The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-02
States Millions
 In Manufactures Figures For the Whole of Con- necticut Given Out by the Federal Census Authorities
INCREASES GREAT
 ALL ALONG THE LINE
Over 4,OOO Establishments Turn ing Out Product Worth Half a Billion Dollars Yearly

ing Out Product Worth Hall
 a Billion Dollars Yearly Washington D. C., June "A pre- 1 liminary official statement of the gen eral results of the thirteenth United States census of manufactures of tht l state of Connecticut was issued to- | day, including a summary comparing the figures for 1904 and 1909, by state totals. AS in previous statements for cities, the figures are subject tc such revision as may be necessary af'
 ter a further examination of the orig.
 inal reports.
 The thirteenth census differs from the twelfth census in 1900. with refer ence to manufactures, in that the lat
 CT excluded the hand and the build
 dustries, and took account only of
 establishments conducted under the
 factory system. In the last census
 also, statistics were not collected for
 factories having products for the cen-
 sus year of a. value less than $500, eX-
 cept- that reports were taken for es-
 tablishments idle during a portion of
 J
 tions in that year, and whose products therefore were less than $50O
 The word establishment" as used in the thirteenth census, is defined as meaning one or more factories, mills or plants, owned, controlled or oper- ated by 8 person, partnership, corpo- ration 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 call endar year ending December 31, 1909, wherever the system of bookkeeping permitted figures for That period to be secured, but in case the fiscal year calendar year a report of it's opera tions WAS obtained for the fiscal per iod falling most largely within 1909.
 THE RATES OF INCREASE.
 The summary for the State shows increases in all the items of the cen sus of 1909, as compared with that for 1904. These are exhibited in per- centage order as follows:
 Number of salaried officials and clerks, 45 per cent; capital. 39 per cent; primary horsepower S5 per cent; i; value of products 33 per cent; value added by manufacturer. 31 per cent; salaries and wages, 29 per cent; num- Der of establishments g per cent; av- craze number of wage-earners em- ployed during the year Is per cent and miscellaneous expenses 14 per cent.
 There were 4,251 manufacturing es- establishments in 1909 and 3,477 in 1904; an increase of TIA or 22 per cent.
 The capital invested as reported in 1909, was s517, ,547, ,O00 a gain of s144,- 263,O or 39 per cent over $S73 284, 900 in 1904 The average capital per estab- lishment was approximately s122, GOO in 1nn {y, Tn -<nng7 7.- nection 1t should be stated that in the census schedule the inquiry concern ing capital invested calls for the to- tai amount both owned and borrowed and invested in the business, but does not include the value of rented prop erty, plant, or equipment which was employed in the conduct of manufac- turing enterprises. In the final bull letins and to reports there will be separate statement of the rental paid for such property.
 The cost of materials used was $751; 259, 900 in 1909, as against $191 ,302, 900 in 1904; an increase of $65, ,957, ,0O0 or 34 per cent. The average cost of ma teria1s per establishment was approx imately s61, 900 in 1909 and s55,OOO in 1904 In addition to the component materials which enter into the pro- ducts of the establishment for the census year there are included fuel, rent of power, and heat, and mill SUD- plies The cost of materials, however, does not include unusued materials and supplies bought either for specula- tion or for use during a subsequent period.
 VALUE OF PRODUCTS
 The value of products was $490 272,- 900 in 1909 and $369, ,082,000 in 1904; an increase of s121 900 or 33 per cent. The average per establishment was approximately $115,oo0 in 1909 and s106,- 900 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 rela- tion to the amount of sales for that year The values under this head also include the amount received for work done on materials furnished by oth- CTS.
 VALUE. ADDED BY
 .t MANUFACTURE
 The value added by manufacture was $233 013,O00 in 1909 and SIT, ,7So, GOO 31 per cent. The value added by man. ufacture formed AS per cent of the total value of products in 1909 and in 1904. It represents the difference be- tween the cost of materials used and the value of products after the man. processes nave been ex- pended upon them.
 The miscellaneous expenses amount ed to s36, ,SS9000 in 1909 and s32, ,325, 900 in 1904; an increase of s4 564 900 or IA per cent. The average miscellaneous expense per establishment was approx imately 5000 in 1909 and in 1904. It includes rent of factory or works, taxes and amount paid for contract work and these items as we'll as such office and other expenses as can not be elsewhere classified, will appear In the final reports.
 The salaries and wages amounted to s135, 756, 900 in 1909 and s1O4 9s3, 900 in 1904; an increase of $50 773, 900 or 2s per cent.
 The number of salaried officials and clerks was 19,611 in 1909 and 13523 in 1904; an increase of $6,0SS Or 45 per cent.
 The average. number of wage earn CTS employed during the year was 210,- 792 in 1909 and 1S1,605 in 1904; an in- crease of 29,1S7 or 16 per cent
 The primary horsepower was 41O.- 275 in 1909 and 304, ,2O4 in 1904: an in- crease of 1o6.o71 or 35 per cent. The