Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-04
MORE TOBACCO IS
USED TODAY THANH
EVER DECLARES
OFFICIAL
Census Figures on Manufac-
ture Of Smoking and Chew
ing Products Show Decided
Increase in Total Amount.
MILLIONS INEsvTED
IN THESE ENTERPRISES

Washington. u. G.. Dec. "A pre-
Iiminary statement OF the general re-
suits Of the thirteenth census OF es-
tsbllshmsnts engaged In the manufac-
ture OF toeacco was issued today by
Director Durnnd Of the bureau OF the
census. department Of commerce and
labor "a includes chewing and smok-
ing tobacco. and nuft. cigars and Gig
arettes. The report was prepared un-
der the direction of william NJ. steu-
art, chief statistican for Manufactured
bureau Of the census, and contains a
summary which gives the general fig-
ures for isot ana 1903. The figures
are subject 10 such revision a. may be
necessary after a further examination
OF the original reports
The general summary shows In
creases In all the items at the census
of 1909 as compared with that for
1904, with the exception OF the NUM-
bcr Of establishments and the capital
invested.
The gross value OF products increas-
ed 20 per cent; cost Of materials. a.
per cent: value added By manufacture.
~ per cent: average number of wage
carnors employed during the year, 5
per cent; amount paid for wages, 1 1
per cent. number Of Halarled officials
aud clerks. ~ per cent; amount paid
In salaries. ~ per cent; miscellaneous
expenses. 20 per cent; primary horse
power. is per cent: white the number
OF establishments decreased 6 per
cent. and capital Invested, - per cent.
There were is.ss2 establishments
engaged In this industry In 1899 and
is.s2T In 1900. decrease OF Q per
cent
Tho capital Invested MS reported IN
1903 was s2t5.ss0.000. decrease OF
s7s.3e2 900 or 20 per cent. from s5s3.-
sse .0o0 In 1901. The average capital
per establishment Was approximately
$4,000 In 1903 and $4,000 In 1904.
The value Of products was stid..
sss.6o in 1903 and hssf.1ii.poO IN
isel. an increase Of ssb,5st,0 t,00O. or 20
per cent. The average per csih bllrh-
ment was approximately $4,000 Ia
1903 and $4,000 in 1904.
The cost of materials used was
s177.iss.000 IN 1903. n against slss..
0ss.OO0 In 1904. an increase OF ssh.
100000. or a per cent.
The value added by manufacture
was S23e.5Oe.0O0 In 1909 and s205..
0s5.0O0 IN ia0s. an increase Of tas..
tss.0eo. or ~ per cent. This item
formed So per cent OF the total value
OF products In 1909 and 90 per cent In
ieot The value added by manufae.
ture represents the difference between
the costs OF materials used and ths
value of products after the manufac.
turing procsssas have been expended
upon them. n is the best measure oi
the relative importance OF industries
The miscellaneous expenses amount.
ed 10 ti02.sS3,000 In 1909 and sso..
stb.ooo In 1895. an increase OF s22.'
SOS. GOO. or ss per cent. The RIOS
important item OF miscellaneous ex
penses u the Internal revenue tax. n,
reafon OF that tax the misceIlaneoui
expenses are relatively much large
Ia this industry than in most Indus
tries. The value OF products and valu.
added BY manufacture OF course In
clude the tax.
The salaries ana wages amounted q
sss, $4,000 In 1909 and s7i.sss. 600 s.
1904. an increase OF sit.sss,oo0 or q
per cent
The number ~ saiarled officials ant
clcrkalwas 1913 IN 1903 and 9.ess n
iaos, an increase Of a. per cent; theft
salaries amounted to tis,77s.000 II
1903 and ts.s00,000 IN 1904. an In
crease OF 81 per cent.
The average number OF wage earn
cra employed during the year wa
i6e.si0 IN 1909 and is9.f06 In isOa
an increase OF per cent; their wage
amounted TO ts9. 1000 Ia 1905 an.
ses.ess,0o9 In 1904, an increase OF I
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