Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-21
A Census Bulletin Showing Their Con-
ditiOn in 1884,.
A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF
Men Employed, Although the
Number Of Establishments and
the Value Of Their Products
Have Increased-An Abstract
Of the Figures Given-New In
dustries Included in the Last
Census.
sps fal Ts.eoram to the Rsnstsr.

| WASHINGTON, ID. e., October 2U.-Ine
Census Office to-day gave out the bulletin
of manufacturing statistics of 1880 for
| Wheeling. 1t shows fair increase in the
number of manufacturing establishments
and capital invested, but decrease IN the
number of hands employed as compared
with the census of 1880.
! The comparative statement of totals for
| 1880 and 1890 gives the following: I'm the
former year So industries were reported /;
! 1890 had increased to 81. In 1880, the num-
Der OF establishments reporting was 227 ;
| in 1890, 81. In 1880 there was
| 81, ,S6S, ,2SS capital invested; in 1890 this had
increased to S7,223,O27. The number OF
! hands employed in the former year was
5,5I2, but Notwithstanding the large in
crease in the number of manufacturing es-
| tablishments in 1890. only 5,439 hands were
employed. In 1850 the total wages paid
was &, 1872, ,225; in 1890 the total was &, Al,
223. In 1880 the cost of raw material was
s., ,203, 80; in 1890, S., 1928. The value OF
the product in 1850 was -, ,259, S44; IN 1880,
| $ll, ,219, 54l.n
The percentage of increase in nearly all
the items given above was very much
sweued by the fact that in the present
census
MANY LINES OF INDUSTRY
were included that were ignored in the
census of 1850. The lines were druggists S
preparations, illuminating gas, millinery,
custom work and women's dress making
custom work.
The total for Wheeling industries omit
ted in 1880 but included in 1890 are as fol-
lows: Number of establishments reported,
-; capital invested, $695,099; number OF
hands employed 27S; wages paid, 500, l6l;
cost of materials used, S247, 1872; miscella-
neous expenses, Sl8, 100; value Of products
at works, Si64,3ll.
To ascertain the amounts of comparison
with the totals for 1880, the foregoing tg-
ures should be subtracted from the totals
stated for 1890, and the per centages of in
crease would then appear as follows; Per
| centages of increase-number OF establish
ments reported, 34.36; capital invested,
81 90; wages paid, 6.79; cost OF materials
used, 1916; value of products at works,
10 so; population of city, l23l; assessed
valuation OF city, 25.SS; municipal debt, less
sinking fund, 1917: increase in number OF
hands employed, 6.37.
The bulletin assures US that "a striking
feature of these returns is the satisfactory
increase in the number of establishments
reported. Still more gratifying is the in
crease 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 1895 in 1880 TO
S454 in 1890, or 14.7 per cent That the per-
centage of increase in average wages is
not greater, is due, in a measure, to the
fact that in many industries relatively,
more women were employed in 1890, and
less men thanin 1880"
The bulletin also explains, in addition to
the totals in detailed statement for 1890 by
important industries is given, OF which the
following isan abstract: Coffee and spice
roasting and grinding, three establish
ments; capital employed, 500, ,O6G; wages
paid, s., ,S35; average Rumber of hands en-
ployed, l3; materials used, cost S475, S04 (;
goods manufactured, value, $5l3,4i5. Con-
fectionery, six establishments; capital en-
ployed, So, ,1S5: wages paid, S2S, 134; aver
age number of hands employed, so; materi-
ais used, cost, So, 6S3; goods manufactured.
value, Sl69,967. Foundry and machine
shops, five establishments; capital en-
ployed, $274, 100; wages paid, $ll9, ,401; aver
age number of hands employed, 1875 material
used. cost, $Sl ,054: goods manufactured
value. $24S 574. Iron and steel forgings,
six establishments; capital employed, So
ll7,42l; wages paid, $9l6,S13; average
number of hands employed, 2,003; material
used, cost, 50, ,34i ,073; goods manufactured,
value, s., ,624, 794. Lumber and planning
mills, eight establishments; capital en-
ployed, $3.50, IT'S; wages paid, Sl03, ,2l0: av-
erage number Of hands employed, 207; ma
terials used, cost, $40, ,463; goods manu-
factured, value, SS9,696. Tobacco, 3S es-
adjustments; capital employed, 1854, 1865;
wages paid, $3.50, ,57l; average number Of
hands employed, S64; materials used, cost.
s4Sl, $50; goods manufactured, value, 81
GOl.9l4. Liquors, malt, five establish
ments; capital invested, sSSS, SOB; wages
paid. $ll6.9l2; average number of hands
employed. IL; materials used, cost, S3lS,-
ESQ; goods manufactured, value, $1S5, ,402.