New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-30
THE CITY'S INDUSTRIES.
A BIG INCREASE IN WAGES OF LABOR
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES AFFECTING NEw'iOEk
FROM CENSUS BULLETIN 40. I'll.

SIGNIFICANT FIGURES AFFECTING NEW.iOEk
FROM CENSUS BULLETIN 40. I'll.
Tho manufacturing Importance o. Ncw-IorI CITY.
tn which ca secretary james Blaine effectively
directed attention Ms recent speech II; Cphlr farh
make, the bulletins As they com" from eup'rh-
tcndent Robert +. Porter particularly Interesting.
They have Invariably photographed the prosperity
which has become possible under the protective sys-
tom. Census Bulletin NJ. I'll Is preliminary re-
MORT on the mechanical and manufacturing Industries
Of this city for liz. year ended May 81. 17oo, pre-
pared under the direction Of Frank H. Williams spc''ai
agent, Tho following results are presented for 1eoo
in comparison with the census OF loeo:
Scw.IOfk City. 1850. lS9V IhcIeaS'
40. o! Industries ~ no, %
,a %rnt' .,s, s1.s s.s ..o s: :G
Waris rsrd eo7 03oo:I SIS 7:95 sal.5o7.:'4
>H ms,, o NAV .ss 4no. 357 oso 3o5 6s ,eai.Cil
pen'e', ,.,ac, s,7.o 4s7 1858 sSs iss 10000: .ss
hrnicilal polua .os ooo Al, 40, 400 CO..
10. ,,,. ,,oo o., oss.s s s :.STo
Municipal debt. lo"42'H4 io-'4eoo'' A"'''''''
Decrease.
\ striking feature OF the foregoing feure' Is the
Increase in wages paid. which Is nearly han Inc III.
crease In the COS, Of materials used The ncreas" OF
moro than 100 per cent In the number Oh es'aphSE-
ment, In the decade IS testimony I" the WIG" eH'h'
Of tho activity developed BY tie progress OF tn" ctys
manufactures.
superintendent Porter explains in his bulletin
that the following classes OF Industry We're omitted III
the census reports Of 1850: Cars nnd general shop
construction and repairs by steam railroad companies
china and pottery decorating: cotton cleaning ana
rehandNne druggists preparations, not Including pre-
.cr,pIons drug grinding, Illuminating gas m'lhh'''
custom work womens drcssmalng. custom WORK.
The totals for 1900 in the foregoing table are
increased rs follows by the inclusion OF the indsri"
referred Ia: ~
Number q, Establishments reported 400 ;'go
,apLIi invest '7o- 'oV ~
Hnn'Icr Of hand, employed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" Al. ls az
sost Of na;tria, ::o,:9
Value Of rtoduct at 100 100
70 ascertain the amounts for comparison Win
the total, Of 1850 ihr figures first given should ne
subractcd from the totals stated in the first table
fcr 1890 The percentages Of Increase would ,Acn mp
pear as follow:
Number Of Establishments reported =.
%mber Of hands employed. =, 70; 70,
C Wsees o, ' Materials u>cd 80
Value Of prcduc. at "orAS.''.'''' '.' $50.
t ,et"sd xs az r,r Of 100
Mun.ciJa, debt. loss sinking fund. d';r'a-"..- o.3i
Bv the increase in tho number Of establishments
the prosperity is clearly better distributed. with nm
Increase Of nearly per cent In the number Of hands
employed. the gain in wages paid Il nearly IFS. In
considering the average Of wages paid allowance
NAV be made for the fact that In many industries
relatively men were employed In l-n and Fewer
children while percentage OF increase in the mum
her of women employed has been less In many III
dusrics than In the number OF adult males. In III"
ten years the grades OF products In numerous indus
tries were greatly improved, requiring more skilled
ard higher paid employees. But making nll these
allowances there is great significance in the Increase
In the amount 81 wages paid In 1850 and In ls?o
The average wages hand in 1850 were s42'. ana
in 1880 the average 1868, all increase OF o"DJ
per cent In the, preceding tables no comparison can
be made in the item OF miscellaneous expenses.
as that item taken into account In the census
OF 1850
A few telling comparisons may be made by analyZ-
Ing some OF tho industries IN particular In the mems
wholesale clothing industry In 1890 the cost Of ma
t.rals was S3I .24O43O and labor received in wages
dlstry the cost OF materials $50, ,:4" and
the wages paid aggregated $l3.1Os2!D. In foundry
and machine shop products The cost Of materials Used
Was $500 800, and labor received In wages greater
anount-S. 30, or. In the manufacture OF musical
instruments the cost Of materials was 81. SJ3.G66
while "a 236365 paid In wag",. In furniture
factory product there was S402Y 4O' paid TO LABOR
.anst T5i s6 900 ), IT, cost Of the materials used
In the manufacture OF fur goods the materials cost
IS $40 $40, and labor received 81 .s24 '1 In wages
All the statistics indicate the tremendous growth III
The citys indusries-in The capital engaged. and
In the value OF the product turned OUTPUT the most
significant feature I. the large gain In the returns
Which labor has received In the last ten years.