Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-01
THE MANUFACTURES
OF CONNECTICUT
Census Bureaus Preliminary Sum-
mary Conserving the State for 1909.


Census Bureaus Preliminary Sum-
mary Concerning the State for 1909.
Washington, d. c., May 31-A pre-
1in3inary statement of the general re-
suits of the Thirteenth United States
census of manufactures of the state Of
Connecticut was issued today by Act
ing Census Director Falkner. 1t in
cludes a summary comparing the fig
ures for 1904 and 1909. by state totals,
prepared under the direction of Will
lam NJ. Steuart. chief statistic1an for
maEufa cturers, bureau Of the census.
These figures are subject TO such re-
vision as may be necessary after a
further examination of the original
reports.
The Thirteenth census. like that of
1904, differs from the Twelfth census
in 1900. with reference to manufac-
lures, in that the two later censuses
excluded the hand and the building
trades and the neighborhood industries
and took account only of establish
ments conducted under the factory sys-
ten.. In the last census, also, as in
that for 1904, statistics were not COL
lected for factories having products
for the census year of a value less
than $500. except that reports were
taken for establishments idle during
a portion of the year 1909, or which
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whose products, therefore. were less
than $500
The word establishment as used
in the Thirteenth census, is defined as
meaning one or more factories. mills,
or plants owned, controlled or operated
by a person, partnership, corporation
or other owner, located in the same
town or city, and for which one set of
books of account is kept.
The reports were taken for the cal
endar year ending December 81, 1909,
wherever the system of bookkeeping
secured, but in case the fiscal year of
an establishment differed from the
calendar year a report of its opera
tions was obtained for the fiscal period
falling most largely within 1909.
The Rates of Increase.
The summary for the state shows
increa ses in all the items at the census
of 1869, as compared with that for
1904. These are exhibited, in percent
age order, as follows:
Number of salaried officials and
clerks, As per cent; capital, SO per
cent; primary horsepower, 80 per
cent; cost of materials used. "a per
cent; value of products. 33 per cent :
value added by manufacture, 81 per
cent: salaries and wages, 29 per cent;
number of establishments % per cent;
average number of wage earners EN-
ployed during the year. 1G per cent,
and miscellaneous expenses, IA per
cent
There were 4,251 manufacturing es-
adjustments in 1909 and BAIT in 1904
an increase of 7I4 or % per cent.
The capital invested, as reported in
1909, was s515,547 600, a gain of s144,-
265,000, or 39 per cent, over s373,2s4,-
coo in 1904. The average capital per
establishment was approximately S122,-
n in In,
this connection it should be stated that
in the census schedule the inquiry
concerning capital invested calls for
the total amount both owned and bor-
rowed and invested in the business,
but does not include the value of rent
ed property, plant or equipment which
was employed in the conduct of manu-
featuring enterprises. In the final bull
letins and reports there will be a sep
arate statement of the rental paid for
such property.
The cost of materials used was
S257, ,259.000 in 1909. as against $751;
s02,0oe in 1904; an increase of $685.
$4,000, or "a per cent. The avera ge
cost of materials per establishment
was approximately SCI 0G0 in 1903 and
$4,000 in 1904. In addition to the
component materials which enter into
the products of the establishment for
the census year there are included fuel
rent of power and heat, and mill sup
plies The cost of materials, however,
does not include unused material Is
and supplies bought either for spec4Ia
tion or for use during a subsequent
period.
Value of Products.
The value of products was $49o.272.-
600 in 1909 and 1859, 1882, 600 in 1904. an
increase of 121,1s0, goo. or 80 per cent.
The average per establishment was ap-
proXImately $115,000 in 1909 and S106.
600 in 1904
The value of products represents the
product as actually turned out by the
factories during the census year and
does not necessarily have any relation
to the amount of sales for that year,
The values under this head also in
clude the amount received for work
done on materials furnished by others.
Value Added by Manufacture.
The value added by banufacture was
$233, Ola, 600 in 1909 and SIT, 600 in
1904, an increase of S55 233. 900. or Al
faeture formed As per cent of the total
value of products in 1909 and in 1904.
1t represents the difference between the
cost of materials used and the value of
products after the manufacturing pro-
cesses have been expended upon them.
The miscellaneous Expenses amount
ed to $36,sS9, ,000 in 1909 and s32, ,325, 900
in 1904 an increase of $4.564,000. or IA
per cent The average miscellaneous
expense per establishment was approx
imately $4,000 in 1909 and in 1904 It
includes rent of factory or works,
taxes, and amount paid for contract
work, and these items, as well as such
office and other expenses as can not be
elsewhere classified will appear sep
arate1y in the final reports.
The salaries and wages amounted to
s135,T56,00G in 1909 and S104, ,9S3, 600 in
1904 increase 1f xyff II ftff 90
per cent.
The number of salaffed officials and
clerks was 1851 ip<1so9 and 1888 in
1904, an incrase of 6,0ss, or 45 per cent.
The average number of wage earners
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