Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-20
PERTH AMBOY
INDUSTRIES.
Government Makes Report
Comparison Between This City
and New Brunswick.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

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TRENTON, Oct. 20.-Bulletin No.
Sd just issued by the United States
government gives the complete sta
tistics of the census of New Jersey
manufacturing industries taken un-
der national auspices last year..
The total number of manufactur-
ing establishments reported for Perth
Amboy is SO. These were maintain
ed by an aggregate capital of SILL
5S3,3S2. The total number of I'm
ployes was 1926, and the total year
ly wages paid was $~2,227,322. The
53 factories used during the year
raw materials worth $30,316,3S1,
from which they produced manufac-
tured articles worth 34,SOO,4O2.
Perth Amboy's showing is consid-
erably better than that of New Bruins
wick. The report gives the latter city
II industries, but the capital invest
ed vas only $10,392,709, or $1,19O,-
673 behind that of Perth Amboy.
New Brunswick had 632 more en-
ployes than Perth Amboy, the total
number there being 1928, but Perth
Amboy led in yearly wages paid, ex-
ceeding New Brunswick's $2,191,97
by $35,343.
In the items of value of raw mater
ials used and total output Perth Am
boy a away ahead of New Bruins
wick. The latter city used only $4,-
1892 worth of raw materials, as
against $30,316,3S1 for the metropo-
lis of Middlesex county, or $26,15S,-
3S9 to the good for Perth Amboy. In
aggregate value of the output for the
year, New Brunswick reported only
$S,916,6S3, compared with Perth
Amboy's $34,S00,402, putting the
latter city $25,SS3,719 in the lead.
In 1905 the national government,
in gathering its information, APP
preached nearer to the New Jersey
standard by adopting the basis of
considering nc manufacturing bust
ness unless it could show a yearly
output worth at least $500. The
government makes a comparison be-
tween the figures for 1905 and those
of 1900 by striking from the latter
compilation all establishments fall
ing below the $500 standard. This
gives a total of 6,415 establishments
in 1900 as against 900 last year.
There is no way, however, by which
the segregation of the 1900 report
can be applied to Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy's total capital in
1905 was divided as follows: Land,
S1,3S4,429; buildings, $~2,790,0S2;
machinery and tools, ~$3,163,3S5;
cash and sundries, $4~,245,4S6. The
city had 346 salaried officials and
clerks drawing $40O,267 for the
year. The number of factory hands
was 1850, and they were paid in
wages for the year $~1,S27,05.
The number of women over sixteen
years of age reported in the factories
of the city was All, drawing $131,-
423, or an average each per year of
slightly more than 1919. The report
shows that there were only sixty-sev-
en- children under sixteen years of
age in the factories. They were paid
erage about 500 each for the year.
This was at the rate of approximately
50 a week.
Going into the details of the New
Brunswick figures it is found that
her total capital is divided as follows:
Land, $554,732; buildings, $1,46O,-
274; machinery and tools, $1,993,-
1858; cash and sundries, $~6,3S3,935.
That city has 1913 salaried clerks
and officials who were paid $399,749
for the year. The factory hands
numbered $3.50, and their years
wages, 3$1,792,230. The number OF
women over sixteen years of age in
the factories there was 2,121, and
they were paid ~$654,117 for the year,
This was at the rate of $30S a year,
each. New Brunswick had 1872 chill
dren under sixteen years of ago who
were paid $20,667 for the year. This
is an average of 1925 a week, each.