The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-28

Tie following summaries OF the statistics
of the manufacturing interests of the State
for the past year are given to our readers in
advance of the statistical report, through
the kindness OF Professor Cellett, Chief OF
Bureau.
FIGURING MILLS.
Two hundred and sixty-five establishments,
giving full ans wers, show as follows: Capital,
SZ6SsgIO: value OF raw materials used, 50, Ioy,-
$50; value OF manufactured product, Is, 493 ,ls9;
number of employees, $50; wages paid during
the wear, Ss40,6i7; other expenses, SZlO,ADI; an
empIoye to every g ,9j5.OS OF capital, with aver
age wages at $3.50 III per year representing tne
capital by 500, the material would be S25yl 20,
tue manufactured product S32S.2O, wages 3lo.SO,
and otner expenses $40 % -,
Three hundred and seventy seven establish
ments, Including those giving full answers,
show as capital 50 l26,l70; raw material, s1,2O4-
SIS: manufactured product, S9,il5,s2S. Repre-.
senting the capital by slOO, the raw material
would be S230.59, and the proc uct SSDIZ3; the
ratio of material TO eapital eeeIeaslns over ~
per cent, and that OF material 10 pfoluct de'
creasiDg nearly per cent. nom those giving
full answers.
Five hundred and ffty.sev establish
ments, Including all those before shown, give
as capital SI,70S2S, being an average Oh s.
$3.50 10 each. The whole nuInne OK establish
ments returned is SCI. The proportional num-
Der for the state is 9oi, which, multiplied cy
the average capital to each. aud The other ele-
InentS OF the business adjusted on this pro-
duct as per thOse giving iuil answers. shows
for the whole State as follows: Nnmoer OF es-
Establishments, 33i. c tpltai, ,OJis value OF
raw maIeriil used, SA,6SIIO; value oi mann
fsctured product, SO So i3i; numbefof en-
ployes I7i0; wages paid, sS6i, i9, and other eX'
psnses, sS55 $50.
In comparing the returns to this B1reau,
and the estimates for the > ate, with the show
lag in the census epOrtS for 1879, we find a re-
martsabIe agreement aud disassf eemeut ia the
ratio of the several elements 81 the business
10 the capital invested, and the per cent. OF
increase from 1879 to 1879 OF the same elements
of the business.
In 1870 the census showed for Indiana GIL Hour
Ing mills; 2,3Ol employees; capital, so,1tl; raw
material used. sl7 .2S0.7l7; manufactured pro-
duct S2i ,39J,iS2: wages paid, S4d0,loi. Repre-
sentsug the apitai by SiOo, the material would
Ia Hsjo74 the product sSiS.7S, aud the wages
alOgj The ratio Of material TO capital appears
to have increased Ll6 per cent. since 1870, that
of product 40 per cent, and that OF wages
maid 53 per cent. There was an eFnplOYS IN
iS7O TO every 81 $40 20 of capital, With aYeIags
yearly wages OF ;3l95l.
The number of establishments increased
from 1879 TO 1879, assuming the estimates OF this
Bureau to be approximately correct, Oi per
cent: the capital n Der cent; the raw material
25 per cent. (uearly); the manufactured pro
duct 2l per cent the number OF employees
decreased 244J per cent, the wages paid IN
creased per cent, and average wages 10 each
employe Increased 80 per cent
II is not reasonable 10 suppose that while the
number OF establishments Increased 81 per
cent, the employees decreased Aper cent. III is
hard TO believe that the plain question asked
in the forms by this Bureau. number OF en-
ployes" was misunderstood. "Cap1tal In
vested" "value of raw material used" and
more likely to be misunderstood, and more
difficult TO answer correctly, yet, strangely
enough. all these elements show about the
same per cent. OF increase.