ndustry is clearly seen in the
three states controlling this special product:--

No. of Capital Wages Value
Factories. State. Invested. Paid. of Product.

982 Mass. $21,098,133 $24,875,106 $95,900,510
272 N.Y. 6,227,537 4,902,132 18,979,259
145 Penn. 3,627,840 2,820,976 9,590,002

One evidence that Massachusetts is not sitting down all the time is the
fact that she stands up to manufacture so many chairs. From a small
beginning of wood and flag seated chairs, Mr. James M. Comee in 1805,
with his foot lathe, in one room of his dwelling in Gardner. Mass., laid
the foundation of this important industry, which has given the town of
Gardner, where over 1,000,000 of chairs are annually made, a world wide
reputation.

The relative positions of the five leading chair states:--

No. of Capital Wages Value
Factories. State. Invested. Paid. of Product.

62 Mass. $1,948,600 $1,028,087 $3,290,837
62 N.Y. 991,000 472,974 1,404,138
45 Penn. 111,700 143,037 437,010
37 Ohio 497,026 321,918 821,702
37 Ind. 395,850 232,005 632,746

In the currying of leather Massachusetts is a notable leader:--

No. Capital Wages Value
Establishments. State. Invested. Paid. of Product.

194 Mass. $4,308,169 $1,939,122 $23,282,775
185 N.Y. 1,720,356 366,426 6,192,002
455 Penn. 2,570,969 334,950 7,852,177
56 N.J. 1,983,746 762,697 8,727,128
61 Wis. 1,299,425 281,412 4,496,729
18 Ill. 534,786 141,096 2,391,380

Her position in the manufacturing of worsted goods is also an all
important one:--

No. Capital Wages Value
of Mills. State. Invested. Paid. of Product.

23 Mass. $6,195,247 $1,870,030 $10,466,016
28 Penn. 4,959,639 1,473,958 10,072,473
11 R.I. 4,567,416 1,222,350 6,177,754