The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-24
VERMONT MANUFACTURES
invested Capital Of $to,stt,ooO More
Than In 1904

Census OF Manufactures Of the state
of Vermont was issued today by Act
ing Census Director Falkner. II in
cludes summary comparing the hg-
ures for 1904 and 1909, by state totals,
prepared under the direction OF Mr..
William NJ. Steuart. chief statistician
for manufactures, Bureau OF the Cen
sus. The figures are subject to such
revision 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 indus
tries, and took account only OF estab-
lishments conducted under the factory
system. In the last census, alo, as
In that for 1904, statistics were not
collected for factories having prod
ucts for the census year of value
less than $500, except that reports
were taken for establishments idle
during a 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
IN the Thirteenth Census, is defined as
meaning one or more factories, mills,
or plants owned, controlled or opera
ted by person, partnership, corpora
ton, 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
permitted figures for that period to be
secured, but in case the fiscal year OF
IN establishment differed from the cal
endar year a report of its operations
vas obtained for the fiscal period fall
ing most largely within 1903.
The summary for the state shows
increases in all the items at the cen
rs of 1909 as compared with that for
904. These are exhibited, in percen-
tage order. as follows:
Number of salaried officials and
clerks, 80 per cent; capital II per cent
capital, II per Mt, salaries and wag-
IS, 10 per cent; number OF establish
ments, Is Ter cent; primary horse
power. Is per cent: value added by
manufacture, per cent; value Of pro
ducts. per cent; cost of materials
used, I per cent; average number OF
wage earnela employed during the
year per cent; and miscellaneous ex-
penses ! per cent.
There were 1853 manufacturing es-
adjustments in 1909 and 1899 in 1904
an increase Of 259 or Is per cent
The capital invested, as reported in
1909, was S73,470, 900, a gain of &c.
S11 600 or II per cent. over $50. 659. 900
in 1904. The average capital per es-
adjustment was approximately $685.
900 in 1909 and $S7 900 in 1904. In
this connection it should be stated
that in the census schedule the inquiry
concerning capital invested calls for
total amount. both owned and borrow
ed and invested in the business, but
does not include the value of rented
property, plant. or equipment which
was employed in the conduct of man
ufacturing enterprises. In the final
bulletins and reports there will be
separate statement of the rental paid
for such property.
The cost of materials used was
$34, 1928, 900 in 1909 as against $32, $780,
600 in 1904, an increase of $2,393, 900
or per cent. The average cost of
materials per establishment was ap-
proximately $4,000 in 1909 and $19,-
600 In 1904. In addition to the com
ponent 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 materials and
supplies bought either for speculation
or for use during a subsequent period
The value of products was $6S,3l0,-
coo in 1909 and 69,0S4 ,000'in 1904, an
increase of $5,226,000 or per cent.
The average per establishment was ap
proximately $4,000 in 1909 and $751;
900 in 1904
The value OF products represents
the products 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 include the amount received
for work done on materials furnished
by others
The value added by manufacture re-
presents the difference between the
cost of materials used and the value
of products after the manufacturing
processes have been expended upon
them. The value added by manufac-
ture was $S3. $4,000 in 1909 and $780,
654 600 in 1904, an increase OF $685.
900 or per cent, The value added
by manufacture formed 49 per cent
of the total value of products in 1909
and in 1904.
Miscellaneous expenses include rent
Of factory or works, taxes, and amount
paid for contract work, and these it.
ems, as we'll as such Office and other
IeXpenses as can not be elsewhere clas-
sified will appear separately in the f.
nal reports. The amount was $4,953,-
coo in 1909 and S4,923,0 900 in 1904, an
increase of 100000 or one per cent.
The average miscellaneous expense
per establishment in 1909 and in 1904
was approximately $4,000
The salaries and wages amounted to
800, O75, 900 in 1909 and $17,324, 900 in
1904 an increase of s2,751,00 or 10
lper cent.
The number of salaried officials and
clerks was 2679 in 1909 and 2053 in
1904, an increase OF 626, or 80 per
cent
The average number OF wage earn
ers employed during the year was 33,
789 in 1909 and 33,106 in 1904 an in
crease of 683 or per cent
1 III no.
in 1909 and 140,616 in 1904 an increase
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