The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-07
STATISTICS ON NE.
vADA INDUSTRIES
Especial to the Silver State.)

WASHfNGTON, Sept. THE ad-
vance bulletin giving the statistics of
manufactures for the state of Nevada
for the calendar year 1909, as shown
by the 18th census is in press. 1t was
prepared under the supervision of Will
liam M. Stewart, chief statistian for
manufactures. The general totals for
the state and the city of Reno, separ-
ately, were announced some time ago.
The bulletin text summarizes the
general results of the census inquiry,
presenting series of special tables
in which the main facts printed in
the general tables are given in con-
venent form for the state as whole
and for important industries. 1t also
presents tables in which the statistics
for the industries of the state as a
whole and for few important indus
tries are classified by character of
ownership, size of establishments,
number of wage earners, and prevail
ing hour of labor, information which
could not be presented in general
tables for each industry without dis
closing the facts for individual estab-
lishments.
Industries in General.
Nevada has an area of 109,7
square miles. The population in 1910
was s1,s75, as against 42,335 in 1900
and 47,355 in 1890. IT ranked 49th
among the states and territories as
regards population in 1910 and 50th
in 1900. In it's early days as ter
ritory thousands of people were at
tracted to Nevada bv the fabulous
richness of the Comstock lode. This
lode, perhaps the most remarkable de-
posit of precious metals discovered
in historical times, has produced hum
dreds of millions Of dollars in gold
and silver, and is still producing The
subsequent discovery of rich gold and
silver mines at Tonopah and Goldfeld
has served to place Nevada among
the great mining states of the country.
The state has but one city having a
population of over 10000, Reno, with
population of 10,S67.
Importance and Growth of Manufac-
lures.
Though Nevada is not important as
a manufacturing community, the
manufacturers of the state have shown
at the last two censuses a marked in
crease in value.
In 1909 the state had III manu-
featuring establishments operating
under the factory system, which gave
employment to an average of 1850
persons during the year and paid $2,-
100000 in salaries and wages. OF the
persons employed, 2,257 were wage
earners. These establishments turned
out products to the value of $11, ,887,-
900, to produce which materials cost
ING SIS, ,366 600 were consumed. The
value added by manufacture was thus
So, ,521 900, which figure best repre-
sents the net wealth created by manu-
featuring operations during the year
The manufacturing industries of
Nevada as a whole showed consider.
able development during the fve-year
period 1s99l904. and a verv much
greater development DURING the more
recent period l904-1909. During the
latter period the number of establish
ments increased $50 per cent, and the
average number of wage earners 1914
per cent, while the value of products
increased $3.50 per cent, and the
value added bv manufacture 1898 per
cent. The bulletin states that it would
be improper to infer that maunfac-
lures increased in volume during the
period 1904 1909 to the extent indicat-
ed by the figures regarding values,
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