The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-07
OUR STATISTICS.
The Manufactures AadLabOrers Of
Maine and Portland.

An Army, of seventy-five Thousand
Workers in the State and over Six Thou
sand in Portland-what They Earn
and Make.
A series of census bulletins just issued
from Washington give some interesting
| statistics relative to the Industries of
Maine and Portland.
In Maine 500 establishments are re-
ported, with an aggregate capital of
$50, 419, 500 The total value of the
plants is 81, 1873, rs, of which S7,19S.639
is in land SIP, 039 04O in buildings and
S21. 945, 49y in machinery, tools and i'm
Elements. The live assets" are placed
at $50. 236, 631; and miscellaneous ex-
penses SIS, 1874, 694.
The employees reported from these
Maine industries average total OF
IS, $50, with total wages of S26, 526,S17 Ut
these employees 1853 are male officers,
mem bers of firms or clerks, who draw
an aggregate of So. $40, 916 in salaries,
while 553 are women drawing Sl92,719
Of operatives, skilled and unskllled,
40, IA are males over sixteen years, who
draw wages of SIS, 4e3. 715; while 1l,923
are females over fifteen years of age,
drawing wages amounting to 3,169, lo4.
/ The children employed number ,24o,
and draw $166, IA in wages. Piece
workers are distinguished from other
laborers There are &, 1877 Of them who
are males over sixteen years OF age and
they make So, 343. SIS; and 9,12s who are
females making 81, 721, 1856. Of children
piece workers the 1,194 make ST., 475.
All the operatives of Maine use
materials valued at $51, $50, $50 yearly,
and turn them into finished products,
including repair work, valued at $685.
$50, 500.
Passing to the
Industries of Portland
we find reported 662 esta blishments using
81, 661, 270 worth of hired property, with
a direct investment of capital of So, $751;
557, of which 1886, 610 is in land, $500, 63S
in buildings, 81, 494. 200 in machinery,
tools, etc., 81, 055, aS5 in raw material,
81, ZIG 3sf in stock on hand, So, ia, 443 in
cash, bills and accounts receivable, etc.
The total miscellaneous expenses are
$685., 149 divided into: Rents paid for
tenancy, S165, OBS; taxes $4S, Reinsurance,
s42, 661; repairs, $s6, 500; amount paid to
contractors, $2s, $50; interest on cash
used in business, S3s, 615; sun dries $780,
473.
The average number of employees in
these 662 Portland industries is $500, and
they draw total wages of So, 100, 152. The
male officers, members of firms and
clerks number 1877, who are paid $40, SOL.
The female officers, firm members and
clerks number 95, getting S35, 729 yearly
wages.
The skilled operatives, female, numb Der
613, getting $153, 800 yearly:..swages. The
male operatives number 3,643, getting
yearly wages of 81 ,819,3
The assessed value of real and personal
properly in Portland is given as s37, 1885,
sOs, which is ST, 042. 05 per capita.
Tax levy for all purposes on real and
personal property 1851, 1863, rate $3.50 per
per 500, and SIS. II per capita.
Debt. less sinking fund, SO, 976, 1926,
which is $751; per capita.
True value of real estate, taxed and
exempt, $50, $50, 100.
True value of real estate taxed, $2s,
1874, 400.
Assessed value of real estate taxed,
$24. 343, 600.