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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 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 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
1900 527  1,483  12,879,299 
1890 262  1,344  8,004,991 
Glucose
1900 2,680  18,122,814 
1890 878  4,370,322 
Clothing, men's, factory product
1900 900  14,977  37,378,717 
1890 199  16,004  33,626,441 
Clothing, women's, factory product
1900 169  4,402  9,774,774 
1890 71  2,513  6,422,431 
Boots and shoes, factory product
1900 55  5,553  11,434,842 
1890 56  3,992  8,756,824 
Printing and publishing: Total
1900 2,006  17,986  39,449,032 
1890 1,386  14,228  32,060,913 
Musical instruments and materials: Total
1900 45  4,670  8,156,445 
1890 25  1,843  3,546,339 
Electrical apparatus and supplies
1900 82  6,048  12,169,425 
1890 11  260  486,730 
Clay products: Total
1900 619  7,229  7,224,915 
1890 644  10,596  7,956,082