Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-28
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY.
The Census Bureau Has Just Issued
 An Interesting Bulletin.

~~~A ~NNsSNSSoA SAAASsAAAs The bureau of the census has just published bulletin on chemicals ! and allied products. This bulletin was prepared under the supervision of William M. Steuart, chief statis- tician for manufacturers, by Charles B. Munroe, professor of chemistry at George Washington university, and | forms part of the census of manu- factures of 1905.
 The data presented indicate most fourishing condition for the | industry as whole. In 1905, 1,7S6 establishments, with capital of $32S,997,131, were engaged in the, manufacture of chemicals valued at $2S2,169,216. These plants fur nished employment. for 70,345 per. sons and paid them $44,520,SS1 in salaries and wages. g | In 1900 the number of establish ments was 1891; the capital $23S,-. | 4T1,200, and the value of products $202,506,076. The salariad officials and wage earners employed mum bered 55,S02, and were paid 122,-, bered 55,302, and were paid S33,- 122,930. At the last census, therefore, as compared with the census of 1900, the capital had. increased $S5,525,- S41, or 35.9 per cent; the value of products, $79,663, ,140, or ,39.3 per cent; the number of employees, 15,-, 043, or 27.2 per cent; and the amount paid the employees, S11, ,406,- 951, or 34.4 per cent. Every princi- pal item reported for the industry increased except the number of children employed, which was re- duced one-tenth. The wages paid to the children, however, increased about one-twentieth.
 There was a net increase of 95 in the number of establishments manufacturing chemicals. The great increase was 29 for Georgia, and the greatest decrease was 21 for New York. At both censuses the states leading in the number of plants en- gagged in the industry were Pennsyl- Illinois, and Massachusetts.
 | The bulletin discusses l9 classes of products. Paints and varnishes formed the most important class, with products valued at S91 ,4S7,326 Fertilizers were second in rank, with a value of $56,632,953; while ex- plosives were third, with 6 value of $29 9,602,SS4. Sodas, fine cheimcals, and acids were valued at more than $10,0O0,000 and less than s20,000,- 900, while wood distillates, electro I chemicals tnnninU tnvialS dNn- stuffs, and alums ranged in value between $5,000,000 and $10,000,- 900. The remaining classes with products valued at over S1.000,000 were plastics, compressed and lique- fled gases, and essential oils.
 Value of Paints and Varnishes In- creases $21 100000.
 A great variety of products is in- cluded under the classification paints and varnishes." The num- Der of establishments manufacturing these products increased from 615 in 1900 to 664 in 1905; their capital from $6O,S34,921 to s77,149,357; and the value of products from 1 S69,922,022 to $91,4S7,326; while the number of employees increased from 13,513 to 16,2SS and their salaries and wages from S10,011,99S to $12,094,70S. The increases of $16,314,4a6 in capital and $21, ,565,- BOA in value of products are particu- flarly noteworthy.
 In addition to the products re- ported as made in factories devoted primarily to their manufacture, cer- tain varieties were produced as by products in other establishments. New York and Pennsylvania each
 had over 100 establishments in operation in 1905 for the production of paints and varnishes, and Ohio,
 Illinois>~and New Jersey each had over 50 such plants.
 The report contains an interesting
 making certain varieties of paints
 and varnishes.
 Over 3,OOO,OOO Tons of Fertilizers
 Manufactured.
 In 1905, 400 establishments were
 engaged primarily in manufacturing
 fertilizers of various kinds, and their Virginia, New York, North Carolina anu ANtN JtlSCss IOi lhC hiol NlAhN
 these products were reported foI Alaska. Colorado, Nevada, Wiscon. ! sin and Wyoming.
 The total production of fertilizers
 including the output manufactured as subsidiary, as we'll as that produced
 as primary product, amounted to g.. 591,771 tons. valued at s56,973,3 | fon o.,a ooa D,....t. x.e n,..,....s.. Considerably more than 1000 va rieties of explosives are in existence , Cartridges. detOnators, fuses, ana other devices containing explosives
 for use in guns and in blasting arC
 chased as ammunition" and color
 ed fires. rockets. railroad torpedoes signal lights and other devices of thi! nature are cIassed as "fireworks;'
 consequently this report discusse! only gunpowder. nitroglycerin snc , similar explosives. Such products t, l the value of s2O.6O2,sS4 were pro . duced during the census year il i24 establishments engaged pTi marily in their manufacture. Sine iOnly sl7,125.41s. the increas products were valued at s56,e32, , S53, gain of 26.S per cent over tn, value of products for 1890.
 , The states leading in the numbe , of plants producing fertilizers wer
 Georgia. Pennsylvania. Maryland
 amounted to s12.477.4ss, or 72.9 pc lcent.
 The number of employees engage, in the production of explosives in