The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-16

220.3s. Capital invested. 1908. $A9s.-
1884; 1903, s64s,3T5.o9.
Paper and Pulp MIlls.-@Nine plants
were In operation-the same as the
year previous. Value OF product
showed an increase OF si.62a. 54s.42:
wages paid an increase Of s0o,es7.se:
and capital invested an increase of
s174,435.s4. Wage changes were
slight. No change in hours. Aver
age number of days worked, 275.
against 244 the year previous.
Value of product. 1903. s3.300,529.
06; 1909. s4.330,077.4s. Wages paid.
1908, S391,25S.4I; 1909. sf41, 1861.
Capital invested. 1908, s3,099. 024.0o;
1909, s3.z73.459.s4.
Paper and Tin BoXes.-Thirteen
plants were in operation against seven
for the year previous. Value Of pro-
duct showed an increase Of s637, 49,
10; wages paid. S67. 062.s6, and capital
Invested. SI70,554.0 over the year be-
fore. Average number of days ope
rated, $50, against 206 for the year
previous.
Value of product. 1908. S1,244.066.-
GS; 1909. s1.7SI. 556.3S. Wages paid.
1908, $2S4.O9s.2S: 1909, $351,16t.44.
Capital Invested, 1905, s2o4. 245.s4;
1909. 375.Sg0.
Tobacco Manufactories-- two
plants less in commission, there APP
pears an increase over the preceding
year in product value of $7l3, 5000;
in wages paid, S7.047.70, while capital
invested. by reason of plant idle and
not reporting. decrease of s26,73I.S0.
Wage changes were immaterial and
hours of labor unchanged. Average
number Of days operated. 24a, against
245 the year previous.
Value of product, 1908, s10,s7l.-
S19.S2: 1909, s1i,5s4.s46.76. Wages
paid, 1903. ss76.715.os: 1909, s9s3.
1928. Capital invested. 1908, $2.-
421,510,so: 1909. s2.3qfs77S.
Pickle Factories.-With the same
number OF plants in operation, in con-
sequence Of some of the larger plants
going out of commission. there APP
pears falling off in value OF product
OF S104,652.22: in wages paid. sf9.-
545.4S. and. in capital invested, $685.
20632. Hours of labor unchanged.
For change in average wages see
comparison"
Value of product. 1908. S210.sos.5S:
1909. 106. 1916. Wages paid, 1908,
sS2,23a: 1909. S12,s93.52. Capital in
vested. 1908. 1880. 1909. 36.633.6s.
Printing, Binding and Engraving
Eighty-seVen firms reported against
eighty-slx In 1908. The product value
showed an increase of s3S6,15S.75:
wages paid an increase of s142.13091,
and capital invested an increase OF
s141.i36.42. Wage changes may be
noted by consulting comparison 3"
Hours unchanged. Average number Of
days operated. 2ss. against 2s9 the
year previous.
Value Of product, 1908. s2.5a1. ss7.-
90; 1909. s2.9is.155.S4. Wages paid.
zoos. s670,429.ss: 1909. Ssl2.61o.eo.
Capital invested. 1908, s1.614.43I.64:
1909. s1.T55, 567,9s.
SILK Mills-The same number OF
plants were in operation as in the
year previous. Output value decreas-
ed s6S.144s3, while wages paid and
capital invested showed an increase
OF $24.S7T.22 and s925s.I5. respec-
lively. Average number of days work
ed 293. against 2s1 for the year pre-
vious. Hours of labor. ten for male
and females.
Value OF
product s1.sss.sso 81 s1.s2s,s15 5s
Wages
paid 81. 2o7,s2s ~ 2s2.5Os ~
Capital
invested 1855 So 7s5.14s 70
Slate Quarries-Five plants were
In operation, against four for the year
the preceding year. in value OF prod
uct s65, 1850. IN wages paid SAL
1873. and In capital invested s132.-
500. Hours OF labor. nine in one plant
and ten elsewhere.
1908 1909
Value of
product s2.ss2 SO 8 15s.151 90
Wages
paid =. SSH So s9.s4s SO
Ga.ittgi----
invested $4,000 90 $4,000 90
Soapstone Quarries.-Six plants
were In operation against five for the
year preceding. There was falling
OFF in value OF product s7e.147s2,
and in wages paid $52.354.$1; while
capital invested increased $4,000,
The change in capital was the result
of reorganization and the falling Oft
in output value and wages was from
the same cause, the plant having been
out Of commission for good part OF
the year. Slight changes are noted
In average wages. Average number
of days worked 1853, against sos for
the year previous,
1908 1909
Value OF
product ~.4 s523.sa1 e8. s45t.s78 es
Wages
paid -. es2,ss3 90 23o.oas 90
CAPITAL .a ,a4e7, ...st,.
invested SS5, 900 90 $4,000 90
spokes. Hubs and Handles,-wtth
fifteen plants in operation against
fourteen the year previous, there APP
pear increases In value of product
S3s.l9S.5S, in wages paid s&.bsS,ol,
and IN capital invested s43.460. Hours
of labor remained the same; for wage
changes consult the following:
Value 81
product ,ssSs,45s 90 s422.s52 IS
Wages
paid -. ss.ss3 81 io4,461 So
Capital
invested ss2.loo 90 s7s.5O5 90
Slaves Heading and Cooperage.-
Fifty-two plants were in operation
against fffty-one the year before. Pro-
duct value in creased s106. 454.6S.
white wages paid and capital Invested
showed falling of of s7.424.ss and
s44,6ss.60. respectively A slight ad-
vance in average wages Is noted, while
there was no change In hours. Ave-
rage number OF days operated, 214.
against 2l7 for the year previous
Value of product 1905, ss56.5Ss.-
IS: 1909. s1.06S. o4S.4l. Wages paid.
1905, S30S,924.90: 1909, 30i.499s4
Capital invested. 1905 s60S.sS9.54:
1909. 55s.ass.s4.
Stove Works.--Eive plants were in
operation against four for the year
previous. Value OF product showed
increase Of $l51,571.04; wages paid
iprraaec NJ sE2 u3aaT and canitaj ,p