACTURED products S'''40V'
'0S Marble and granite quarries -, an n
a Mhi w Yards: Number, 113; capital
S17,O23, 066.33. eoo+,,rers Of soft
drinks: Number, 22z; capl1ai r,ensirs
O76'3oo;o go ,schinery, $S19,6S6.23; cost
anu an ra nv" material, SIS 23O,549.S4.
VI angeles. carriages, wagons, cat
or5 nosterials: Number of plants 90
capital, S3,177,749.9S; money p@ias 3S-.
repairs and new machlnerSs, S5S.
1875; cost Of raw MATERIAL
0oT G;i hS:i power and light plants plants
Nnmber. i55; capital and equlPSiiueSoa y
.astimated in round NUMBERS, Pt ~,
oHG,oTV and repairs 1855 ,9S7.4l; NUN,
'Salhe[ nf @ employees, whites. 4,9OS
neeroes, s5,547, total, 10, ,.o,
Sas nlants: Number, 10; caplLdl
45,0S4.04; money paad 90 i go &c
TTsi,s and new machinery, $lo6 oeo.S1
cost Of material, $1'2a4'' o4'o4' "--
Der of employees, 9bO. a.. o.nital
Ice factories: Number, -; cap4Ca "a
s10 Ie6.677.75; money invested ~ 40
ppairs and new machinery S1'o'o'
368.72. eoo+ioneries candle:
~ ice cream: Number or ptdHIs
SnS. capitaA, $6,717,135.S0. ,+as
Barrels, boxes, slaves, CI@S 81
Number Of plants, 81. capltae, S irs
0o5.192.6S; money spent LOT 91o ao p"--
and new machinery, SIoo; I3So =,
Brooms, number OF planIs' "0' o"p
i'1 C,anning establishments, number
ri: capital, $683,50O.
Cigars, number of plants o'' o"p'
Flour and grist mills and otnel
, mills producing foodstuns. n tta %
: Of plants, 222; capital, 1923 "a
Furniture, including SASH, ooors
and blinds and finished WoooWo +
| Number of plants, 1853; capital 90
59.068.36. .o. .;+., s1
22O,137.6S. s.ad1er,
and harness: number of plants, "a
capital, $3,471, 582.S2. I'll
Miscellaneous manufactures WITH
NOT enough of a kind to form sep
/ arate class Number. 1870; capital
S32,403, 075.96.
! On 000 E,)ox,oe ~,