The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-13
Monroe Industries Pay 465
Worklnen Yearly 1858, 137
Investments OF $491,l93
In l936-'37; Figures
Released By State De-
partment OF Agriculture


ment of Agriculture report for the
year 1861. Monroe County
manufactures are topped by 80
auto repair shops which paid a
total of $75.480 to workmen for
the period employed, an aver
age of 88 workmen and repre-
sented an investment of SIC. $50.
Monroe industries paid 465
workmen total of 1888. 1877 in the
year. Investments represented a
total of $491, 1893.
Industries with next highest
payrolls respectively are: One ice
manufacturing plant with $4,000
employing "a workmen and rep
resenting an investment of $685.
200; six bakeries with "a men
paid $4,000 with an investment
of $500; seven paint shops pay
ing "a Morkmen $4,000 with an
investment of $3.50; four boat
manufacturing shops paying l8
workmen $4,000 with an invest
ment of SAC, 450; four ice cream
manufacturing parlors paying 25
workmen $18,330. investment of
SAG, 450; four machine shops pay
ing IL workmen $4,000 with an
investment of $4,000; three
printing plants paid % workmen
$l5,860 with an investment of
$4,000; % tailor shops paying 25
workmen $15,8l0 with a capital
outlay of safes; IS cigar manu-
featuring shops paying 46 work
men $15,405 with an investment
of $500: nine sausage manufac-
turing shops paying 90 workmen
$l5,i12 with an investment of So
900; nine tin shops paying Ia
workmen So, 200 with an invest
ment of $1,000.
Other industries with payrolls
less than five figures follow:
Six battery shops employ six.
payroll $4,000: investment $I,4D0;
one blacksmith shop employs one,
payroll $500, investment $3.50; six
bicycle shops employ seven, pay
roll 5000, investment $4,000. two
bottling works employ four, pay
roll $3,120, investment S26. 500;
one box factory employs ten, pay
roll $500, investment $4,000;
one candy manufacturing shop
employs two. payroll $3.50. invest
ment SITS: one casket manufae
turing shop employs two with
payroll of 1900 with investment
of 81 800: two cement works en-
ploys four. payroll $4,000. invest
ment $1,000.
Five coffee mills employ IL,
payroll $8.120 with investment Of
$1,000; five dental laboratories
employ eight with payroll OF 81
200 and investment of 300: five
electrical shops employ six men
with payroll of $1,000 and I'M
vestment Of $4,000. two furniture
manufacturing shops employ two
men with payroll Of $3.50 and
investment Of S675: two Jelly fac
tories employ four with payroll
of 81 800 and investment Of ST.
600; four iewelry shops employ
six with payroll Of s4.370 and in
vestment Of $500.
One Iocksrnith employs one
with payroll Of $3.50 and invest
ment Of 500; one mattress manu-
featuring shop employs eight win
payroll Of $500 and investment
Of 5000; one monument manufsc-
turing shop employs one with
$500 payroll and $500 investment
two novelty shops employ ten
with payroll u $500 with IN
vestment Of $500: three peanut
roasters employing three with
payroll Of 81 500 and investment
az Sf.375: three plumbing shops
employing seven with . payroll
~ 81 800 and an investment 81 w.
400
Six radio shops employ seven
and pay 1900 with 81 income
Of s292s: two shoe shops en-
pIesy three with a payroll Of s5.-
iz0 and an income Of $3.50; fOitr
sign manufacturing shops efl-
pl0yed four wofkmen with ST.
go payroll and Sf.iss invest
menf. Two taxiderTnixtx employ
two wifh . payroll 81 800 and a.
investment oi $3.50 niEe ire shops
employ 10 with q payroll u -
go and an investment Of 81 .8se9s
two typewriter shops employ
two with q payroll 81 $3.50 and
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