Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-04

The Census Bureau has issued
bulletin giving stetistics of manufap.
turers for the State OF Delaware. IL
places the tota gross value OF manu-.
factrred products for the State at S45..
3S7, 630, an increase oil 20.8 per cent
over the value OF such products iot
1890. The number of estab lishmepts IL
1900 was l,4lT; capital invested, Sal.
203, 239; average number of wage.
earners, %, 203; total wages laid,
50. 263, 66l cost of material used, s26,
co., Col. The net or true yalue Of nro.
ducts is given at 500. 573, a49, the value
OF material purchased in a parity
manufactured form BEING Sl5. 1854, 04l.
Chief StatisticiaD North, who makes
the report, eays: 1.-THE statistic, 10.
dictate healthy growth in manufac-
lures of Delaware. although a decline
10 observable.in cotton manufactures, in
which the number OF mills has de.
creased from seven to three; the manu-.
facture of fertilizers. in which tho
nrmber OF establishments has fallen
from II 10 IL, and the carriage and
wagon manufacture, in which the mum
Der has fallen from "A to 36. On the
other hand, iron and steel manufao.
lures. shipubIlding, foundry and MA
chine shvp products, and the tanning
and finishing of leather show large ami
gratifying increases.
The percentage OF increase between
1880 and 1890 and 1890 and 1900, rs
shown in detailed report, are in every
instance much larger in the former Ge
cade than In the latter. 1t docs not
necessarily follow, however. that the
rats of growth in the manufacturing
industries of the State has fallen off
in ary such degree as these tigurs
would Indicate. 1t Is nore probable
that the canvass of 1880 was deficient
at certain points. as compared with
the two more recent consuses. -
The report shows capital of SILL
292, 267 invested In manufactures and
mechanical industries In the 1856
establishments of Delaware. This sum
represents the value Of land. buildings
machinery, tools and implements, and
the live capital utilized, but does not
include the capital stock of any of the
manufacturing corporations OF the
State. The value of products Is re.
turned at s45, 437, 400, to produce which
involved an outlay of 81, 1872, 831 for the
salaries of employees; 90, 267, SAT for
wages paid, 80, 1854, 1856 for,miscella
expenses, including rent, taxes, &o.,
and S26, 668, 1888 for materials used, mill
supplies, freight and fuel. 1t is not to
be assumed, however, that the difference
between the aggregate OF these sums
and the value of the product is 10 any
sense a measure OF manufacturing
profits in Delaware during the census
year. The value Of the product given
is the value as obtained or fixed at the
shop or factory.
The value of products for the State
$40, 437, 490, Is the gross value, and not
the net or true value. The difference
between these two should be carefully
noted. The gross value is found by
adding the values of products in the
separate establishments. But the fin
ished product of one establishment Is
often the raw material for another. In
such cases the value of the former re-
appears in the latter and thus the
original cost of certain materials may
be included several times in the gross
value. The net or true value is found
by subtracting from the gross value th
value of all materials purchased 10
partly manufactured form. In this way
the Implications in the gross value are
eliminated.