, 1906-12-03


ton without delay, SO that the results
can be published at an earlier date
than was possible at the present CEN
sus."
Growth in This State.
There is much Of interest to every
state and city in the union in the bull
letin, particularly for the state Of wy
oming and its cities, as showing the
growth of manufactures in the state.
wyoming has not always been q manu-
featuring state, but the tables contain
ed in the bulletin show the strides talk
en- in that direction. There is a vast
amount of opportunity in Wyoming,
and thousands of dollars OF capital arr
being invested annually in new con
qerrS end in -enIarging the scope of tbs
ones already in operation. b-Sbasaa
of the scope Of the census in the United
States, Mr.. North says:
The Factory System.
1.-THE census of manufactures of 1905,
which covered the calendar year 1904
and included continental United States
and Alaska, was the first in which the
canvass was confined to establishments
conducted under what is known as the
factory system, thus excluding the
aeighherhaad= Industries and hand
trades. The statistics for these me
chanical trades have been a confusing
element in the census of manufactures,
and their omission confines the data
to the presentation of the true manu-
featuring industries of the country. To
secure comparable figures for 1900, it
was therefore necessary to revise the
published reports of the twelfth census.
In comparing the results of the pres
ent census with those of former cen
suses, the different methods should be
considered"
Many Interesting Tables.
There are in all "a tables in the
bulletin, covering every class OF manu-
features and embracing data that Gov
er every feature of business Of manu-
featuring. Table No. 8 gives a sum
mary for establishments for states and
territories, by character of ownership,
with per cent in each class, for 1905"
the figures under this heading for wy
oming being especially interesting.
Figures for Wyoming.
Al the date of the census there were
1863 establishments in the state, the
number of individual ownership CON
Germs being So. firm ownership, %; in
corporated companies, including one
miscellaneous establishment, ito avoid
disclosing individual operations" 80.
Capital employed, 1855, 8S9-in the in
dividual class, $36S,12S; firm, $1,S71,-
III; Incorporated companies, $780,
$50.
Wage Farmers and Wages.
The average number Of wage earners
in The 1863 establishments Of the state
was 1884, earning |$1,261,122 per an
mum. In the individual class there
were 146 wage earners, receiving $685.
347; firm class AZ workers, receiving
s29 sos, and in the Incorporated com
pany class, 1,641 employees and they
were paid 1,1S6,1O9.
The miscellaneous expenses 81 the
manufacturing concerns in the state
were s42O,5 97; the cost Of material
used, 81, ,773; value Of products in
GLIDING custom work and repairing
$685. 6O.
Table of Productions.
Table No. 4 gives a summary tor es-
Establishments in states and territories
by value OF products, with per cent in
each class, for 1905" In wyoming the
1863 establishments produced inciud-
ing custom work and repairing $S'oz9''
26o. seventy-four of these establish
ments produced less than $4,000 each;
the product of Ga Of them was iesS 'hah
$4,000 each; the product OF 20 was
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