Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-12-04
HAWAII GROWS
IN INDUSTRIES
INDUSTRIAL CENSUS TELLS or
GROWTH OF MANUFACTURING.
OUTPUT EASILY DOUBLED
Capital Invested Has Grown From
Ten. 10 Twenty-Five
Million.

rand Of the Bureau of the Census is
sued today a preliminary statement
e. the result of the census Of man
ufactures in the Islands Of Hawaii for
the year 1909. It consists Of the totals
FOR several leading industries, for all
other industries, and for all industries
combined, prepared under the drec-
tion Of Mr.. william Stuart, Chief
Statlstcian for Manufactures, Bureau
oi the Census.
A supplementary table gives the to-
tails for steam laundries, The reason
for a separate presentation for steam
lGundries Is that this industry, which
was canvassed for the first time in the
Thirteenth Census, would, If included
In the totals for the islands in 1909,
render them unsuitable for comparison
with the prior census. The collection
Of the statistics was made under the
direction of Mr. Victor S. Clark.
The Hawaiian Islands became n
Territory Of the United States on June
II, 1900. and therefore were included
IN the Federal census for that year,
The islands were not included in the
census of manufacturers for 1906 be-
cause that census was confined to
continental United States.
Importance of Islands Industries.
The census of 1909 shows that the
manufactures of the islands are in
cTeasing rapidly and now are of great
Importance This is especially true
of those manufactures which. for their
materials, depend upon such agricul.
tural products as sugar, rice and pine
apples.
The enumeration for 1899 included
the neighborhood industries and the
hand trades, but such establishments
were excluded from the census Of
1909. Reducing the totals for 1899
10 Il comparative basis with the CEN
sus of 1909, 1t appears that during the
ten years the number Of establish
ments increased from 1886 to 500, or
l1S per cent. The capital invested in
creased from $1O.773, 900 to $24,9s0,-
00O, or 1872 per cent.
The cost of the materials used in
creased from $12,261 900 in 1899 to
$25,G29,0OO in 1909. or lO9 per cent.
The amount paid in salaries and
wages during the year 1899 was $2,-
Oi400O and In 1909, S2,795, 900, an
increase of 81 per cent.
The miscellaneous expenses in
creased from $4,000 to SO, ,a2S, 900,
or 329 per cent
The gross value Of products for
1893 amounted to $23,9s6, 900 and for
1909. S47,fO6,OOO. an increase of 1O3
Ter cent.
The value added by manufacture,
which represents the difference be-
tween the materials used and the
value OF products, Increased from
$l1,125,0OO to $21,777,OOO or 90 per
cent
The number of salaried people and
wage-earners employed increased
from i,lS4 to 6,49S, or So per cent.
The Sugar and Rice Industries.
The statistics indicate that there is
a large variety of industries fairly
we'll established in the islands, but
comparative figures are given in the
preliminary statement for only two,
the manufacture of sugar and the
cleaning and polishing of rice. There
were 1870 establishments engaged In
these two Industries during the year
1908. Their capitalization amounted
To S15,545,00 or 62 per cent of the
total capital for all industries. Their
annual product was valued at $685.
1S9, 900, or ST per cent of the total
fer all establishments.
The manufacture OF sugar Is by far
tie most important industry in the Is
lands, representing 40 per cent of the
total value of products in 1909 and SO
per cent in 1899. The decreasing pro-
portion for sugar in 1909 indicates a
larger growth in the general manufac.
lures Of the islands.
The number Of establishments In
1903 was iG, as compared with A In
1899, an increase of per cent The
capitalization increased from $7,992,,
coo in 1899 to $14,S34,OO in 1909, or
sc per cent Increase, The gross value
Vi products increased from $l9,255, 900
70 $35,95OOOO or 81 per cent The
amount added by manufacturing pro.
ccsses increased from $9,477,0O0 to
S1740S,0 900, or 81 per cent,
There were II establishments re-
ported engaged inv cleaning and pol |
ishing rice In 1899, as compared with
"A in 1909. The capitalization of this |
Industry increased from $3S2.000 to
$711, 900. or SO per cent It's gross
products increased from S664,0O0 to
S2,239,O00, or 237 per cent.
owing to the close relationship be-
tween the manufacturing and the ag-
ricultural industries II is very difficult
to obtain statistics which will relate |
TO the number Of persons employed In |
manufactures as distinct from agrl- |
culture. Therefore, II is believed that
some employees were reported for
manufactures at the census of 1899
which should properly have been AS.
signed to agriculture. The figures
however for 1899 show that there
v ere 2.75i salaried officials and wage
earners employed In the manufacture
Of sugar, as compared with 2,696 for |
1909. In the rice industry there were |
19i reported for 1899 and 172 for
1909.
The Canning and Preserving Industry |
The statistics indicate great de- |
velopment of the canning and pre-
serving of fruits and vegetables since |
the islands were acquired by the Unit |
cd States. This Industry, which for |
Hawaii represents the canning and
preservng Of pineapples, was not re-
ported at the census OF 1899. but 10
estal lishments with n capital OF ST.
100000 were reported for 1909. The