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spruce and hemlock are the varieties of wood most used. The manufacture of agricultural implements, carriages and wagons, and furniture are other branches of industry which belong in this group. For the lumber industry, see the section Forests and Forest Products above.

The following table is taken from the census of 1900:

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INDUSTRIES

 Year 

Number of
 establishments 

Average
number
 wage-earners 

Value of products,
including custom
 work and repairing 

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Total for selected industries for State

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

 1900 

6,397 

91,674 

$263,982,867 

1890

4,511 

86,536 

188,743,254 

Increase, 1890 to 1900	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$
Per cent. of increase

......

1,886 

5,138 

$75,239,613 

......

41.8 

5.9 

39.9 

Per cent. of total of all industries in State

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

39.5 

64.5 

73.2 

1890

43.3 

72.1 

75.9 

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Agricultural implements

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

51 

3,289 

$7,886,363 

1890

51 

2,765 

5,015,512 

Boots and shoes, factory product

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

40 

2,507 

4,791,684 

1890

32 

2,036 

2,972,233 

Carriages and wagons

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

436 

3,402 

6,956,341 

1890

500 

3,251 

5,947,499 

Cars and general shop construction, and repairs	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$
by steam railroad companies

1900

46 

4,502 

6,306,823 

1890

22 

2,148 

2,221,152 

Cheese, butter, and condensed milk, factory product

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

2,018 

1,780 

20,120,147 

1890

966 

1,373 

6,960,711 

Clothing, men's, factory product

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

89 

2,327 

4,393,092 

1890

27 

2,662 

3,909,726 

Flouring and grist-mill products

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

717 

1,412 

26,327,942 

1890

497 

1,770 

24,252,297 

Foundry and machine-shop products

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

272 

12,670 

22,252,730 

1890

155 

4,987 

8,467,290 

Furniture, factory product

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

78 

7,775 

8,721,823 

1890

46 

2,909 

3,616,517 

Iron and steel

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

12 

1,921 

8,905,226 

1890

9 

1,890 

6,501,761 

Leather, tanned, curried and finished

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

42 

5,262 

20,074,373 

1890

38 

2,487 

11,161,850 

Liquors, malt

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

147 

3,904 

19,394,709 

1890

107 

2,859 

14,193,057 

Lumber and timber products

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

1,066 

21,701 

57,634,816 

1890

1,119 

41,305 

60,966,444 

Lumber, planing mill products,	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$
including sash, doors and blinds

1900

123 

4,377 

8,400,695 

1890

88 

3,480 

6,295,810 

Malt	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

17 

366 

4,089,715 

1890

15 

339 

2,472,018 

Paper and wood pulp

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

47 

4,240 

10,895,576 

1890

27 

1,779 

4,475,368 

Printing and publishing, newspapers and periodicals

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

495 

2,679 

4,103,415 

1890

379 

2,218 

3,256,897 

Slaughtering and meat packing, wholesale

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

11 

1,361 

13,601,125 

1890

15 

737 

8,393,754 

Textiles

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

62 

3,930 

4,238,242 

1890

59 

3,645 

3,925,781 

Tobacco

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

1900

628 

2,269 

4,888,030 

1890

359 

1,896 

3,737,577 

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Transportation and Commerce. The first railway in the State was built in 1850. The total mileage in 1860 was 985; in 1870, 1525; in 1897, 6232; and in 1900, 6592. The Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul, the Chicago and Northwestern, the Wisconsin Central, the Chicago, Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha, the Minneapolis, Saint Paul and Sault Sainte Marie, the Green Bay and Western, and the Chicago, Burlington and Northern are the principal lines in operation. Water communication is afforded by the Great Lakes, and by the Mississippi, Wisconsin, Fox, Chippewa, and other rivers. The foreign commerce of the State is small, amounting in 1902 to $1,687,509 (exports, $337,538), but the coastwise and river traffic is considerable. Milwaukee is the chief port of entry. Other important trade centres are Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, and Superior for the Great Lakes, and Prairie du Chien for the Mississippi.

Banks. The condition of the national, State, savings, and private banks of Wisconsin in 1902 is shown in the following table, based on the report of the Comptroller of Currency: