The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-24

Der dunu oclHS oNct FOuEtSeu per
Cent..An Interesting Exhibit Show
ing the Progress of Wheeling in a
Decade Under the Wicked RepubIi-
can Tarln.
wAsaIsoroS, D. c., Oct. 2s.-The
United States census bureau has issued
census bulletin No. 252, giving the
statistics OF manufactures in the city OF
Wheeling, W. Va, for the year ended
May 81, 1890, prepared under the ditec.
ton Of Mr.. Frank r. Williams, special
agent in charge of the statistics of
manufactures: The bulletin states that
the statements contained in this bulle-
tin are preliminary and subject to
modification for final report, therefore
lair criticism and suggestions are in
ylted, with a view to such revision and
correction as may appear necessary.
The bulletin then proceeds:
In comparing results OF the current
inquiry with the returns OF 1880 II Will
be observed that the item OF "Miscel-
laneous expenses" is given for 1880 only.
No previous census inquiry has en-
ibraced the cost incurred by manulac,
turing operations other than wages paid
and materials used. Differences IN
method Of inquiry, as explained in this
report, and the inclusion in the Eleventh
census OF certain industries omitted in
the Tenth census account in part for the
increases shown.
The following classes OF industry were
omitted in the census report of 1880:
druggists preparations, not including
prescriptions; illuminating gas; mil
finery, custom work; women's dress
making, custom work.
The totals stated for 1890, in Table l,
are increased rs follows by the inclu-
sion OF the industries referred to:
TOTALS FOR INDUSTRIES OMITTED IN 1850, But ~
GUIDED IL 1890,
Number OF establishments rcported....... y
Capital invested. SOD NY
Number OF hands employed .............".." ~
Wages paid -. .......... sivgi9
Cost Of materials 2dLlSS
Miscellaneous eSpenses...."................... ls,IO0
Value OF product at works..."""""....... 46i,5ll
To ascertain the amounts for COM
parison with the totals for 1850, the
foregoing figures should be subtracted
from the totals stated in for 1880,
and the percentages OF increase
would then appear as follows:
PERCENTAGES OF 1NcREAsE.
Number of establishments reported-.".......3i.S5
Capital invested ...,.........
Wages id.:..:ic;..."'" '''''''' 10 q ~ ~
Value Of product at works .,o.....,...........l6.So
Population OF city ... .......,..... {" Id
Assessed valuation otclty ....-..;-".-.-..-"sS.SS
Municipal debt less sinking fund ..........-..lS.H
Decrease in number OF hands en-
ployed, 6.37 per cent.
a striking feature Of these returns is
the satisfactory increase in the number
OF establishments reported. Still more
gratifying is the increase during the
decade in the amount of wages paid.
The wages have increased not only
actually but relatively, the average
wages per hand increasing from SS9S IN
1880 to S454 in 1890, or 14.07 per cent.
Thatthe percentage Of increase in
average wages is not greater Is due, IN
ameasure, to the fact that in many in
dustries relatively more women were
employed in 1890 and less men than in
1880. After making allowances for
these changes we have a decided rela-
tive increase in the amount paid ! n
wages between 1880 and 1890.
Attention is called to the p%resenta-
ton OF labor and wage statistics. The
average wages" paid to all Glasses en-
ployed has always proved a stumbling
block in census reports. 1t is believed
the eleventh census, in obtaining data
to show the classification OF labor en-
ployed, the average term OF employ
ment, the various rates of wages per
week, and the average number Of men,
women and children, respectively, m
ployed at each rate in the various
classes, has taken q step in advance,
which will be shown in detail in final
reports, and appreciated by students OF
these data.
The statements presented include
only establishments which reported o
product of $500 or more in value during
the census year. A comparative table
Of totals OF all industries under general
heads Of inquiry 1880 and 1880 shows
the following;
Number OF lnuuStrles re-
Number Of establishments
reporting. ......,.....-.r'.-.- e 81
Capital....-....-..".s.-.S 4,S6S9SS S7,22S0I
E RSPss s S1ig ...-.. $ 2,l. s,s55 5 2.4i.s sss
COST q material Gsed.".a.-. J5%2oS,gsl 6,lisi25s
Value OF product,............- 9.25g,sA 1l,2I9,5l
Assessed valuation IN city. ~l4,l7S,GOO lT.st2,21s
The bulletin contains an elaborate
table which gives a detailed statement
for 1890 by important Industries, show
ing capital employed. hired property,
live assets, wages paid, materials used,
expenses, goods manufactured, etc. In
the wage table it appears that in the
following named establishments Sc
Iected from the many in Wheeling the
following wages were paid:
coffee aud spice q establishments l.......,.s f,ss5
Confectionery Is establishmentsl...."... 2s,TS4
Foundry and machine shopt u establish
ments: '''''' "''''''''''''' LEU,
Iron and steel origin X $50. II s...:.,.;. y !
Malt LIQUORS Is establishments l-,,............ 1902
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