The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20
MAKES FINE
SHOWING IN REPORTS
Notable Increase Here and Throughout State Nanufac
5. turing Capital and Output. Figures Given
Asa8 lin Census Bulletin. ss&ss II

tifrom OR Regunis CONSEQUENTLY N,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 49,, The
census burcnti hns Issued q. iiipst inter-
cstlng bulletin, showing the increase IN
manufacturing cupitnl8nnd output In Vlr.
glnia for tho year ended December Oh
1901, ns compared with tile figures OF tlrG
tconslis of 1000. s v ~
/ The bulletin shows that while the n,,ir-5
der OF ablishmGnts has not materially
increased between tho census OF 1900 and
that or 1905, there being 81 reported in
1900, and 31s7 reported iii 1905, thu
amount of capital invested In these en-
ttcrpriscs las Increased from s02. 200. $50 In
1900 to s1i70s9.1io in 1906. This s nm
increase OF c0.3 per cent Tho number OF
sainrled officials. clerks. etc, has In
creased from 3,S2S III J 900. drawing salaries
Iaggregating s3G29,eo9. to 1910 in 19o5,
drawing salarics nggregnting S4,sH,sQ8.
The Increase is 2o.s per cent. In numbers
and 34.3 per cent. in salaries.
Richmond Far Ahead.
Richmond is far aliend or any city Of
the State In the matter of increase IN
number OF manufacturing establishments
and of capital invested. Since 1900 the
amount OF capital invested In manufac-
turing enterprises has Increased 100 per
cent. In 1900 It was SIG, oo3,027. In 1905
1t was sa2. 4O2.s 47
The number of salnried officials. Which
includes clerks, etc. was increased 10
1000 from o1G In 1900 The aggregate
snlary pnidy In 1900 was si.076.77i, and In
1905 1t was si195.9o3. the increase being
s12,G per cent. in number and Ill per cent.
4 In salaries.
The total amount of wages paid In
Richmond In 1900 was s3,973,70t. The
amount In 1906 WAS M.5Gl,9i6 an Increase
OF a per cent. The number of wage earn
ers increased from 12,SGs In 1900 to 1926
in 1905.
Miscellaneous expenses decreased from
1914 ,966 in 1900 to $53SS 1926 III 1905, or IL
per cent.
Tho cost OF material used was s1o375,1 10
IN 1900 and sl4.329.54i in 1906. an Increase
of ISL per cent.
The value of products of the nanufac-f
turing establishments. including custom
work and repairing. was $3.50 .353 In 1900.
as n; .ainst 500, 536,499 in 1906. This was an
Increase of 2s2 per cent
Petersburg Factories.
Tho factories OF Petersburg numbered
n, with total capital OF s3.174.GH in
1900. In 1905. the number of factories was
72. with an invested capital of S4,s62.2lt.
a decrease of 6.5 per cent. in number and
an increase of 43.T per cent. In capital.
There were 222 officials and clerks in
these concerns III wv. receiving salarles
aggregating se07.9a7. In 1905 the number
was PSI. and the aggregate of the salaries
was s240.142.
( The average number of wage carners
in 1900 was 3,e,os and 1906. s.ess. a decrease
of 50 per cent. Wages paid In 1900.
s192. Ot5: nm ! 905. the total wages paid was
$3.50, 364 an Increase Off 4 per cent.
/ The cost or mnterlals used in mantifnc-
turing in 1909 was s3.7ea,246. as against
s,.1149ao. Miscellaneous expenses In 1900
were S57i.s73 and s459.T15 in 1905.
The total value OF manufactured pro-
ducts increased 11.3 per cent, or from
s5.2a3527 to s5,sa0.54.