The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
MANUFACTURES IN KANSAS.
Census Bureaus Summary Concerning
The State For 1909.


suits of the census of manufactures
for the state of Kansas was issued to-
day by Census Director Durand. 1t
consists of a summary comparing the |
figures for 1904 and 1909, by state |
totals, prepared under the direction of
Mr.. William NJ Steuart, chief statis- |
tician for manufactures, bureau of the
census.
Steam laundries are given sepa-
rate presentation because the thir-
teenth census was the first in which
they were canvassed, and, therefore.
there are no statistics for prior cen
suses with which these totals can be
compared.
The figures are preliminary and sub
ject to such change and correction as
may be found necessary from a fur
ther examination of the original re-
ports.
The thirteenth census, like that of
1904, with a reference to manufactures
differs from the twelfth census, in
1900, in that the two later censuses
excluded the hand trades, the building
trades, and the neighborhood indus
tries, and took account only of estab
Ilishments conducted under the factory
system. In the last census, also, as
in that for 1904, statistics were not
collected for factories having a prod
uct for the census year of value less
than $500, except that reports were
taken for establishments idle during
a portion of the year 1900, or which
began operation during that year, and
whose products for such reason were
less than $500.
The word establishment" as used
in the thirteenth census may mean
more than one mill or plant, provided
they are owned or controlled and oper-
ated by single individual, partner
Ship corporation, or other owner or
Operator, and are located in the same
town or city.
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 where the fiscal year of
an establishment differed from the cal
endar year report was obtained for
the operations of that establishment
for its fiscal year falling most largely
within the calendar year 1909.
The Per Cents Of Increase.
The summary for the state shows a
consistent increase at the census of
1909, as compared with that for 1904.
In the order of their Importance, from
a percentage standpoint, the principal
items rank as follows:
Number of salaried officials and
clerks, 83 per cent; capital, rs per
cent; cost of materials used, Sc per
cent; value of products. Ga per cent;
value added by manufacture, 81 per
cent; miscellaneous expenses, SO per
cent; salaries and wages, 45 per cent;
number of establishments, 38 per
cent; and average number of wage
earners employed during the year, %
per cent.
There were 3,527 manufacturing es-
Establishments in 1909 and 2,475 in 1904,
an increase of 952, or 38 per cent.
The capital invested, as reported in
1909, was $154,952,OO0, a gain of $685.
i272,000, or rs per cent, over $88,680, 900
in 1904 The average capital per es-
tablishment was approximately $45,-
900 in 1909 and $4,000 in 1904. In
this connection it should be stated that
the inquiry contained in the census
schedule calls for the total amount of
capital, both owned and borrowed and
invested in the business, but excludes
the value of rented property, plant,
or equipment which was employed in
the conduct of manufacturing enter
prises. In the final bulletins and re-
ports the rental paid for such prop
erty will be shown separately.
The cost of materials used in 1909
was $259, ,663, 900, as against $156,5f0,-
900 in 1904 AN increase of $103, ,153, 900,
or 66 per cent. The average per es-
Establishment in 1909 was approximate
Ily $4,000 and in 1904, $63,O00 In ad-
dition to the component materials
which enter into the products of the
establishments for the census year
there are included fuel, rent of power
and heat, and mill supplies. The cost
of materials. however, does not in
Iclude unused materials and supplies
bought either for speculation or for
use during a subsequent period
Value of Products.
The value of products in 1909 was
1926 1857 900 and $19S, S,245, 900 in 1904,
an increase of $127,tt2,O00, or Ga per
cent. The average per establishment
was approximately $95,000 in 1909, and
in 1904 it was about $S0,00O
The value of products represents