The Canton times., April 25, 1902, Image 7

About The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906

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nam 7 throughout Tne en-
hat staw, - , :
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iv.the wonaenui
'fi'liJe in this state during
taKtu r . mimber oi
,ufacturm sted in the va-
.todnstr.es .uu . - ke
Learners tne thisgtate
felfappareuy-"; ,pt,harey in
inoil from tne m'6J
ich
.in since the beginning ui w ,y
laffl since Cbnws every sign
ilion. xne re...--"-- - '
and at the present
(being genuine
before another census
eolinuca- bid8 fair
fcnrou'" - ;-..na..
be among the lowmu" - i-
, states of tne suum.
L ...i -ommher in this connec-
,, iric;oainni is properly an
r 7. ... and nossesses lew
the natural advantages
I faM.irP. It uosseses UU
If mail"""-- .- an A
Irtant harbor, nttie P" '
F. resources, although hav-
iff COttOH luum
r cotton lanas oi
tityand extensive mjw r
trdwood.
fvtaissiDPi's industrial history dates
Li, hp enrlv vears of the century,
toong the manufacturing establish
es! reported at the census of 1810
lere 22 cotton factories, ten iaau
U distilleries. There was
Wiiv increase until tne opening ui
rliie. nsflW CeSBlOn TO snuciacui
i . . . , .. .
s when a neriod of gigantic spec
tion terminated in the ; financial
Inic of 1837. But this is straying
lm the subiect: it may be stata,
Lffh. that it was not until 1860 that
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state had entirely recovereo irt.m
se sneciilative influences. T.he in
strial staffnation througnout, tne
tilth during the next 20 years is well
Uvn. This brings us to the year
(so, and during the following decade
industrial develoDtnent 01 tne
late may properly be said to have be-
and the last census shows witn
hat energy the people have contm
:il the work.
in !li e vpar 18!)0. there were i.bm
lanufacturing establishmenta in the
late, with an invested capital of $14,
6,S84, employing' on an average 14,-
465 wage earners, being 1.1 per cent
of the total population of the state
at that time. The statistics for the
ar 1900 show that the number of es-
liishments had increased to 4,772
fincrease of 1.81 per cent., with an
ested capital of $35,807,410, an m
rease of 140.4 percent., and employ-
is? wase earners to tne numDer oi
S.418. an increase of 82.6 per cent
1 per cent, of the population. In
comparing these figures the reader
ttould remember that the figures for
!S90 show a substantial improvement
rer those of 1880; by doing so a better
ilea of the development that has taken
lace may be had. The figures of In
ested capital does not include the
spital stock of any of the corpora
ms of the stati.
An interesting fact that these, fig-
es bring out is the evident genera
traduction of labor saving machin
ry in tne various factories, for wnile
he number of establishments had m
creased but 14.8 per cent, between the
years 18S0 and 1890, the number of
wage earners had increased 148.2 per
eent. The figures of the last census
show a material chance, the increase
in establishments being over 180 per
cent., almost trebled, while the mim
her of employes had less than doubled
The value of the products turned
om by the shops and factories of th
tate m 1900 is returned at $40,431,-
386, to produce which involved an out
y ot ?io.ii5,761 for salaries, wages
nd miscellaneous expenses; -the cost
of materials was $21,692,092. It must
not be assumed, however, that the dif
ference between the effsrreeate of
these sums and the value of the nrod-
cte is indicative of the profit to the
manufacturer during the census year,
s ine census schedule takes no cog
nizance of the eostof sellrnir manufac
tured articles and other expenses and
natural losses, and is simply the groes
'ue tixed at the factory, and not.th
or true value
In the foregoing figures, 4,660 small
establishments with a product of less
"'u .wo a year were not included
e value of, their products amount-
to only $3,488,122, or only 8.4 per
oi the total, and consisted prin
C'pally of the sums received for cut
We will now go a little further Into
the subject and see how some of the
various industries have grown. The
state may properly be said to have
eight leading industries, ranking in
the following order according to the
value of their products: . Lumber and
timber products; oil, cottonseed and
ake; cotton ginning; turpentine and
rosin; cotton goods; cars and general
,hop construction; ' lumber, planing
mill products and flouring and grist
mill products. The eight industries
embraced, in 1900, 3,205 establish
ments, or 67.2 per cent-, of the total
number of the state; used a capital of
$29,210,084, or 81.6 per cent, of the
otal; gave employment to 20,072 wage
earners, or 70 per cent, or tne total
number, and paid $5,474,122, or 73.3
per cent, of the total wages. The value
of their products was $31,372,442, or
77.6 per cent, of the total.
