Evening journal., 1910-08-15
DELAWARE MANUFACTURES
STATISTICS ARE OUT

clerks per establishment in 1909 was
2.7, as against 2.S in 1904.
In 1909 the average number OF wage
esrners employed during the year was
2l,277. as compared with 1S,475 In
1904; an increase Of 2,SO2 or 1852 per
cent The average number Of wage
earners, per establishment, employed
during the year 1909 was 28.S as
against 1913 in 1904.
In 1909 the miscellaneous expenses
were $3,405,551; in 1904 the amounted
to 1881 ,21S; an increase In 1903 Of
S14,333, or 26.5 per cent.
The Glass Of Establishments,
Chief Statistican Steuart states that
only manufacturing establishments
conducted under the factory system
were Included in the 1909 census.
Those distinguished as neighborhood.
hand, and building industries, and
small establishments having an an
nuai product OF less than $500, were
excluded.
The term establishment" as a unit
OF enumeration for the census of 1909,
Is deemed to be one or more factories.
mills, or plants owned or controlled
ny one individual, partnership, cor
poration, or other owner, located in
the same town or city. and for which
one set Of books OF account is kent.
II was required, wherever possible. that
the report for any establishment
should cover the period of twelve
months ending December 81, 1909.
whether II was in operation during
the whole of such period or not. Where
however,the business year of an estab-
lishment did not correspond to the
calendar year, the data were secured
for such completed business year as
corresponded most nearly to the cal
endar year 1909. The table follows:
| Census of manufactures-Stat OF
Delaware, preliminary totals-1909
compared with totals for 1904.
Per cent.
Census OF
1909. 1904. O4-'Os.
establish
ments g.. a7sS 6st 17.O
Capital .. $50, ,947, ,526 50,925, $50 1877
cost Of
materials
used =. .saO,941,2oS s24.sss.sOe 24.s
Salaries and
wages ..s12.62S.i15 so.7S7.454 800
NJ i scellan-
eous eX-
Penses sa,4O5,55i s2.ssi,2lS 2s.5
/ Value added
by manu-
facture
(products
less cost
TiaD .ssl. .sss.Sss sls.s7S.47o s47
salaried
HI c ials
and
clerks 2.O25 1.45l 39.6
Average
number Of
wage
earners
employed
during the
year $500. 21,277 1s.475 15.s
a Exclusive of six small gristmills
with products valued at 1883, and
ten small sawmills, with product;
valued at S6,1S3, which are omitted
for purposes of comparison.
The comparative summary for tn
city of Wilmington, shows that tn
manufacturing establishments in op
Grafton there in 1909 numbered 26l
as against 247 I'm 1904; an increase o
81 per cent The capital invested II
1909 was s3S S,503, 1922. as compared
with S33, ,226.991 in 1904: an increas'
! of 1873 per cent. The cost OF ma
terials used in 1909 was S21 1916. 300,
I'm 1904 It was S1S,173, ,07O: a gain of
20.9 per cent. Salaries and wages IL
1909 amounted to $9,6S7 ,4SS. as com.
pared with s7.s00,441 in 1904; an in
crease Of 24.2 per cent The miscel
laneous expenses in 1909 were 81.
All ,647. as against 81 ,9O9.7S1 in 1904
the increase amounting to 26.6 pei
cent The value OF products in 1905
was S3S ,069, $685. I'm 1904 IL was $780,
800 ,039: the increase representing
25.3 per cent. The number of sal
aried officials and clerks i'm 1909 was
1 .442, as compared with Lip IN
1904: the increase reaching 29.7 pei
cent The average number Of wage
earners employed during the year IN
1909 was 1886. as against 1854 In
1904; the increase being SO per cent
The preliminary totals for steam
laundries in the state of Delaware N
= 1909 are as follows:
Number of establishments. II
Capital invested ............S SlOS.O2'
Cost of materials used .... 500 ,6S'
Salaries and wages. ......... S97,77l
Miscellaneous expenses ...... S21 ,95'
Amount received for work
done ..................$1s7,O3, ,O3,
Number of salaried officials
and clerks ..........-...- ~
Average number of wage
earners employed during
the year. ............. p.