MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 340 



Trend in Population, Industrial Establishments, and Wage Earners, 1837 - 1933 



Chelsea. The population and 

 number of industrial employees show 

 an upward trend to 1927. During the 

 period of depression both of the 

 indexes showed a decline. The num- 

 ber of establishments at the end of 

 the period was about the same as in 

 1905. 



Chicopee. Since 1895 the total 

 population has shown a higher rate of 

 increase than the number of industrial 

 employees. The latter reached its 

 peak in 1920 since when it has de- 

 clined. The number of establish- 

 ments was at its highest in 1875 and 

 at the end of the period was slightly 

 higher than in 1905. 



S3 65 15 65 95 05 10 ZO Zl 11 



JO 11 53 



Everett. The number of indus- 

 trial employees increased very rapidly 

 from 1875 up to the beginning of the 

 depression. The trend of total popu- 

 lation has also been upward, but at a 

 lower rate than the number of indus- 

 trial employees. The number of in- 

 dustrial establishments increased from 

 1905 to 1927. 



Fall River. In Fall River as in a 

 number of other cities like Lowell and 

 New Bedford where the textile indus- 

 tries are prominent, a general depres- 

 sion has been in progress since 1920, 

 due to the depression in the textile 

 industry and general unfavorable 

 competitive conditions. After an up- 

 ward trend from the beginning of the 

 period, the number of industrial em- 

 ployees declined sharply following 

 1920, and total population showed its 

 first decline between 1927 and 1933. 

 The number of industrial establish- 

 ments has not changed greatly be- 

 tween 1905 and the end of the period. 



Fitchburg. The number of indus- 

 trial employees reached its peak in 

 1920 and population in 1927. The 

 number of industrial establishments 

 increased slightly between 1905 and 

 1920, followed by a slight decline. 