The forests of Mississippi still con
stitute its most valuable natural re
source, which accounts for the lumber
industry heading the list. In 1900 844
establishments for the manufacture
o'f lumber and timber products gave
employment to 9,676 wage earners, or
36.6 per cent, of the total number em
ployed in the state; their products
were valued at $15,656,110, or 38.7 per
cent, of the total. In 1890, there were
366 establishments, 4,427 wage earn
ers and products valued at $5,770,387.
The increase in the value of products
during the decade was 171.3 per cent.
The manufacture of cottonseed oil
and cake ranks second, with, 41 estab
lishments, ,1,521 wage earners and
products valued at $6,681,121. In 1890
there were 13 establishments, 891 Wage
earners and products valued at $2,406,
628; the increase in the latter was
177.6 per cent. In 1900, Meridian had
the mill of largest capacity, and Green
ville the greatest number of estab
lishments. Two of the establishments
refined as well as expressed the oil.
tt- may also be interesting to know
tha.t the first mill in the United States
tvas erected at Natchez, Miss., in 1834,
and at the census of 1870, four mills
were reported in the state.
Cotton ginning has undergone a re
markable development during the last
decade and now holds third, place
among the manufacturing industries
of the state. There were 1,901 estab
lishments reported in 1900, with 2,422
wage earners and the receipts amount
ed to $2,214,949. In 1890 there were
only 130 establishments reported, with
047 wage earners and the receipts for
the work amounted, to $130,387. The
increase in these receipts during the
decade was $2,084,562, or 1,598.7 per
cent., truly a wonderful increase.
The foregoing three industries are
the most important, although the fig
ures of the other five will undoubt
edly interest many: j
Turnentlne and Rosin A9C0) Establish
ments. 143: wane earn-ers, 2,288; value oi
products. Sl.772.435. (1S90) Establishments
24; wage earners, 620: value of products,
$282,066. Increase, 528.4 per cent.
Cotton Goods (1900) Establishments, 6
wage earners, 1,675; value of products, !,
472.S.15. ns&IW Establishments. 9; wage earn
ws. 1.154: value of Droducts, $1,333,398. In
crease, 10.5 per cent. ,
Construction and General Shop work of
Railroads O900) Establishments, 9; wage
earners, 1,534; value of products, ti.uo.wi.
H890) Establishments. 6; wage earners'.
1,076: value of products, $1,329,549. Decrease,
one-fifth of one per cent.
' Planlnif Mill Products-(19C0) Establish
ments. 34: wage earners. 74S; value of prod-
iir. 11 315.775. tlSW) Kstaonsnmenis, o
waee earners. 92: value of products, $136.-
460. Increase, 864.3 per cent.
Flnnr and Grist Mill Products (1900) .s
tohiuhmonts. 225: waee earners, 208; value
of products. $932,816. (1890) Establishments
408; wage earners, 777; value of products
$1,249,669. Decrease. 25.4 per cent.
