The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-06-15
MANU- ACTORIES
OF new JERSEY
Statistics Compiled By the
Director OF the Census at
Washington
JERSEY CITY'S FIGURES
CAPITAL INVOLVED ss2,3e4, ,sO1;
WAGES, s1o,o21, ,o67, AND VALUE
OF PRODUCTS $75,74o9s4

Manufacturing statistics for New Jer-
sey, just complied by the Director of the
Census at Washington, show that Jersey
City is the second town in the state for
the amount of capital invested and the
value Of manufactured products. lnthe
value Of the output Newark stands first,
Bayonne third, and Paterson fourth.
Manufacturing statistics for Jersey
City for 1905 are shown in the report as
follows: Number of establishments 62S.
capital $S2, ,394, sol, salaried officers,
clerks, ETC., 2,379, salaries $2,969, $50;
average number wage-earners 20,353,
wages $1O,021 ,O67, miscellaneous expen-
ses 1901 ,O34, cost of materials $4S, S,T94,-
so7. value Of products $75,740,934.
The statistics are part Of the census
of manufactures, now being completed
for the year ending December 81, 1904.
II shows that the wage Garner got the
lions share of New Jerseys splendid
manufacturing growth during the five
years covered-a growth that is largely
accounted for by the remarkable trans
portation facilities in the state. Most of
the big railroad systems of the East
converge through New Jersey upon New
York harbor and the consequence is that
the state possesses a remarkable amount
of railroad mileage for its area. Though
among the states only Rhode Island, Del
aware and Connesticut are smaller than
New Jersey, twelve states have smaller
railroad mileage Even thickly populated
Massachusetts, has smaller railroad mile
age than New Jersey. Another big factor
is the great mileage in electric railways,
which, particularly in the northern part
of the state. from a great network bind
ing the towns together and affording
facilities for communication seldom en-
joyed even in thickly populated terrific
ries.
According to the statistics, the number
of manufacturing establishments in the
state have increased from GALS in the
census Of 1900 to 7,O11 in 1905. This
slight increase tit is only 9.3 per cent?
is due2o consolidation. The capital in
vested in manufactures has increased
from SAT-, ,3O1, $50 to $716, ,545. to ff-
ty per cent. and the value of the pro-
ducts has increased from 1858 30Q5, ,6S4 to
$774, ,6I9, ,O25, or 40.1 per cent. The cost
of materials used has increased from
1884, re, ,O94 to $47O, ,554, 500, or 4O.5 per
cent. and the miscellaneous expenses
$3S, 1924, $50 to $66,572, ,O39, or 71.5 per
cent. According to the 1905 census, the
number of salaried officers, clerks, etc.,
is 23, 1913, an increase of ifty-one per
cent, and the average number of wage
earners is 266,3S7, an increase of 24.5
per cent.
The increase of the value of the pro-
duets was the great sum Of 1921, ,613,241
Some indication of the extent to which
the wage earners shared in this great
prosperity is indicated by the fact that
1si 4l,x = ,r,,s ,s ,,,,,,, h -, nc ,,,o 90 y, ,
ers showed a gain of 24.5 per cent, the
increase in wages was $33, ,O27, ,72O or 24.7
per cent. But these figures give only a
slight idea of the proportion of gain paid
to the wage Garner. OF the 1921 ,613,-
341, $163, 100 was swallowed up by
increases in cost of materials and mis-
| cellaneous expenses. Of the remainder,
| the increase in wages to the larger num-
ber of officials, clerks, etc., amounted to
seventeen per cent, and wage earners got
| 81 per cent. This leaves 26 per cent, Of
| SIS, Jos, ,101 for increased return ON cap
ital invested, which, when it is considered
that capital has increased during these
years fifty per cent, or $23S, $50,
goes to indicate that wage earners were
the principal beneieiaries of New Jer-
sey's manufacturing prosperity.
The census is confined to manufactur-
ing esta blishments with a product Of $500
or over, thus excluding the neighborhoed
industries and hand trades, such assbuiId
ing trades, dressmaking, custom MILL
cutom saving and grinding, cobbling and
/ bling and blacksmithing.