The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-30
Census Director Gives Out
Some Interesting Data
Relating 7 hereto

Relat1flg hereto
VIA TDNaTosSs q b. IL, DE. 5o.
iYn4nary statela emf ~ tlie general
results Of the thirteenth census reia-l
live to- embellishments enEaged in
printing and publishing, was issued
today ~ Director RuTand. OF the Bu-I
reau 81 the Census, Department OF
Commerce and Labor. IT includes the
printin and publishing Of books, Enu-
sic. newspapers. and periodicals.: also
Job printing. booICblnding and blank
book ulaa1ing. steel engraving, and
lithograph The report was pre-
pared nnCer the direction OF William
NJ. steuart. CHIEF statIstician for rnan-
ufactures. Bureau OF the Census and
1T contains summarizes which give the
general figures and the number and
circulation OF newspapers and peri
odbcals by period Of issue. character,
and language. for 1904 and 1909, and
the number Of titles, volumes and cop
les OF books and works printed or
printed and published for 1909. The
figures are subject to such revision as
may be necessary after further ex-
animation Of. the original Heportsss
Rates OF increase,
1'IIe SeklGI4A AAA44Atf$S $500
crease4 In all the items at the. census
OF 1903, as compared with that for!
1904.
The growth of the printing and
publishing business Is inaica ted by an
increase OF establishments from z 1913
In eO4 to 81, 445, by tue ues OF ma
terials valued at 420f,775,Q 600 in 1909.
as conpared with $lA255l4. 600 gin
1900. ny turning out products repert
ed as worth $737 'sTS.o00 In 1909 as
against $552.47s.o 900 in 1904. and by
the employment in the business OF
] 1856. oA2 persons in 1909 where 2s7.679
! were employed in 1904.
salaries and Wages. n
The salaries and wages amounted To-
S26s ,Os6. 900 in 1903 and 81 81, $4,000
int19O4, an, increase OF $d3. 4 42.Ooe, or
ss per cent
The number of saIarIed officials and
! clerks was s9,6Os In 1909 and 6s,59S
lin 9O4, an Increase of 45 per cent.
itheir salaries Increased from SCI.
loe0 in 1904 to SOB !45s, 900 in 1909
or, So per cent
X The average number Of wage earn
ers employed during the year was
2Js. 434 in 1903 and 219.Os7 in 1905,
an increase from $127,1s6.ooo in
1904 to $164sS2s, 600 in 1909, or 20
per cent.
The total number OF newspaper
and periodical publications was go
14S in 1909 and .is4s in 1904. an in
crease. OF L per cent. The aggreEate
average circulation per tssue-dally'
Sunday, weekly, semi-weeSly. month
lly, and other-was 164,46st19o I'm
1909 and 150,OO9.723 in 1904, an in
crease of 10 per cent.
The dailies Increased in number
from 2.452 to 2.6o2. or per cent
and in circulation from 1s,632,6oS to
a4,2I7,127, or 23 per cent.
/ Sunday newspapers increased IN
!! number from 494 to 500 or per cent
and in circulation from 12,o2'2.S41 TO
l1S.S47y2s2, or II per cent. The Sun
day editions Of dailies are included
with sunday newspapers both In
number and circulation.
Weeklies increased In number from
5,Oo6 to 1907, or l per cent, and in
IcircuIation from 36,296,717 to 4o.s22,-
965, or 10 per cent.
Senatweeklies and trIweeklies ms
creased in number from 703 to EOS,
or 1 per cent, but their circulation de-
creased from 1888 y65s to 2,64is, sos. or
rs per cent. <.
monthly publications decreased in
number from $500 Ito .2,4s1. or less
than 1 per cent, and in circulation
from 64,So6.155 to $3.50. SIS, or ?
per cent. Mary tes.sh5rsd inSthese
losses. but especially Maine nd New
York. m,Seach OF which q decrease
of over two ana one-haf millions in
circulation wass reported. In Maine
the loss was occasioned by the dis
continuance OF a number OF Publi-
cations with only nominal subscrip-
ton price carrying an overwhelmingly
large percentage OF advertising mat
ter.
Character OF Publication.
The greatest number -and ciTcula-
ton appear both In 1903 and 1904
for publications devoted to news, pol
itics, and family readtng-the ordi-
nary newspaper. daily and weekly.
The number increased from 1873 TO.
i17,70O, or Z per cent. and their daily
average circulation from 43.2s5,399
to 81 $50. 40, or Il per cent:
Periodicals devoted to general lit
erature show the next largest circula-
ton from 4Si2S5J57zs tosAa1.a22, o251z or
per cent The number rose from
S2S to $40, or per cent.
Religious publicationsSfollowe with
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