Tut Osaka Prefectural Government has begun an investigation of conditions existing in factories the jurisdiction of the Government. Sixty officers have been appointed to carry out the investigations. According to the reports received the number of factories in the City of Osaka is 17,610 and those outside the City number 17,590. The figure indicates an increase of 29,500 factories since the end of 41919. This surprisingly large increase of factories shows the sudden growth of the manufacturing capacity of Osaka.
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