The foregoing figures show a grati
fvinir increase in the turpentine and
rosin industry as well as the planing
mill nroducts. In the construction
and general shop work of railroads
it will be seen that althougn tne num
hr J!f establishments has almost dou
bled the value of their products has
cHrrhtlv decreased. This apparent in
consistency may be explained by the
f.inf that the four additional shops re
ported in 1900 are comparat ively small
having been erected by short-line rail
rnnHs or at convenient junction points
A considerable decrease may be seen
in the flour and grist milling industry,
showing that it is fast losing tne lm
nrtjint nosition it once oecupicu.
tl... -nroro 11 cities and towns in
1900 of which specia
enumeration was made, and, placed id
ith the totals of the en
comparison w
tire state, some interesting ici
v, .b.red. Of the total of 4, .2 es
tablishmenU reported. 533. or 11.2 per
.re located in these 11 cities
Thev furnished employ
ment to 6.389 wage earners, or 54.2 per
cent, of the total number, ana iu
!!,..! i,ir nroducts, $11,441,551
formed 28.3 per cent, of the total for
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the state. McKsnurg, 77
ing first in population, stands bird in
' , .1 ..t.hiithmenU. and
second in number of wage earners and
value of products, the figures being:
Establishments, - 65; wage earners,
1,222; value of products, $1,876,843.
Meridian, second in population, is the
manufacturing head of the state, with
119 establishments, 1,416 wage earn
ers and a value of products of $2,980,
217. We will give the figures for the
other nine cities and towns according
to their population: .
Natchez, establishments, 48; wage earn
ers, 746; value of products, $1,270,885. Jack
son, establishments, 83; wage earners, 736;
value of products, $1,724,306. Columbus, es
tablishments, 57; wags earners, 534; valus
of products, $753,539. Biloxl, establishments,
39; wage earners, 693; value of products,
$949,031. Corinth, establishments, 38; wage
earners, 476; value of products, $759,542. Ab
erdeen, establishments, 32; wage earners,
194; value of products, $228,278. West Point,
establishments, 32; wage earners, 173; value
of products-, $358,863. Scranton, establish
ments, 16; wage earners, 167; value of
products, $326,114. Handsboro, establish
ments, 5; wage earners, 133; value of prod
ucts, $213,844. ,
The figures of wage earners repre
sent the average number employed
during the year.
Such are a few of the most impor
tant facts and figures of the industrial
situation in Mississippi at the pres
ent day, and her citizens will proudly
watch her growth.
JOHN B. GAIRING.
KRUGER'S LIFE AT UTRECHT.
NewHimiier Correspondent Says He la
More Phlegmatic and Taciturn
. Than Ever.
Cabling from Utrecht, the London
staff correspondent of the New York
Tribune says there is no decline in
the popularity of former President
Kruger, although he lives in seclusion
and is seldom seen outside his villa in
this small factory town. He is sur
rounded by a swarm of relatives and
Boer exiles, sees few visitors, and is
more phlegmatic and taciturn than
ever. He is unmanageable in money
matters, and so deliberate and cau
tious in exnressinp his opinion and
iudement respecting: South African af
fairs, that he is seldom consulted by
the other Boer leaders. Dr. Leyds is
received as the diplomatic representa
tive of the South African Republic and
allowed to display his full uniform on
state occasions at The Hague. Mr.
Kruger is a private citizen, living in
exile, and is not encouraged to visit
the eauital or appearf in public. 1 et
he is reverenced throughout the Neth
erlands as a hero.
Mr. Kruger is unmistakably aging,
the dispatch concludes, as his follow
ers admit. His heart action is better
than it was and his general health has
imnrnved durinir his residence near
Utrecht, but his mind has grown dull
and his grim humor has disappeared
He rpmnins the central figure of the
m-niin nf Ilnpr rpfusrees. because his
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personality is still unrivaled.
TTT.n ATTNfr TOWER FOR FAIR
Vn.,1 Strnctnre Planned to A Hi 1111
tra to St. I.ouln Exposition in
Seeing the Sights.
n v Pnrmlv Brown, of New
Ynrlf. hns submitted to tne at. uoui
exposition management, iumug
Adolphus Bnsch, a proposal to erect
a floating tower 1,000 feet ' higher
. , . 1 V.
,in tn famous Eittel tower ana
costing $50,000. His idea is Deing ia-
vorably considered. Ketcnes oi ia
invention show a narrow column of
steel cables standing in a substan
tially perpendicular position s,uuu
feet in the air. A captive balloon 100
feet in diameter is held in place by
these central cables. In other words,
the balloon would support tne cauies.
An observation platform oi alumin
ium and bamboo is suspended below
the balloon, to be reached by two
elevator cars. The balloon will be
constructed of fireproof material to
guard against danger of being struck
by lightning. Six thousand persons
could ascend the tower to the obser
vation platform each day. The charge
will be two dollars fur each person.
Henolt of Two-Dollar Seats.
When Viola Allen presented "In the
Palace of the King" at Nashville re
cently two dollars was charged. Two
days later, upon her arrival at Atlanta,
Miss Allen was the Recipient of a
small packet by express. Upon its be
in" opened it was found to contain a
silver dollar resting upon a pink plush
cushion, and near it the following note,
id with a silk ribbon: "Dear Mod-
The inclosed was found on the
Kteets of Nashville the day following
vour performance at the Vendome
theater Knowing that you gathered
in all the money there was in the city,
i presume, naturally, that the dol.ar
belongs to you. Being honest if poor.
I beg to restore your property to you."
An Obllaia YontH.
"Miss Bink seems to be a very aid
and serious person," said Miss Cay
enne. "Nothing ever seems to nan
"That's too bad." answered Will
Washington. "I guess I'll propose to
h 'r That seems to be the best thing
I can do. It never fails to get a laugh.
Washington Star.
HI. Advantage.
"Tben-you are not the first boy la
vour class?" ,
"No- but I know how to get a lot
more fun out of going to school than
he doesl" ruck.
Tha Modern Version. '
"Where are you going, my pretty maidf
"I'm going ping-ponging, sir," he said.
"May I go with you, my pretty maid?"
"Yes. if yon like, kind sir," ihe aaid.
She led him swav to the nine-nomi net.
and then came an hour he'll never foreot.
for his shoulders ache from the many stoops
to nick uo the balls, and his evelid droops.
where she smote him twice with her racket
small, which left her hand as she struck
the ball, and he'll never ping when she
pongs again, lor she beard him swear when
she pinged him then. Baltimore American.
"I Want Everyone to Know How
Completely It Cures Indigestion.
From the Leeds Saturday Journal.
Thia ahnwa th unselfish disposition of Mr.
ton Abbott, who, having been cured by
Voeeler's Compound, wishes every other
sufferer to know of the benefit he has re
ceived from this marvelous remedy. He
telles his story as follows:
Uentlemen 1 nnd v ogeier s ompounu
remedy above all others; for about this time
last year I was in a thorough bad state of
ksgiti, ot,l rnnlrl Imrrllv drair one lee after
the other. 1 had tried dozens oi remeoies
advertised to cure indigestion and all its
at.fpnHnn)-. evils, hut was ramdlv (toine irom
bad to worse, when I had the good fortune
to be recommended to tane v ogeier s aui
it.hout mueh faith, and
am thankful to say it made a new man of
me. I should like other people to know its
virtues and how completely it Knocics un
der the worst forms of indigestion and dys
pepsia. (Signed.) Ueorge tt. noage.
in the crandest rem
edy of the century for all stomach disorders
and liver and kidney troubles in both men
and women. It is sold in 25c. and 50c. sizes
by all medicine dealers, and a free sample
of liberal size will be sent to any address m
the country. It is made by the proprietors
of St. Jacobs Oil, Baltimore, from the for
mula of one of the most eminent living phy
sicians.
Impressive Scene in the Senate.
Senator Pettus solemnly arose, as if to ad
dress the senate. His tall and venerable
form towered above his colleagues. The
senate became silent, waiting lor the worda
of wisdom which should fall from bis lips.
With every eye upon him, ( Mr. rettus
reached around into the tail coat of his
long frock coat and drew forth a plug of
tobacco. Then he took a chew and sat
dosvn. without saying a word. Jiveryooay
smiled. Washington Post.
A Nasty Practice.
