Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-02-16
DAKOTA HAS INCREASE
IN MANUFACTURES
State Has $12, 100000 Invest
ed Which IL Gain Of II Per
:, Gent In 10 Years.

Washington, Feb. lO.-A preliminary
statement of the general results of the
census OF manufactures for the state Of
Ssouth akota was issued today by Cent
!sus Director Durand. 1t consists of q sum-
mary comparing the figures for 1904 and
19o9, by state totals. prepared under the
direction of Mr.. William nj. Steuart, CHIEF
statistician for manufactures, bureau Of
She census.
Steam laundries are given a separate
presentation because the 18th census was
the first In which they were canvassed.
and. therefore, there are no statistics for
prior censuses with which these totals can
he compared.
The figures are preliminary and subtec,
10 such change and correction as may be
FOUND necessary from a further examina.
ton OF the original reports.
me 18th census. like that of 1904, WITH
reference to manufactures, differs from.
the twelfth census. in 1900. in that the two
later censuses excluded the hand trades,
.ne building trades. and the neighborhood
INDUSTRIES, took account only of esa
adjustments conducted under the factory
system. In the last census, also. as in that
Tor l04, statistics were not collected for
industries having q product for the GEM
sus year of q value less than $500, excepa
mat reports were taken for establisht
ments idle during a portion of the yean
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year. and whose products for such reason
were less than $500.
Inc word establishment" as used in tina
18th census may mean more than one mill
or plant, provided they are owned or con1
troiled and operated by a single Individual
partnership. corporation. or other owner
or operator. and are located in the same
town or city,
Inc reports were taken for the calendar
year ending December 81. 1909, wherever
the system of bookkeeping permitted fiRj
ures for that period to be secured. but
where the fiscal year of an establishment
differed from the calendar year, a report
was onsalned for the operations of that
establishment for its fiscal year falling
most largely within the calendar year 1909
Tho Most Important Industries.
South Dakota is much more largely de.
voted to agriculture than to manufacJ
lures. In 1900 the state ranked 18th in the
former industry and 43d in the latter. while
the value of the products of manufactures
was less than one-fifth Of that for agf-
culture. There are no great distinctive
manufacturing industries. and those
which are most important are allied with,
agricultural pursuits or due to local re-
quirements. Several of the largest indus-
tries In the state in 1909 were as follows:
Flour and grist mill products, IS estab.
lishments. having products valued at s.
aOS.2l6; butter. IS establishments, and prod
ucts valued at 2.6S5.511; printing and pub
fishing, 39l establishments, products VAL
ped at 1854. 951; and bread n other bak-
cry products. 90 establishments, products
valued at 81. 160. $50. OF the remaining in
dustries none had products valued at as
much as $1,000, eco.
Summary for tho State.
The comparative summary for the state.
1904 and 1909. follows: