The Washington times., 1911-08-19
MANUF ACQUIRING IN
DISTRICT MAKES.B|G
GAIN IN FIVE YEARS
Government Figures Show
Excellent Growth From
Year Nineteen-Four.

lie first definite figures upon the
growth of manufacturing in the District
Of Columbia in the five years between
1904 and 1909. are today made public
through the medium of the Census Bu-
trict of Columbia prepared under the
supervision of w. NJ. Steuart. chief
statistician for manufactures.
The increase in Industries is shown to
be approximately the same as the esti-
mates which were published few days
ago.
The number and importance Of Wash
ington's Industries are shown to be
steadily . increasing. Exclusive of the
esta Adjustments operated by the Govern
ment, there were in the District in 1909,
40 factories. giving employment to an
average of 9.75S persons. to whom was
paid out $685., 600 in salaries and wages.
The products of these factories had a
value of $25,2S9.000, to produce which raw
materials to the value Of so, O,246.00O were
consumed.
Big Increase In Figures.
Manufactures in the District showed
much greater increase in the five years
from 1904 to 1909 than they did in the
preceding five-year period. The num-
Der of Establishments in 1904 was 482
and in 1899 491, a decrease. The number
OF persons engaged in manufactures IN
creased by 255 per cent in the last five
years, but there are no figures to show
the increase, II any, in the preceding
period; the capital invested jumped 5l.3
per cent in the past FIVE years. while 1t
Increased only 125 per cent before; SAL
aries increased 529 per cent as against
3S.4 per cent; wages increased 1854 per
cent in comparison with p per cent
and the value of products increased 81
per cent in the five years between 1904
and 1893, in comparison with an increase
of only lis per cent for the five years
before that.
That the latter increase is directly
connected to some extent with the high
er cost Of living is pointed out by the
bulletin writer. He remarks in passing:
1T would be improper to infer that
manufactures increased in volume dur.
ing the period 19O4-1909 to the extent IN
dicated by these figures regarding val
ues,. since the increase shown Is GER
tainly due, IN part, to the increase that
has taken In the price of commodities"
trict there are 156 printing and pub
fishing establishments; Il factories
turning out bread and other bakery
products; 5 making malt liquors, q
foundrieE and machine shops; 10 lumber
factories, Is factories turning out stone
work; seven making flour-miu and grist-
mill products, and 231 factories of other
kinds.
Figures on Steam Laundries.
For the first time there is census OF
steam laundries. The figures are not in
cluded in the others, but show seven
teen establishments employing l.oe6 peo-
pie. The capital invested amounts to
$685. and the years return for work
amounting to $795,9ss.
The bulletin also includes a census OF
the establishments operated by the Fed
eral Government, the figures being kent
separate from the Others. There are
eleven of these Establishments employ
ing 1866 persons. The capital repre-
sented amounts to s2S,479, $50. Clerical
and official salaries. of S1,01S.745, and
wages of S10,663,o40 were paid out in
1879 to these employees. The figures
show q slight increase over those for
1904. Included in. Government factories
are the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing, the Government Printing Of
fce, the Naval Gun Factory, mail bag
repair shop. and other smaller shops in
the department, eleven establishments
in all.