A nasty practice is what the Chicago
Inter Ocean calls the pasting of repeated
layers of wall paper, one upon another, thus
covering up the filth amd germs of disease
that may be propagated in the very ab
sorbent and decaying mass of flour paste,
paper, animal glue, colors, etc.
They give opinions of eminent health of
ficers and sanitarians, urging that such
nranHfe nhmilrl he stmined bv leeal enact
ment, and also take occasion to say that
these sanitarians recommend Alabastine :
as a durable, pure and sanitary coating for
walls.
The litter Ocean says: "This is a very
important question, and, as it costs noth
ing to avoid this danger, why take any
chances?"
How much of the alarming spread of
smallpox and other diseases may be due to
unsanitary wall coverings?
In Connectient.
Farmer That field there is tobacco.
Visitor Is it, really? When-er-when do
the cigars begin to grow out? Summerville
Journal. -.- - , . - .. . .
Earliest Itnsslnn Millet.
Will you ho short of hay? If so plant a
plenty of this prodigally prolific mil:et
5 to 8 tons oi? men hat per acre.
Price 50 lbs. 1.90 ; 100 lbs. 3.00, low freights
John A. Balzer Seed Co.. La Crosse, W is.
Snow-Apples.
There is said to be a large tract of rich
farming land in Alaska. Doubtless many
people will go there to raise winter apples.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life -three years ago. Mrs. Ihos.
Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, N. X.,
Feb 17, 1900.
Cope "I hear your boss expects to raise
your salary next momn: xiujic
next month he says he expects to raise my
, r l . :.U T U. t- If .-if "
salary tor lasx niuuiu. x umcu sv uji,.
Philadelphia liecora.
to. PomiaiiBTit.lv Cured. No fits after
first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve
Rfistorer. Free 12.00 trial bottle l)r. R. H.
Kline. Ltd.. 931 Arch St., Philadelphia, i"a.
Resultl Failure.
Mr. Pessimist Now, I s'pose you want
me td look pleasant?
Photographer (politely) Unless you pre
fer to look natural. Stray Stories.
Ask To-Day for Allen's Foot-Ease.
Tt. rnres swollen, achine. tired feet. At all
Drutrgists and Shoe stores. 25c. Sample sent
r REE. Address A. o. vjiuiamu, xjc ivu.i,
Go slowly to the entertainments of thy
friends and quickly to their misfortunes.
Chicago Journal
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WONCDilE
"NEW RIVAL" FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS
outshoot all other black powder shells, because they are made
better and loaded by exact machinery with the standard brands or
powder, shot and wsdding. Try them and you will be convinced.
ALL REPUTABLE DEALERS KEEP THEM
Wireless Telegraph Acrons Oceasu
Tha wit experiment in wireless telegra
phy across the ocean was a complete sue-
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cess ana erouBea gnu iiuuiiu wn
There has also been great interest mani
fested in the success of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, the celebrated remedy for stomach,
liver and kidney complaints, because it hi
reliable. It promotes appetite, regulates the
liver, keeps the bowels regular and cures in
digestion, dyspepsia, la grippe and malaria.
Try it. Our Private Ktamp is over the necK
of the bottle.
ABSOLUTE
SECURITY.
Genuine
Carter's
Little Liver Pills.
Must Bear Signature of
See FaoSlmile Wrapper Below.
Tory small and as easy
to take as sugar.
FOR HEADACHE.
FOR DIZZINESS.
FOR BILIOUSNESS.
FOR TORPID LIVER.
FOR CONSTIPATION.
FOR SALLOW SKIN.
FOR TNE COMPLEXION
AimiiiHii kiunMsWC
CURE SICK HEADACHE.
Good enough
for anybody!
Havana Filler
"FL 0R0D0RA "BAN DS are
of same value as tags from
'STAR: 'DRUMMOND'Natuhal Leaf.
G00DLUCT W PEACH &H0NL?
"RAZOR'and TRICE GREENVILLE:
Tobacco.
and Children
III
US9
For
Ovsr Thirty Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
snismv a-
iTfwrr, new york an.
CARTER'S
&
n work sad repairing.
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