The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-02
TO MAKE REPORT
ON INDUSTRIES
BUREAU OF STATISTICS
WILL MAKE CANVASS
OF THE STATE
is AIMED TO
AID THE
PUBLIC.

henSive report on industrial con-
ditions in all OF the cities and in
corporated towns and some of
the larger unincorporated towns
OF Indiana will form the special
work of the Indiana Bureau of
Statistics this summer and fall.
A form OF schedule for the re-
ports has been prepared, and
within short time the work
will be taken up by Charles l..
Stubs, VIII Il. Walker and Bir-
ney Spreading, travelling depu-
ties, who will go over the State
and personally gather the desir,
ed information.
II has been the plan of the
present management of the Bur
eau Of Statistics to take up some
special work each summer. Last
year reports were gathered on
the pure bred live sock of the
state. This year, Mary Stubs
Moore, chief of the Indiana Blu
reau, came to the conclusion that
a report on industrial conditions
would be very valuable. Later
She conferred with State officers
and solicited suggestions as to
conditions lin the State which
should be studied. She then sell
ected those branches of infor-
nation which were regarded as
most valuable and made up the
schedule which will be used. In
cidentally, the plan has since
been explained to a number of
the leading business men OF In
dianapolis and other cities of the
State, and all are greatly pleased
with it and declare that the re-
port will be OF great value in a
commercial way.
The schedule which mas been
prepared is wide in its scope and
calls for nearly every kind OF in
formation about the cities and
towns which would be interest
ing or useful. Some of the infor-
nation sought is the estimated
population in 1908, transporta>
ton facilities, express companies,
telephone and telegraph service,
newspapers, street lighting, wat
er works and source Of supply,
sewer system and methods of
disposal of sewerage, kind OF fire
protection conditions of streets,
number of banks, number of diff
ferent kinds of mercantile houses
number of followers of the dif-
ferent professions, and boards OF
trade and similar organizations
In addition to this great
amount OF information is sought
which will be of interest to those
who wish to locate factories
within the State. Information
sought along this line is: Fac
tories and the number OF persons
employed and the weekly pay.
roll; whether public sentiment is
| favorable to the encouragement
ofs manufacturing industries
whether land for factory sites
| will be given free or sold at re-
duced prices; whether financial
aid will be given to new indus.
tries: supply of steam coal and
price; topography of surround
ingA country; quality of soil and
price OF land; principal products
etc.
These points of the schedule
Mrs. Moore explains, are merely
to serve as suggestions. Sh,
wishes these topics covered, but
is anxious to get all kinds of in
formation which will be valuable
and will so instruct her deputies
The reports in regard to the
sewer system and methods o.
disposal of sewage are expected
to be of great value TO the health
; authorities of the State. The
question of sewage disposal is
one which is now being consid
cred seriously by these officers
The information in regard to The
water supply will also be valu
able in this way.
1t is expected also that the re-
port will be of use to wholesale
men and others who sell good.
in Indiana. If they are not get
ting results in any town or city
they may find out whether it is
the fault OF their own men or i.
due to the conditions which pre-
vail in the town or city. The re
podt will also be valuable, it i:
thought, to those who are new
in the professions and who are