The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-22
OUTPUT OF MANUFACTURES OF
STATE TOTAL S166, 675,000

n n ONTANA produces on an average more than S166675OO worth
' as a manufacturing state according to figures supplied and
claims made by the department Of publicity of the state department Of
ut is listed as produced from unclassifed industries and includes main
ly the commodities manufactured from ores.
The figures quoted are from the latest federal census to which have
been added carefully compiled statistics assembled by the state depart
ment.
The manufacturing plants employ nearly 10000 wage earners whose
labor gave value to the products through manufacture of $44,513OO.
incidentally" the department report. in its industrial review com
piled by {. E. Greenfield, Jr, "the second largest industrial corporation
in the United States, the Anaconda Copper Mining company, which is
office in this state.
"The holdings of the Anaconda company in Montana are larger
than its holdings in any other state Or country IN which 1t operates.
Smelling and refining of copper, zinc and lead is the principal in
dustry, but figures on its operation are not available as they are group
ed in census reports under the heading All Other Industries
Manufacturing is summarized by the state department as follows:
There ear are e 69 DO . mills n employing So wage = ea Thsr an t producing
adjustments, employing 1908 persons and producing SlO9920O worth
of products; 80 car and shop construction establishments giving en-
ployment to 5,312 persons and turning out products valued at S1O957,I
900; slaughtering and meat packing establishments number II, in which
Butter is made in AZ places, employing 100 persons and having a total
value each year OF $4,000 The p55ntlng and publishing business is
duct valued in dollars at 3e13o0, Or almost as much as the butter of
the state is worth.
product total of S, $4,000. Automobile repairing is done in 255 shops
valued at s2o3o,oo, Foundry and machine shop products are turned
out of y shops BY $50 wage earneTs and the product of their labor is
H. i49 q q ~ y % wage -'"S' @O 'S p'''D'' ''' : ''A =
Lumber, planning mill products exclusive of planning mills that are
connected with saw mills number 80, employ TO persons and produce
81, 205OO0 worth of products. h
Book and job printing establishments number y, employ 1872 per-
sons and have an annual product total of $850OO.
Confectionery and ice cream establishment are recorded to the
number of 81 in which 1874 persons are employed and the product is
worth $4,000.
Copper, tin and sheetiron establishments are "a in number, employ S
20 persons and manufacture articles valued at $565ON. IL
The other industries classified are brick, gas and illuminating, min g
eral and carbonated waters, liquors and cereal beverages and saddlery p
and harness. These are smaller industries in Montana and the pro- 0
of only one, that one being brick, exceeds a half million a year Isl
produced in the state each year is valued at $505OO. I'm
Having abundant water power, a diversity of mineral resources 3
dvantages of several competing railroad systems and being geogra- n
hnauy situated to serve both the Pacific coast and the orient, it is the n
pinion of the state department of industry that the next 10 years will W
ind Montanas greatest development along manufacturing lines. &C