Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-03-04

19ll.-A preliminary statement OF tn
general results of the CENSUS of man
ufactures for the state of Idaho wa
issued to-day by Census Director Du
rand. 1t consists of a summary com
pairing the figures for 1904 and 1903
by state totals, prepared under
direction of Mr.. William M. Stewart
chiefstatistician for manufactures, Blu
reau of the Census.
Steam laundries are given sepa
rate presentation because the Thir
teenth Census was the first in which
they canyassed and ther fore there
are no statistics for prior. censuseE
with which these totals can be com
pared.
The figures are preliminary ant
subject to such change and correction
as may be found necessary from {
further examination of the original re
ports.
The Thirteenth Census like thai
of 1904 with reference to manufacture
differs from the Twelfth Cen
sus in 1900 i'm that the two Later
censuses excluded the hand trades
the building trades, and the neigh
borhood industries, and took account
only of blishments conducted un
der the factory system. In the last
census, also, as in that for 1904, sta
tistics were not collected for factories
having a product for the census veal
of value less than $500 except that
reports were taken for establishments
idle during a portion of the year 1909
or which began operation during that
year, and whose product for such rea
son were less than $500.
Definition of Establishment.
The word establishment" as used
III LIE umlttuCu Acllouo llldyt liCtIll
more than one mill or plant, provided
they are owned or controlled and
operated by single individual, part
negship, corporation, or other owner
or operator, and are located in the
same town or city.
The reports were taken for the
calendar year ending December 81
1909, where the system of bookkeeping
permitted figures for that period to
be secured, but where the fiscal year
of an establishment differed from the
calendar year report was obtained
for the operations of that establish
ment for its fiscal year falling most
largely Within the calendar year 1909
The population Of Idaho was 161,
772 in 1900, and 1926, 594 in 1910, ar
increase of 63,S22, or 101 per cent
during the decade. Boise, the capital
with a population of 1883, in 1910
is the only city in the state having
a population of over 10000 which
fact indicates the extent of the rura
districts. The industrial pursuits O
the state are mining and agricultural
rather tlan manufacture ng and will
the exception of the railroad repair
ehCls lie location Of which is prob
ably matter of convenience ant
adaptability rather than because of al
unusual facilities possessed by the
state, the industries which are most
important are those which are de
pendent upon its natural resources OF
necessary to meet local requirements
The Important Industries
In 1909 the industries which may b
classed as important are as follows
Beet sugar; butter; cheese, and con
densed milk; bread and bakery pro.
duets brlck and tile; cars and gem
eral shop construction and repairs by
steam railroad companies; flour and
grist mill products, lumber and tim.
Der products malt liquors; printing
and publishing; slaughtering and mea
packing.
Of the industries enumerated, the
most important according to the val
ne OF products, for which figures can
De shown without divulgng individ.
nal operations, are: Lumber and tim.
Der products, $50, 100000; flour and
grist mill products, $2,4SO,0OO; cars
and general shop construction and
repairs by steam railroad companies,
1856, 600; and printing and publish
ing, 81 ,14S-000. The value of the pro-
ducts for these four industries amount
TO ST., 763,000 and represents 70 per
cent of the total for the state. In
1904 the value of products for these
timber products S3,142 900: flour and
grist mill products, $1,5S4,000; cars
and general shop construction and re-
pairs by steam railroad companies,
i9l4,000 and printing and publish
ing, S549 ,000 a total of $6.1S9, 900.
with Of t1,n tn+nI ,.ol,xo Il