The Washington times., 1901-08-28
GREAT STRIDE In PRINTING
Advance of Last Decade to Be
Shown by a Census Bulletin.
Increase Noted Especially in the
West-Iown Lends in Proportion
ate Number of Plants Interest,"
ing Statistics of manufactures.

nte Number of Plants - Interest
The Census Office will issue Il report in
the course of week on the manufac-
tories of the United States, in which win
be shown that the country has made iEi-
mcnse strides during the past ten years.
especially in the art of printing.
In no other branch of industry has SO
great an advance been made as in the
printing business. as will be demon
strated by the forthcoming report. Ac-
cording to the report there are in the
United States 23916 printing establish
mcnts, an increase of 1876 over the num-
Der in existence ten years ago. By far
the greatest increase has been in the
newspaper plants. In 1890 there were ap-
proxImately 5000 printing establish
ments in the country. The increase dur
ing the period which has passed since
the last census was taken is regarded as
remarkable.
The printing establishments upon which
reports have been prepared by the Cen
sus Office include newspaper plants,
plants of book publishing. and job print
ing Offices. The list is complete, and
when the report is issued the exact num-
Der of printing offices in the country,
from the mammoth plants in the large
cities to the small job plant operated by
the weekly paper in the small town, will
be made known. The number so far, al
though corrections may b. made, Is g.
9l6.
One of the most remarkable features of
the forthcoming report is the fact that
the West has forged to ire front in a re-
markable manner during he past ten
years. This state of affa.-5 is attributed
to the fact that the West had been open
ing up" since the former census was
taken in a manner apparently hitherto
unsupported by the average person.
The report will show that Iowa, among
all the States of the West. has forged to
the front in an unusual manner since
1890 There are more newspapers pub
lished in Iowa, in proportion to its popu-
lation. than in any ether State of the
Union Massachusetts, so long at the
head of the list. will have to give the
first place to the Hawkeye State. for
Iowa has more newspapers, more printing
offices, and more publishing houses. in
proportion to the number of citizens liv-
ing there, than the centres of learning in
the effete East. The report makes no at
will merely state the figures and let the
inference be drawn by the curious.
In proportion to its population Iowa has
more than twice as many newspaper pub
locations as Massachusetts and many
more than large number of other States.
The greatest increase in the printing
business has been made in the newspaper
field.
Other branches Of industry will be
shown by the report soon to be issued by
the Census Office to have increased to
an enormous extent during the last dec
ade. Among the particular branches
which have grown are the grist mills,
upon which subject the Bureau will Is
sue special report There are at pres
ent in the country approximately 5000
griSt mills, an extraordinarily large in
crease over the number in operation at
the time the last census was taken.
A special report will also be issued by
the Census Bureau upon the breWeries
OF the United States, and the figures
which the statement will contain concern
Ing the number of manufactures of malt
liquors will be calculated to stagger
many people. Close upon 40, 900 breweries
according to the official statistics of the
Census Bureau, are now in operation
within the United States. This is a great
increase also in the number of such in
dustries.
The force Of clerks which have been
hard at work for many months preparing
figures upon the, manufactures of the
United States has now finished its
work. In few instances the sched-
ules have not yet been completed. This
is true of the figures relating ID the brew
cries. in which some changes will be
made in the figures stated. In all of the
other branches. however, the schedules
have been made complete. Work is now
being done in editing the preparatory re-
ports which have been handed in upon
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1t is expected that the final results will
be obtained within the course of the pres
ent week. although the labor may not
be finished for several days later. AS soon
as the work has been brought up to date
the bureau Will make its report on the
Next to the report on
population, this statement will be the
most important yet given out by the Cen
sus Office, and will probably be the most
important work to be done by the bureau
One of the most interesting features of
the forthcoming report win be the Off
cial statement by the Census Office con-
corning the number of factory employees
In the United States and the average wage
Of each. Special stress is to be laid upon
This portion of the report. 1t is understood
1t Will be of particular interest to stu
ients of political economy. in view of the
present labor situation. This is practical
~ the first endeavor ever made TO gather
statistics of this sort. This branch of the
report is expected to be especially COM
plete.
The work OF the Census Bureau is said
10 be gradually falling OF with the COM
pletion of many of the various reports
which have been in course of preparation
for so long. and the issue of the report
on manufactures, it is understood will
make possible reduction of the present
force of employees. A large number of
Jerks have >een employed on this partic-
llar work. and the statement was made
yesterday that there is considerable I'M
.asines in the Census Once over the fact
hat discharges OF superfuous employees
may occur The force employed at the |
bureau now is as great as 1t ever was,
while the work is gradually becoming less. |
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