The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-11-07
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THE INCREASE IN TEN YEARS m
THESE "kNoWLEDGE FACTORIES"
q From Advertising Where the Greatest
Gain Has Been Made As to Salaries.
How the. States Show Up. E&
The national census relating to news
papers and periodicals has just appeared
and is CT considerable interest as show
ing the increase during the years from
1880 to 1890 Of these vehicles of news,
opinions and literature. The census Of
1880 is reported to have been defective
in that the figures Of these industries
were collated with book and job print
ing offices, thus rendering comparison
of the decade difficult. In 1890 there
were 10, 362 that reported and 2,7l5 that
did not report. There are no figures for
1880. Tho capital in 1890 as returned
was $126, 200, $50 as against sos, 900, 900
as estimated for 1880. The employees
Of all kinds in 1890 aggregated 106,09
as against 71,6l5 ten years previously,
with wages Of sos, 60l, 532 as opposed
to-a previous aggregate. Of $28. 500, 1886.
A curious and statistically imperfect
inclusion of officers and firm members
with certain classes Of employees-that
is, clerks-prevents just average, if
any average in figures is just, of sala~
ries or wages. There are 20, 100 "oii.
GERS, firm members and clerks" and
tho wages are returned as $17,777,l 73.
All other employees are 85,975, with
aggregate wages Of $50, 1924, $50. Contra,
~ to the general public impression, the
revenue for newspapers throughout, the
country is gNater from circulation than
from advertising-$72, 343, 087 in the
one department and $71.243, 36l ip the
other. So, in the main, Judging from
total receipts, public opinion ought to
control rather than tho opinions Of ad-
vertisers when such opinions conflict.
But it is different in different localities,
this question, like General Hancock's
definition of the tariff, being a local is
sue III addition to these sources Of in
come newspaper establishments did book
and job printing amounting to G32, 612,-
1l3. There were 4,6Sl. 113, $50 copies
of these various publications printed
every year OH the average, all increase
in the total of over 2,G00, O00,O 900 from
1880.
It is noticeable that evening papers
have increased their hold on the reading
public. The figures for 1880 showed
533 evening and 43S morning papers.
Those for 1880 show l., 1872 evening, III
increase of ll23S per cent, 500 morn
ing, all increase Of only 3G. 7G per cent.
The greatest percentage Of increase,
however, is oddly enough in the jour-
nails devoted to society, art, fashion and
music. In these departments Of journal
istic activity IS per cent indicates the
ratio Of advance III numbers. 1t is COM
forting to Nefect that of the total Of
17,GlG newspapers and periodicals
6,457 are printed in the Eng ish l;ln
guase, only 100 in German, $50 in
Scandinavian and 33 i'll Spanish. In
Bohemian, there are rs, in Polish 20,
in Dutch Is and in italian II. Volapuk,
the "world language" has two exem-
plars, and one combines volapuk and
English. The percentage of foreign
newspapers to all newspapers is only
l. IS per cent, while in 1880 twas 7.O6.
As to salaries and wages, the profess
sion occupies a good position, but not
high enough to attract people who care
to make a great deal Of money. The
average annual wages Of officers, firm
members, is down as 1855. "A. The nv
erage for editors, subeditors and report
ers is lower, $G27.19; for clerks and
bookkeepers, $401. AZ; for operatives,
skilled and unsl1illed, 1926. 95, and for
pieceworkers (probab]y advertising
hands aid other compositors), $A09.74
The weekly rates, Of wages show that
1914 boys above 1G and 3.137 girls
above 15are receiving less than S.. The
great mean is reached, at $15 and over
but under $40. The army receiving this
excellent wage numbers 1867 men and
2S8 women There are 1896 men and
8S women receiving $40 and under $25,
aud 1888 men and 81 women getting
$50 and over. &&s.
Connecticut has 1.5 inhabitants to
each copy Of newspaper per issue, while
New York has only 33 of ono person to
each copy, Massachusetts .4S and. Rhode
Island 2.32 Rhode Island is therefore
the great field for new newspaper ven
lures. Maine has ~, New Hampshire
/. ii and Vermont l.. 6. The worst COM
A. a..
circulation is concerned is the Indian
Territory. There afet20:03 persona to
every newspaper there The southern
states show up rather poorly, Mississip-
pi reaching '4rf:?03 persons to copy,
South Carolina 9.46, North Carolina
0. % and ~ xobn; These are but figures
showing the skeletons Of the gfeat, edu-
cational and news structures that stand
forth ID The various communities. as
-hnacnll Limits to 7rlida IN an kind or To