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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. 264 words

They are as follows, the figures showing the number of establishments engaged in the industry : Agricultural implements, 1 ; boots and shoes, 11 ; bread and baking products, 12 ; brick and tile, 21 ; buttons, 1 ; carpets, 1 ; carriages and wagons, 14 ; cheese and butter factory, 1 ; men's clothing, 7 ; combs, 1 ; cooperage, 1 ; files, 2; flouring and grist-mill products, 24; foundry and machine-shop products, 24; men's furnishing good.s, 1 ; gas and lamp fixtures, 2; curried leather, 1 ; malt liquors, 4 ; planed lumber, 2 ; sawed lumber, 13 ; marble and stone work, 8 ; musical instruments, 1 ; floor oil-cloth, 1 ; patent medicines, 1 ; steel pens, 1 ; pickles, preserves and sauces, 5; printing and publishing, 5 ; rubber and elastic goods, 1 ; saddlery and

HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

harness, 19 ; sash, and doors, 9 ; scales and balances, 1 ; ship building, 9; shirts, 5; silk and silk goods, 8 ; slaughtering and packing, 2 ; soap and candles, 2 ; spectacles and eye-glasses, 1 ; sugar and molasses refinery, 1 ; tinware, copperware and sheet-iron ware,

23 ; tobaccO) cigars and cigarettes, 13 ; wire, 1 ; wool hats, 3.

Among the liiost important industries is that of foundry aiid machine-shop products in which the capital invested is $1,067,400. It is represented by

24 establishments, and gives employment to 2190 men whose average wages, however, are only ;?244.83. The material used amounts to $1,130,382, and the products to $2,814,036i The margin of profits is $647,464.