The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-23

census directs that certain statistics
in regard TO capital. employees. wages,
cost or materials, miscellaneous eX-
penses and value of products shall be
collected from all manufacturing es-
tablishmentS that were In operation
during any portion of the year 1903.
| The director of the census desires to
make these inquiries as simple as the
requirements of the law Will permit,
therefore the consultations with repre-
sentative concerns and the creation of
the advisory board of special agents.
The schedule in Its last stage will
represent the experience of the bu.
reau and the benefit of the advice and
suggestions OF the principal trade or
ganiZationS and manufacturers associ,
ations, and. finally, such recommends
tions as may have been made by state
officials In charge of the compilation
OF kindred statistics.
The director further has in mind
submitting for final consideration and
advice the schedule as drafted in the
bureau to a special committee of ex-
perts to be drawn from among the
principal officers of the leading trade
] associations and large private con.
Germs devoted to special lines of indus.
try. The form and contents OF the
several special schedules will be con-
sidered and advised upon by them and
they will assist In the formation Of the
detailed conclusions to be drawn later
from analysis OF the compiled data.
Invitations 10 act In this capacity al
ready have been extended to a num-
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they have promptly accepted: the di.
rector'S plan of obtaining authoritative
suggestions during the preparation OF
the schedules appealing most strongly
to their practical conception OF a cen
sus along common sense and logical
lines.
Manufacturers Cooperate,
II is important that the manufac-
turers cooperate with the census bu-
reau TO make the census a success,
and it is the intention OF the director
TO confer freely with the associations
and representative men engaged in
the different industries The schcd.
ues Will, as n rule, be collected by
special agents, beginning January l
next but every manufacturer Will have
the privilege OF sending his report di-
rectly TO the census bureau by mail IL
he prefers to do so
Chief Staustician Steuar states that
the census of manufactures and that
OF mines and quarries, which covers
the calendar year ending next Decem-
ber 81. VIII both be taken by the same
special agents and on schedules that
have been made uniform in many of
the essential features which. in addl-
tion TO details peculiar TO special in
dustries, will permit of the prepare
ton of totals that show the magnitude
and relative Importance Of each
The census of manufactures is TO be
confined TO what is generally known
as the factory system and excludes
the so-called neighborhood, household
and hand industries. which were in
cluded at the federal census OF 1900
The line of demarcation between the
factory industries TO be taken. and tho
hand trades. etc, that are TO be omit
ted is not, said Mr.. Steuart, always
clearly defined, but fair idea may be
obtained. of the relative importance of
the two classes by the following brief
statement: At the census OF 1900
there was u total of 512.254 establish
ments with products valued at S13004.-
400. .l43, and of these tho hand trades,
OF a character which were omitted
at the census of 1905, represented 30i.-
692 establishments with products val
ued at 81. .593. 3.279021. or 595 per cont
of the total number Of establishments
and 1913 per cent of the total value OF
products. The census of 1910, there,
fore. to be complete, must include the
reports from every factory. mine and
quarry that was in operation during
any portion OF the calendar year 1909
Tho inquiries are similar TO those
used at prior cenSuseS. They require
a description OF the business or kind
of products, the amount of capital
the number of employees, the amount
paid in wages and salaries. the amount
of miscellaneous expenses, the cost OF
materials and the value of the prod
ucts at the factory or mine
While the act OF congress. approved
July . 1909, under which the census
Is taken, makes 1t obligatory upon ey-
cry owner. president treasurer, secre,
tary. director OF other officer or agent
OF any manufacturing establishment,
mine. quarry or other establishment OF
productive industry. whether conducted
as corporation, firm, limited liability
company or by private individuals 10
furnish the statistics required for this
census. It also provides that the lnfor-
nation supplied shall be used only for
the statistical purposes for which 1t
is intended that publication shall be
made by tnc census bureau whereby
the data furnished by any particular
establishment can be identified. nor
shall the director OF the census permit
any one other than the sworn employees
OF the census bureau to examine the
individual reports. a severe penalty
is also provided for any clerk or spec.
ial agent who shall publish or commu-
nicate any information coming into