The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
FACTORY OUTPUT
SHOWS INCREASE.
CENSUS BUREAU ISSUES PRE-
lIMINARY SUMMARY CON-
CORNING STATE FOR 1909.
Production of Manufactured Goods
Show Gain of 80 Per Cent
Since 1870.

Washington.-A preliminary state
ment of the general results of the
thirteenth United States census OF
manufactures of the state of Ar
kansas has been issued by Act
inc Census Director Falker. It in
cludes summary comparing the
figures for 1904 and 1909, by state
totals. prepared under the direction
of Mr.. William NJ. Stewart, chief sta
tistican for manufactures, Bureau OF
the Census. The figures are subject
10 such revision as may be necessary
after 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 indus
tries and took account only of estab-
Ijshments conducted under the fac
tory system In the last census, also,
as in that for 1904, statistics We're not
collected for factories having products
for the census year of value less
than $500, except that reports were
taken for establishments idle during
portion of the year 1909, or which
began operation in that year and
whose products therefore were less
than $500.
The word establishment" as used
;rtn oonsnc i. JaFipad
defined as meaning one or more fac
tories, mills or plants owned. con
trolled, or operated by a person, part
hership. corporation or other owner.
located in the same town or city. and
for which one set OF books OF ac-
count are kept.
The reports We're taken for the cal
endar year ending December 81. 1909,
wherever the system of bookkeeping
permitted figures for that period to
be secured, but in case the fiscal year
o. an establishment differed from the
calendar year a report OF it's opera
tons was obtained for the fiscal
period falling most largely within
1909.
The Rate OF Increase.
The summary for the state shows
increases in all the items at the
census of 1909, as compared with that
for 1904. These are exhibited, in per
centage order. as follows:
Cost OF materials used, 60 per cent;
primary horse power SO per cent;
number of establishments. 50 per
cent; capital. 81 per cent; number of
salaried officials and clerks, Al per
cent; value of products. 80 per cent;
average number of wage-earners en-
ployed during the year. SO per cent;
salaries and wages, "a per cent: val
tie added by manufacture. - per
cent, and miscellaneous expenses. II
per cent
There were zoos manufacturing es-
1904, an increase of 1,0O1. or 80 per
cent.
Tho capital invested. as reported
In 1909, was $10,139, geo. gain Of
$o3.S&3. 000. or 81 per cent. over sac
100000 in 1904. The average capital
,
S2i,000 in both 1909 and 1904. 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 hor-
rcWed and invested in the business
but does not include the value of rent
Ell property, plant. or equipment
which was employed In the conduct
OF manufacturing enterprises In tho
flnal bulletins and reports there will
De separate statement of the rental
paid for such property
The cost of materials used was s34,-
Ai'.O00 in 1909. as against $21 100 600
IN 1904, an increase OF s13,045 900 or
60 per cent. The average cost of ma
terials per establishment was apnroxi-
mately $4,000 in 1909, and $l1 900 in
I9oi. In addition to the component
materials which enter into the prod
ucts OF the establishment for the
census year there are included fuel
rent or power and heat, and mill sup
plies The cost OF materials, how
ever, does not include unused ma
'ef1als and supplies bought either for
speculation or for use during a sub
segment period.
Value Of Products.
fhe value OF products was SASS
ooo in 1909 and 1864 900 in 1904:
an Increase of s20.954.0 900, or 80 per
cent The average per establishment
was approximately $4,000 in 1909 and
$4,000 in 1904.
The value OF products represents
me product as actually turned out
oy the factories during the census
year and does not necessarily have