The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-04-25
$500, 900 OUTPUT BY
GEORGIA PLANTS IN '21
TOTAL INVESTMENT rs FOUR
HUNDRED MILLION. GOOD
INDUSTRIAL SHOWING.

! States in 1921, but, nevertheless prod
Fucts valued at more than 100000, 900
were manufactured in this state, ac-
cording to the annual report of the
state department of commerce and la
Dor just completed. The department
regards this as splendid showing.
| The total number OF manufacturing
plants in Georgia, including those list
ed by the department of commerce
and labor as we'll as those shown IN
the government census, is given in the
state report as 5,123. The total capital
invested in 1921 was SAL sos, 74I.80,
which was about 100000 less than
| in 1920. The value of manufactured
products was about one-half OF the
5000, 100000 valuation in 1920, but this
was largely due to the fact that values
were far above normal in 1920 and
does not indicate that manufacturing
| fell off one-half in the amount of
goods produced, the report says.
Cotton mills listed as follows: Cot
ton and silk, 153 wooden mills, 8;
mills that spin and knit, 7 mills that
knit, II; total, 100. The capital of these
ton and silk sos ,000,000; wooden mills,
0l ,OOOtOOf.UOy Hills lIldt spun anu hAlAtS
| $3.925, 308.33; mills that knit, $780,
278.22; total $IO2,758,621.2l. Money
invested in buildings and land and
equipment is distributed as follows
Cotton and silk mills, $60068, 69755;
WOODEN mills, 500, 587 90; mills that
spin and knit $2,227, 45O.94; mills that
knit, $3.50, 640.45; total, $64,666,
358.54. The manufactured products of
the textile mills of Georgia are cloths
Of many kinds, such as sheeting, duck,
drills, denims, khaki, tire and other
fabrics, including wooden goods, also
toweling. lap robes, bedspreads, Irvine
sash cords, thread, hose and knit un
derwear. The total value of all these
products was $127, 26,l00.66.
The cost Of raw material was $685.,
GAO, 922.78; the amount paid in salaries
to officers and clerks was $2,975, 575.60;
the amount paid to wage earners was
$17 ,081 ,26495: the amount paid for re-
pairs and new machinery was $9.942,-
0o644. The total of all these expenses
was S29, 998, 93704. The number of all
white employees was 34,63l, of whom
.20,11l were males and 1880 were fe-
males. The negroes employed in the
textile mills numbered 2, 172, OF whom
1913 were males and $50 were females
Industries allied to textile mills are
those that manufacture pants, overalls,
shirts, hats and garments Tor women
and children; also awnings, tents, mat
tresses and backbands. There are 99
establishments in Georgia that come
under this class. They use LOO sew
ing machines The capital invested i'll
1921 was $3.200,000. The following
were some Of the chief items of ex-
pense: Amount spent for repairs and
new machinery, $40,67S.92; pay OF Of
ficers and clerks, $230,000 amount paid
to wage earners, $725,000; cost of raw
materials, which was largely produced
by the textile mills, 81, 100000; total
of foregoing items of expense, $685.
1882. The value of all the manufact
ured products was $3.50, 66219. The
employees numbered 1895, or 1901
whites and 434 negroes.
Congresses, Oil Mills.
Congresses are not manufactures,
but they are such important public
utilities that they have become prime
necessities to railroads, steamships and
to everything used for transportation
Manufacturers, farmers, merchants
and shippers alike consider them indis-
capital invested in congresses in Geor-
gia in 1921 was $4,o50,000. The en-
ployees number 1887, of whom 202
were whites and 1856 negroes. The sal
aries of officials were $150,000 and the
wages of all employees $250000.
The cotton oil mills in Georgia that
were operated in 1921 numbered 147
In this important manufacturing m
dustry Georgia ranks third for 1921.
The capital invested in 1921 was $25,
100000. There were purchased 278000
tons of cotton seed and 25S763 tons
were crushed The cost for the seed
and for crushing was $9,237,S79. The
number of operatives was 1850, OF
whom $50 were whites and 1900 ne
groes. The amount paid in salaries and
wages was $1,080,000. The expense of
repairs and new machinery amounted
to $530.666 Ali these running expenses
amounted to $10,848,543. The manu-
featured products were: 10,505,335
gallons of crude oil, valued at $l4,45O,
425; 1855 tons of cake and cotton
seed meal, valued at $2,814,o45; H.
1913 tons of bulls, valued at $796,000;
35,137 bales of linters (each 500 lbs.
nett. valued at S748,687. The grand
total OF all these values was $780,,
037
Rank First in Fertilizer Plants.
Georgia ranks first among all the
states in the number of fertilizer fac
tories and mixing plants and the value
of their products. The number operat-
ing in 1921 was ia. The capital in
vested was $5O,960,094.32 The cost of
repairs and new machinery was ST.,
O78,0829o The raw materials used in
manufacturing were sulphates, phos-
pilates, pyrites, ground limestone,
phosphate rock and cotton seed meal
Their cost was $9,144,935 The aver
age number of employees was 1000
and their total pay $1,900090 OF
manufactured products there were
1888 tons and their value was Sl7,-
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