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life. They are generally regarded, indeed, as mere luxuries. 

 The number of reporting plants is 236, and the capital em- 

 ployed is valued at $120,000,000. A division of combina- 

 tions interesting to the general public is that of textiles. 

 Seventy two reporting plants engaged in this industry are 

 controlled by 9 of these corporations, and their capital is 

 valued at $92,000,000. Lumber and its allied industries are 

 represented by 18 combinations. There are 65 reporting 

 plants, representing a capital of $25,000,000. Six combina- 

 tions relate to leather and its finished products. The number 

 of reporting plants is 100, and the capital amounts to $63,- 

 000,000. One hundred and nineteen papermaking plants 

 were reported, which were under the control of 8 combina- 

 tions, and represented a capital of $59,000,000. In the line 

 of chemicals and allied products there are 287 reporting plants, 

 controlled by 19 combinations, and having a capital of $187,- 

 000,000. The clay, glass, and stone industry, which includes 

 cement and brick companies, and others of like character, 

 comprises 201 reporting plants, controlled by 17 corporations. 

 The capital is $49,000,000. Under the division of metals 

 and metal products, other than iron and steel, are included 

 the Amalgamated Copper company, a brass company, a shot 

 and lead company, a smelting and refining company, a metal, 

 a lead, and a zinc company — 16 combinations, representing 

 94 reporting plants, with a capital of $120,000,000. The to- 

 bacco industry, with 5 combinations, controls 41 reporting 

 plants, with a capital of $16,000,000. Six combinations are 

 interested in the manufacture of vehicles for land transporta- 

 tion. They control 66 reporting plants, which represent a 

 capital of $86,000,000. Their output during the census year 

 was also valued at $86,000,000. In this census classification, 

 30 combinations, organized for various purposes and operat- 

 ing a total of 120 reporting plants, have been grouped under 

 the head of miscellaneous industries. They include a glue 

 company with 6 plants ; a hard rubber company with 3 plants ; 

 an ice company with 14 plants; a shipbuilding company with 

 1 1 plants ; a soda fountain company with 7 plants ; a fireworks 

 company with 6 plants; a roofing company with 6 plants; a 

 railway, electric lighting and equipping company with 3 plants; 



