Productive Energies and Spirit of Massachusetts [pp. 459-474]

461 PRODUITCTIVE ENERGIES AND SPIRIT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Articles. Vatlue. Capital invested. Hands empL
Powder.............................. $ 165,500...... 1 I20000...... 49
Rolled and Slit Iron. and Nail.......... 2:478,300...... 1906 400...... 1,729!
Saddles. Harnesses and Trunks......... 4'2 794...... 1441540.....648
Salt................................... 79,980...... 39!),285...... 584
Sashes, Blinds and Doors.............. 180,181................ 215
Sc-thes.............................. 113 935...... 96,590...... 1 71
Seleds............................... 4721.................
Shoe Pegs...12....................... 18 2)6......
Sho,els,'Spades, Forks and Hoes. 2,5;212. 123,950. 259
Sil;. Riaw............................. 952................
Silk, Sessiig.......................... 150,477...... 38,900...... 156(;
Snt,li, Tobaeco and Cigar............. 321,639................ 5,72
Soap (sec Candles)....................
Stacih............................... 119.940...... 37,500...... 3
Stone, Building.........................065,599............... 1,819
Straw Bonnets aid Hats, Palm-leaf Hats
and Braidt........................1,649,496............13,311
Sug,ar, Refind........................ 940,000...... 410,0(00...... 106;
Tacks and Brads...................... 253(;87...... 123,2~25...... 269
Teatzles.............................. 3.308..........
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Tin WVare............................'793,62,1...... 343,710....... 719
Tobacco raised........................ 1 6,686..................
Tools. Mlechanics'...................... 161,899........ 256;
Upholoistery........................... 354261...... 124,700...... 275
Veg,tables. other than Potatoes......... 515,082................
Velsels............................... 1,17'2,147................ 1,017
Whips......................... 111,947................ 52(;
'VooI (Fire). Bark and Charcoal....... 1,088.656.................. 2,925
'NV ooden Ware........................ 416,366...... 80G
WVool................................ 365.136................
Woolen Goo-Is o' all kinds............. 8877 478..... 5,604 002...... 7,372
WVortted Goo,s....................... 654,566...... 514,000...... 846
Stoves, Bread, Beer, Books and Stationery
Balances, Matches, Lamps, Pickles,
Paper IIanginy-s, Types, Umbrellas, &c. 4,758 384...... 1,587.760...... 3,232
Total.......................114;478,443..... 59!),14 45,767..... 152,766
'2. Railroad Reports. There are annual volumes published.
From the one )ublislled in 1847 for 1846, we note twventy-eight corporations. The fatal accidents on all during the year are nineseven not fatal others supposed( not given. Among the infoirmatioit
gi en is that relative to stock of companies, cost of roa(ls and buildings, characteristics of roads, results of the year, expelnditures, income, motive povwer, dividends, &c. All of these evidence wide prose)(rit-, anti (leserve to be studied in every part of the Union. In
l81, there wvas not a single mile of railway in New England(l, sa-ve
a sI,.t wood(len traic. The capital invested in railroads by Malssachutsetts ineh in 1 46, was estimated at $37,000,000; it must be now
fast vergil-, upon 950,000,000.
3. State Luinatic Asyltm. Six hundred and thirty-seven insane
personls lhave had the privilege of the institution during 1846.
OCCUIPATIONS OF THOSE ADMITTED.
1,46. Previously
Farmers admitted...............................30........272
Merch ants:................................12........ 98
L borers "..............3.... 3178
Shoemakers "........................................89
Seam.n'..............................13........ 80
Cal penters ".......................................57
Manufacturers...................................... 35