The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-05-25
MADE in Georgia.
BY H. M. STANLEY
Commissioner of Commerce and Labor


gia but prevailed over the country. There has been
shown ample to believe that during the pres
ent year conditions will greatly improve and 1t is
believed that business interests will reach a
normal state again
The greatest industry in Georgia is that of tex
tiles Georgia ranks fifth in this industry In the
manufacture of cotton oil mill products Georgia
ranks third. For many years Georgia has had sec
ond place but the ravages OF the boil weevn during
the past year or two caused slump in production
in cotton and there naturally slump IN oil pro-
ducts In the matter of fertilizer Georgia continues
in first place.
Each year statistics are gathered by the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor from all classes OF in
duStria enterprises in the State, which information
is published for the benefit of all who interested
in such matters digest of the report for 1922,
which has not yet been received from the printer,
would perhaps not be out of place in article Of
this character In order to be of value statistics must
be carefully compiled. This the department has
done. The figures checked and re-checked and
can therefore be accepted as authentic.
The reports to the department of Commerce and
Labor show industries in Georgia to the number OF
2751. These figures are much less than the figures
of the t. S. census which reports 5123 manufac
turing plants in the State. The discrepancy comes
about for the reason that the Act creating the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor made an exemp
ton in favor of mill and naval store industries
which this Department does not attempt to han
turing plants by the Government but not so
considered by this department.
The advance sheets of the 1921 report of this De-
partment show the following facts concerning the
operation of industrial plants in this State:
THE textile mills in Georgia are listed as follows
Cotton and silk, 153 wooden mills, 3; mills that spin and
knit, Z; mills that knit 27 total, $780, The capital of
these mills distributed follows Cotton and silk
$95O00000; wooden mills 81 663 mills that spin
and knit, $3,9253O833 mills that knit, 0,27822;
MOVoI 4oI ~ I,,l
land and equipment is distributed follows Cotton and
silk mills, $6OO68, 67955; wooden mills $3.50 587 so
mills that knit and spin, $2227 "a; mills that knit
$1,579 64O45 total $64 666, 35854 The manufactured
products of the textile mills are cloth of MANY kinds as
sheeng duck, drills, denims khaki tire and other fab
rlcs including wooden goods, also toweng ticking lap
robes bed Spreads twne sash cord, thread hose and
knit underwear The total value of all these products
was $127 026,1 0066 The machinery used in the pro-
ducton of all the above named articles consisted of
263l7O7 producing spindes, 50536 looms, 8459 cards.
81 sets of cards. GIG sewing machines 4747 knitting
machines SAT looping machines and 915 ribbng ma
Chimes 322977 twster spindles Of the textile mills "a
bleach, dye and finish.
The powers used steam, water and electricity
Those using steam were, 81 water, 81 electricity 1O1
many OF them use more than one kind of power The
cost OF raw material $58 1922 49, the amount paid
IN salaries to officers and clerks, $2975,57568; the
amount paid to O81 26495; amount
paid for repairs and new machinery was 50 942-
O96.44 The total of all these expenses was $29998,-
937O4. The number of all white employees was 81 631
of whom 201 males and a. 500 were females The
negroes employed in the textile mills numbered 2172 of
whom 613 were males and $50 were females. The ne
gro men were employed drivers and porters and the
negro women as scrubbers and cleaners.
Garment Industries
Industries allied to textile mills are those that manu-
facture pants, overas Shirts hats and garments fol-
women and children; also awnings TENTS mattresses and
backbands. There 80 establishments in Georgia that
under this class They use 200 sewing machines
The capital invested in 1921 SO 200 900; the follow
ing were some of the chief items of expense: Amount
spent for repairs and machinery $40 1882; pay
of officers and clerks $3.50 000 amount paid to wage
earners S725,OOO; cost of materials, which wa
largely produced by the textile mills $500 900. Tota
of foregoing items of expense So 495 1882 The value
of all the manufactured products $3.50 662 9
The employees numbered ,495, ,061 whites and 49,
negroes. The textile mills and their allied industries
are regarded among the most important industrie
of Georgia and employ very large portion of the
earners of the state
Compresses are not manufactures hu+ bo, oro s,ol
important public utilities that they have become prim
necessities to railroads. steamships and to everythns
USED Tor transportation Manufacturers farmers mer
chants and shippers alike consider them INDISPENSABLE
Their number 32 The capital invested in compresse
in Georgia in 1921 was S495O,0OO The emploves nnn
bered lO81 OF whom POP whites and 885 negroes
The salaries of officials $150,00O The wages O
all employees was S250,000. The total cost of All 70
pairs and new machinery amounted to $48915.56. TIL
highest daily capacity of presses was 1000 bales
The cotton mills in Georgia that were operated !,
1921 numbered 147 In this important manufacturin,
industry Georgia ranks third for 1921 The captal in
vested IN 1921 S25 100000 There were nurchasa
278O00 tons Of cotton seed and 258763 tons we've
ed The cost for the seed for crushing was 50
of9 The number Of operatives was 1850 of whom 95l
were whites and 1900 negroes The amount Maid in sal
ares ana wages was 81 O0OoOO. The expense of repair