Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-04

Niifiui'N nv v. " ~ N'l"t 'NP''N
special agcht Tue figures are pre-
lninnry and subject To- such change
and correction ~ NAV b. found ncc's-
-arN from further examination OF
tho original reports.
The statistics 10 not include the
of Establishments engaged
in thu Manufacture of carpets. felt
goods wool hats. hosiery and Knit
goods and shoddy. nor independent
dyeing and finishing Embellishments hut
apply nnly To- Those Establishments
manufacturing wooden goods and
vorstcd goods Tho rcporis were
tax u for IN, calendar year ending
pc,. 81. 1909, wherever the system
of bookkroping permitted figures Tor
that period To- be- secured. bu, Nhcr"
the business year Of an esiahlisHm"nt
dircrrd from the calendar year. ~
some instances the REPORTS relate "a
this business year
Tn. word establishment" ~ used
In the Genus may mean more than one
mill or plant provided they nrc own
ed or controlled and operated by a
single individual. partnership. corpor-
alton. nr other owner or opcrfior. aud
are located ia the same town or city
Tho comparative figures clearly IN
dictate the rrmai kahlc development
that has taken place In the m
dustry since 1899 Although the
number Of establishments has de-
creased. dcnotlns tendency toward
concentration. which has been the
rule In the wool manufacturing In
Ia. al hot hand
he amount of capital reported az IN
vested shows an Increase from sos
$50. 900 IN 1899 to 81 s,ss5 600 In
1909 or o. per cen, during the dec.
sd" The cost nf materials used IN
creased 81 per cent and tn" amount
paid IN salaries ana wages IS per
cent TIE number of salari"d officials
ana clerks Increased but a. per cent
and the numhcr of wage carncrs only
% pc cent
The value of products increased
from t23S.7t6,e0o IN ls9e - Stia.-
Ss6 U0p IN 1909. or 30 per cent. The
greater part of this increase took
plas. during the SECOND half nf the
decade. In fact. the Increase Of over
tl00. 600 600 in the five years since
1904 Is far greater than that of any
doc. ie prior To- 1900 In the history of
the industry.
Tic value Of products represents
them selling value or price at the
plants as actually turned out during
the census year and does no, neccs-
w ny have any relation to- the amount
of sales for tina, year. The values
under this head also include the
amount received for work done on ma
tcriuls furnished by others
tgbulatcd statcm"n, shows that
there have been some interesting and
important changes IN the charactor
of materials used during the past dec
AIDE. Thu quantity OF wool consumed.
IN condition Ihirchas.d. Increased
from 330.l7s.0oo pounds To i1fbTi,-
GOA pounds. Dr ~ per cent, reCkoncd
on a scoured-wool basis. the increase
was but 30 per cent, Tho quantity
oi raw cotton consumed decreased
from t0.atj.ooo pounds to so.0i5,0oo
pounds. OF 50 per cent. while the
amount of cotton yarn purchased IA
creased from Si,3s3.0oo pounds to
3a.ts9,nr0 pounds. or II per cent. tn"
net result is a decided decrease 80 the
hy wool manufacturers.
The figures also show a marked
decr.ase in the use OF shoddy The
quantity purchased decreased - per
ccnt. and the amount manufactured
/. IN wooden mills for use therein fell on
4 10 per cent IN iSop tn. total amount
of shoddy consumed by woolen and
w"r-tcd manufacturers was $3.50.
( 000 mounds in 1909 il was oniy a.
o2l .000 pounds. "a dccr.as, an the
more significant when til. growth of
The industry IL considered This is
explained by thu fact that the manu-
facturr Of worsted fabrics. into which
shoddy shoes does not enter ~ ma p.
terlal 10 amy appreciabio extent has
incrcafcd enormously. white the duah-
ity OF wooien fabrics IN which shnddy
| il utilized was actually less IN 1908
than in 1899.
The quantity of tops purchased NJ
materials increased from ,.56G.ooo Ia
| 2o.Sss. oo0 pounds, or ga per cent.
ana the quantity Of wors,ed yarn from
\ 2a,lii 400 Ia IS, 1s9, 00O pounds, or
/ 1874 per cent These increases arc
due not only 10 the rapid growth ~
, III. worsted branch of the industry,
hut also to the greater degree ~ spec
! ializa,ion which developed within that
branch. Viewers Of worst"d fabrics
usually purchase their yarn instead ~
IspinninR IL themselves, and although
] worst'd spinners usually comb their
Iown wool. they are purchasing tops Ia
an increasing extent
The most notable features are the