Evening journal., 1911-05-27

largest aud most important Of Della
wares industries, Canning and pre-
serving" and Lumber and timber
products" are conducted almost en-
tirely outside of Wilmington, and
show considerable development dur
ing the period covered by the three
censuses. In most other industries
Wilmington appears TO have gained
relatively.
For all industries combined, 27.S
per cent OF the total number Of es-
Adjustments, which was 726, had In
1903 a corporate form OF organiza-
ton, as against 72.2 per cent for all
other forms. The corresponding fig-
ures for 1904 were 25.4 per cent. and
TAG per cent, respectively. Five
years is too short a period to reveal
any pronounced change IN character
of ownership. For all industries COM
bined, as measured by value of pro-
ducts, and value added by manufac-
ture, corporations lost ground TO a
slight extent, but this was due to the
change in conditions In the one indus
try of leather, which is the largest
in the State.
Concentration in Large Establish
ments.
Whether or not there Is an increas-
| ing tendency for manufacturing TO be-
come concentrated in large establish
ments is a question OF interest from
the standpoint Of Industrial organiza-
ton. In 1903, OF the 726 establish
ments, only Z. or 1 per cent had a
value OF product exceeding S1,000,000
each. These establishments. however.
had a total average number OF wage
earners OF 6,994, or 32.9 per cent Of
Of the total number Of their opera
tions as measured by value added by
manufacture, S4.1 per cent. of the
total.
On the other hand. small estab-
lishments--that Is, those having a
value Of product OF less than $1,000
constituted a very considerable pro-
portion, or 29.3 per cent. OF the total
number OF establishments. but the
value OF their products amounted 10
only IL per cent OF the total. The
great bulk Of the manufacturing was
carried on IN the establishments hav-
ing products valued at not less than
\ 100000.
Another viaw Of this subject is sf-
forded by grouping the establishments
according to the average number Of
wage earners employed. II is shown
that 1914 per cent. Of the establish
ments employed under 21 persons
each. The most numerous single
group consists of 326 establishments
employing under wage earners; III,
next being the group employing from
6 10 90, with 205 establishments
|, There we're 10 establishments that
employed over $50 wage earners; 2
employed over 1000.
or the total number OF wage earn
ers, 40.4 per cent. we're in establish.
ments employing over $50 wage earn.
ers. The single group having the
largest number OF employees was the
one employing from 101 to $50 wage
+ earners, This group employed 500
' wage earners. or 24,5 per cent Of tn,
general shop construction, cars
D steam railroad, iron and steel. pape
4 and wood pulp. and shipbuilding. ar,
those In which comparatively larg
establishments do most OF the bust
-, ness. as appears from the classified
: ton OF the wage earners.
I Engines and Power.
l. The increase IN primary power wa
3 In the use OF steam and gas engine
le water power showing a decrease. tt
le more general utilization Of gas el
le gines is shown by the fact that n
N number OF such engines was rs
Is 1909. as against Al IN 1904, and 35
Ie 1899. The figures also show that III
: practice Of renting power Is on III
increase, Sc per cent. OF the tots
power being rented in 1909, as again.
n but 25iper cent in 1904 and 3.s pe
y cent IN 1899. The use OF electri
motors for the purpose Of applyin
the power generated within the el
y tablishments is also show 10 be rpT
e idly increasing, the horsepower {
such motors increasing from 1855 (
1899 TO 4,672 I'm 1904, and 13,40s
g 1909.