The Washington times., 1907-08-12
Establishments ach
Big Total of %, ,422
in 1905.
Little Tendency Toward
Consolidation of
Business.

Leading all other industries in the
United States, is the number Of estab-
lishments in the printing and publishing
industry according 10 Bulletin 70, issued
today by the Census Bureau, and cover
ing the census of that industry for the
year 1905. In that year there we're 26,
422 establishments representing capital
invested amounting 10 1886, ,OOS. eos, and
total value Of products amounting to
S496. .O61. .S57.
The striking significance of these
figures lies in the fact that in the print
ing and publishing industry there Is lit
tie tendency toward consolidation and
concentration as in other industries. but
| that its product continues TO be con-
tributed by a great number Of small
establishments operated by men Of in
dependent thought and action, using
small amount Of capital, and contribut-
ing materially TO the intellectual and
| financial growth Of the country.
! To illustrate the growth of the indus
try, the report shows that in the brief
period from 1900 to 1905 the Increase in
value Of products was nearly double
| that in the ten preceding years. Fur
| ther Illustrating its growth and COM
| pairing It with other industries. among
| the ten industries having value OF
products in 1905 exceeding $500. .OOO. 900.
printing and publishing ranked seventh.
| having advanced 10 that position from
tenth in 1880 The other great industries
are characterized by a comparatively
small number Of establishments. For
1 ufu hn Nsav. gs4l IL
has but one establishment 10 every 1884,
600 inhabitants. whereas that Of print
ing and publishing has one 70 every
3,076.
Considering the industry more In de-
tail, the report divides It into two gen
erai classes, that Of book and job print
ing and that Of newspapers and periodi-
Gals. The increase in the value of the
products Of the first class is remarka-
bic. From 1880 TO 1890 it was about
$500, 900, for the next ten years. SOS, 900.
O00, while In the five years from 1900 10
1905, II amounted 20 ST., 900. CONNER
cial printing. street car transfer slips
and telephone books make up a con-
siderable amount Of this increase.
Among newspapers and periodicals an
interesting tendency is illustrated by the
figures given comparing the revenues
from subscriptions and sales with those
from advertising for a period Of years
In 1880 subscriptions and sales exceed.
ed advertising by almost 81, 900 900; by
1890 this had decreased TO 1900, 600: ir
1900 advertising took the lead by nearly
$1,000. 900. which was increased in 1905 tc
nearly %34.O0O.O00. These figures do not
show that revenues from sales and sub
soriptlOns have decreased, but that thos,
from advertising have increased much
more rapidly.
A notable decrease In connection with
the business Is shown by the fact thai
this industry led all the rest In the de-
crease in employment Of children.
The paper used in the industry shows
some remarkable figures In 1905 rnore
than 10000 tons were used solely fol
newspapers and periodicals. representing
almost one-thIrd oS the entire output OF
the paper mills Of the United States. Tt
make this paper required the service:
Of nearly 5000 men. 6nd represented ap.
proximately $500 600 in wages. Thes,
mills used as raw material 100 90
cords Of spruce. poplar. and henIocI
logs, representing the timber product ol
about 10000 acres. exclusive Of the log.
imported from Canada. The forests OF
the United States yielded about l,76S. .OOi
feet OF timber TO be transformed into
newspapers and magazines.
The report then goes into an analyst,
of the circulation Of the various classes
of publications. The monthly periodical
Is shown 20 lead all others in this re-
spect. having an aggregate circulation
Of 64,306.155 per issue, almost half the
total circulation per Issue Of all classeS
OF publications IN the United States
The weekly follows with 36. .732. .037 pei
Issue, and the dailies with n O79 l30
Sunday editions OF dailies amounted tC
II. .539.OZ1. The aggregate number o.
copies Of all newspapers and periOdi
| Gals in the United States during the
] census year 1905 was 1O.S251431SS
This interesting and valuable report
| rejecting as ii does the general pros
perity OF the nation, was prepared by
William s. Rossiter, chief clerk OF The
Census.