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JAPAN
Investigation
Ex
PLOITATION
TEAR
o z
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EXTENT
P
EXTENT
3972
5184
2767
3131
tsuho
822,65 1,()U0 2,185,566.000
952,781.000 1,132,867,000
427fi
53S9
5469
5460
txubu
284.807,000
589,778,000
842,260.000
1906
876,696,000
From this it will be seen that within eleven years
the extent of mines with a view to exploitation has
more than trebled. The following is a table of the min-
eral products for the years 1897, 1901, 1906, in yen: —
1897
1901
1906
Gold
1,368.341 yen
3.300,765 yen
3,633,715 \ n
Silver
2.082,006 "
2,116,819 •■
3,439,143 ■
Copper
8,692,658 "
16.252,442 ■■
30,079.926 "
Lead
103,431 •'
246,409 •■
496.909 ■■
Iron
1,002,389 •'
1,209,228 ■'
2..VJ5.122 "
Iron pyrites. . .
32,210 •■
27,782 ■■
•H.gys '•
Antimony
273,672 •■
134,814 •■
228.626 ■■
Manganese. . . .
87,582 "
108,464 •■
51.i.65'-) ■■
Oil
18,995,918 •■
30,609,314 ■•
63,144.000 •■
.Sulphur
335,886 ■■
386,127 •'
61.1.865 "
Petroleum ....
443,898 "
2,278,418 '■
3,145,502 "
Other minerals
38,630 ••
34,503 •■
413,380 •■
Totals
33,456,621 yen
56,705,085 yen
108,397,838 yen
daily wages: men, 55 s<n\; women, 25 sen. Japanese
industry began to soar at the time of the war with
China. The Japanese decided to add to their charac-
teri.stic of being a warlike people that of beiiii; an in-
dustrial people. The following arc the figures for nine
This shows that the total product of the mines has
more than trebled within eleven years. From 1895 to
1907 the copper output increased from 5,000,000 to
29,000,000 yen, and that of oil from 5,000,000 to 19,-
000,000 yen. Number of mine-workers, in 1898, was
132,731; in 1906, 187,922; accidents (1907): fatal,
765; serious, 426; slight, 6092.
Manufactures. — Very early Japan had its industries, and the traditions on this point have not lieen lost. Artistic bronzes, lacquers, porcelains, and paper are still among the riches and glories of the country. Nevertheless, subsequent to 1868 a transformation took place, and a new era began for Japanese industry. Formerly the work had been done by hand in the fam- ily, but now began the reign of the factory and the machine. In order to encourage private woi;kers to use machinery, the Government itself built model workshops and manufactories. Besides, to hasten the development of the industry, the Government has often organized national expositions in the important cities of the empire, it has always taken part in foreign expositions, has instituted a bureau of industrial ex- periments, founded technical schools, encouraged the formation of industrial associations and sent students abroad to learn the operation of factories. It has also made special laws for the efficacious protection of in- dustrial property.
Workshops, Factories, and Arsenals Founded by the Slate. — Royal printing establishment, with typo- graphical workshops and paper-mill; a mint with a branch; 5 tobacco factories; military arsenals at Tokio and Osaka ; naval arsenals at Yokosuka, Kure, Sasebo, and Maizuni; marine ar.senal at Tokio; powder factory at Shimo.se; marine preparatory schools at Takeshiki, Ominato, and Mako; 1 steel foundry; 2 factories for the manufacture of material for telegraphs and light- houses; 13 railroad workshops, etc. Number of ma- chines for all government manufactories, 1075; horse and steam power. 118,353; workers, men and women, 130,515 (men, 107,776; women, 22,769). Besides these, 62,324 day labourers are also employed ; average VIII.- -21
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HdHENBERGER ToURT OF BUUDHIST TEMPI, E AT NlKK;)
years of the factories or workshops employing more than 10 workers, men or women: —
Year
Workshops
Employes
Men
Women
1897
1904
1906
7.287
9,234
10,361
437,254
526,215
612,177
182,792
207,951
242,944
254,462
318,264
369,233
The figures for 1906 are divided as follows:-
Factories
Number
EMPLOYE-i
5,592
686
1,326
1.308
1,042
407
325,047
58,977
62,708
49.260
Various . '.v.'.'.::v.'.'.
50.176
66,009
10,361
612,177
(Men, 242,944;
women, 369,233)
The most prosperous industries are those of silk and
cotton. In 1907 the number of silk mills was 4758;
besides 392.581 families occupied with this industry.
The quantity of silk thus obtained (including waste)
equals 3,236,692 kwan. In 1895 it amounted to
2,299,688 kwan. Silk is the chief article of export
from Japan. The following is the progress made within
five years: In 1901, silk tissues manufaetured in Japan
represented a value of 68,988.381 yen: in 1906 they
rose to 88,994,617. And within eleven vcars the ex-
port figures have risen from 43,000,000 to 158,000,00)
yen.
