of great importance; but it is interesting to note
that while the production of these vehicles scarcely
increased at all during the decade, the production
of bicycles and tricycles increased 82.3 per
cent. during that decade, and has become almost
as important. The production of bicycles and
tricycles in 1900 was about double that of any
other State. Of the manufactures dependent
more wholly upon wood, the most important is
furniture, confined almost exclusively to
Chicago, while planing-mill products and other lumber
and timber products are more generally
distributed throughout the State. There are
important manufactures depending largely upon
agriculture for raw materials. The most
important of these are manufactures of liquor,
flouring and grist-mill products, glucose, cheese,
butter, and condensed milk. About two-thirds
of the total manufactures of liquors represent
distilled liquors. Peoria leads in the industry, and
is the largest producer of fine high wines in the
United States. The glucose plants of the State
make thirty-five distinct products directly from
corn, and consume 20 per cent. of the corn crop of
the State. Chicago has become an important
centre for the manufacture of men's and women's
factory-made clothing as well as of boots and
shoes, and has a very large printing and publishing
business. The manufacture of electrical
apparatus and supplies, although almost wholly the
development of the last decade, has become an
industry of first rank. The manufacture of musical
instruments also experienced a very significant
gain during the decade. The greatest absolute
increase in the manufactures of the State
was made in the decade 1880-90. During the last
census (1900), however, the percentage of the
entire population engaged as wage-earners in the
industry was greater than in any previous census,
being 8.2 per cent., or 395,110 persons. It will be
seen from the table that the per cent. of increase
for the number of establishments is greater than
the per cent. of increase for the value of products;
but in, a number of the more important in-
INDUSTRIES
Year
Number of establishments
Average number
Value of products, including custom work and repairing
Total for selected industries for State
1900
8,209
219,415
$810,477,419
1890
5,459
159,281
621,123,759
Increase, 1890 to 1900
......
2,750
60,134
$189,353,660
Per cent. of increase
......
50.4
37.8
30.5
Per cent. of total of all industries in State
1900
21.4
55.5
64.4
1890
26.7
56.8
68.4
Slaughtering: Total
1900
64
27,861
$287,922,277
1890
81
17,932
212,291,382
Slaughtering and meat-packing, wholesale
1900
51
27,626
279,842,835
1890
60
17,240
200,414,531
Slaughtering, wholesale, not including meat-packing
1900
13
235
8,079,442
1890
21
692
11,876,851
Soap and candles
1900
39
1,556
9,436,430
1890
35
1,026
9,857,550
Leather, tanned, curried, and finished
1900
27
2,263
7,847,835
1890
30
1,864
8,240,803
Iron and steel
1900
26
16,642
60,144,081
1890
24
8,685
39,011,051
Foundry and machine-shop products
1900
758
31,851
63,878,352
1890
408
17,200
38,898,114
Cars and general shop construction and repairs by steam railroad companies
1900
98
13,803
16,580,424
1890
70
10,277
12,208,617
Cars (steam railroad), not including operations of railroad companies
1900
17
9,314
24,845,606
1890
9
6,879
17,117,223
Agricultural implements
1900
94
18,231
42,033,796
1890
100
9,502
24,609,660
Carriages and wagons
1900
407
4,355
9,210,379
1890
559
4,912
9,041,725
Bicycles and tricycles
1900
60
4,388
8,960,421
1890
5
653
970,000
Furniture, factory product
1900
148
9,757
15,285,475
1890
169
8,504
14,406,835
Lumber and timber products
1900
837
3,526
7,652,118
1890
363
4,089
5,135,155
Lumber, planing-mill products, including sash, doors, and blinds
1900
240
5,122
11,141,771
1890
206
8,929
20,468,903
Liquors: Total
1900
114
3,607
57,941,897
1890
95
3,621
65,660,783
Flouring and grist-mill products
1900
871
2,111
31,006,294
1890
647
3,550
37,974,885
Cheese, butter, and condensed milk, factory product
