Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-02
States Manufactures
WORT $225,OOO,OOO
This Year, Is Estimate
rHE MANUFACTURING industry

'yalue Ode TO raw materials
of more than $4,000, 900 in 1927, ac-
cording to information received from
the state division of publicity. The
value of manufactured products in
Montana this year, it is estimated,
will aggregate $226,021 ,682, while the
cost Of the raw materials from which
these products are made totals $780,
9S6,502, leaving the "value added" or
the contribution of manufactures to
the new wealth of the state $65 $685.
$50. Estimates indicated that 1910
workers are employed in the states
mills and factories.
The latest fiures on manufactured out
put are published for the year 1925 by
the United States Department OF Com
merce. 1t Is estimated that the value
Of manufactured products In Montana
has increased about 10 per cent since
that date.
s225, ooO. 900 This Year
Basing the 1927 figures on this esti-
mate, Montana can be expected to pro-
duce about gas ,OOO. 900 worth Of manu-
featured products this year, using raw
materials worth about e160, 800 900. In
1875 from materials worth &146, 1851 1855.
the state produced @205 ,474 ,257 worth Of
manufactured products and IN 1928.
from e128. TOO. 042 worth OF raw mate
rails the output In manufactured prod
ucts WA valued at $l74,873 $40. In 1925.
IA, TOO wage-earners were employed In
COG establishments at wages totaling ap-
proximately $21 ,078 900.
For 1927 -four. feed and grain mill
products manufactured are valued at
4 - 4 60 TAA - vr4$nr{oYo rtood ~ yol
ued at about Ole. TAO ,000. In 1926 the
milling industry was estimated to have
23 establishments In the state, employ
ing 318 w-age-earners at wages totaltng
$434, 845 for the year.
Lumber and timber products show the
next highest value and will produce IN
1927 over sl4, TIA, 900 worth OF goods from
1925 there were TO establishments for the
manufacture Of timber products, employ
, ing Boat wage-earners n paying wages
totaling over $4,000. DOC.
Railroad Shops
The steam railroad INDUSTRY grindl
out products worth Sill ,204 900. using ap'
!. proximately 90, 742. 900 worth of raw ma
! terials in the process. This industry II
! 1925 had 81 establishments in the stat
, and employed 1910 wage-earners at
] cost in wages Of $6.008. 583.
The manufacturers Of butter, cheese
5 ice cream m dairy products used thi
year SO, 1922, TIL worth Of materials II
. producing products worth approximate,
9 $11 .000. 900.
The Montana oil commission at tn
present date reports 18 petroleum re
finery establishments In the state. Case
line and other products manufacture
add about 81 SOC. 900 to the value Of tn
. crude oil delivered.
\ Cloru1tarinr ond roaof naekinp mt1
show an output worth $4.587 900 from
So. 400, 596 worth of raw materials.
The Printing Business
b The printing of newspapers and peri
odicals is an industry with a probabl
finished product value of SO, 742, 900. us
ing approximately $842, 402 worth of ma
r ~terials. In 1925 this industry had, &C
= cording to the department of commerce
; census, 81 establishments, employing
535 wage-earners at wages totaling 81,
O02, 1914. In September of this year th
division OF publicity Issued a director
of Montana newspapers which showed
total of 1870 newspapers in the state
Book and job printing is valued at 1851,
$50.
Other state manufacturing industrie
with their estimated values for 1927 are
Awnings, tents and other canvas goods
S57,310; beverages, s460,158; bread an
other BAKERY products, $3,4Oo, Ioo, cleo
trio railroads (car and general construc
ton and repairs), sl91, o96; clay product
(other than pottery:, $780, 73; confec
~tionery, $208290; copper, tin n sheet
iron work not elsewhere classified. 1887,
t 2O0; food preparations, $73, 1894; foundr
q and machine shop products, 81, 495 ,907
: fur goods, SOC, 096; gas tmanufactured)
$438, 018; ice cream. S308, 221; ice (manu
factured), $211 1859; marble, slate an
stone work, 100000; saddlery and har
6 ness, 1924 ,897; tobacco. cigars n cigar
: cites, $110,7 39.
All industries not listed as above wi
g have a combined value of 1851, STA, 90
and, it is estimated, will use $115,811 90
worth of raw materials. Several larg
a industries are not enumerated but ar
included in the total figures given.