VIII. THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES-- 263 The United States the World’s Greatest Manufacturer-- Its System Developed More Recently than that of Europe--Has Utilized Modern Methods in Combination with Large Sums of Capital--The United States the Only Nation Taking a Census of Manufactures--The Gross and Net Value of Manufactures as Reported by the Census--Relation of the Gross and Net Figures to Those of Other Countries--Acceptance of the Lowest Estimate of Manufactures in the United States Places her Products Far in Excess of Those of any Other Nation--Growth of Manufacturing has Outgrown Consuming Power of the People and Resulted in Rapid Growth in Exportation--Manufactures Form a Growing Share of Exports--Principal Manufactured Articles Exported and Principal Countries to which Sent.
IX. STATISTICS OF MANUFACTURING-- 289 Production of Manufacturers’ Materials--Development of Transportation Facilities--Distribution of Manufactures--World’s Production of Gold, 1492 to 1908--Enlargement of Capital Invested in Manufacturing--The Various Classes of Manufactures Produced in the United States--The Value of Each Group at Recurring Censuses from 1880 to 1905--Distribution of the Manufacturing Industries in the Various Sections of the United States--Share which Manufactures Form in the Imports and Exports of the United States--Share which Manufactures Form in the Imports and Exports of the Principal Countries of Europe--Estimated Value of Manufactures Produced in the Principal Countries of the World, 1780 to 1905--Commerce of the World, 1780 to 1905--Number of Persons Engaged in the Principal Manufacturing Industries of the United States--Cotton Spindles of the World--Cotton Production of the World--Growth of Population, Commerce, Transportation Facilities, and in Production of Certain Articles Required in Manufacturing, 1800 to 1908.
Concrete and Steel. By J. F. SPRINGER 322
Chemistry and the Industries. By BENJAMIN BALL FREUD 341
The Close Relation of the Producer-Gas Power Plant to the Conservation of our Fuel Resources. By ROBERT HEYWOOD FERNALD 352
Efficiency in Shop Operations. By H. F. STIMPSON 370
The Bridge Between Labor and Capital. By JOHN MITCHELL 380