The Republican journal., 1911-06-08
manufactures in Maine.
nc Shown for Five-Year Period.

,ss Shown for Five-Year Period.
IpD. urinary statement of the gener-
Ap pits of the 18th U. S. census Of
result lnt1res of the State Of Maine, re-
nsnoIi a. issued by Acting Census Director
snlN includes summary comparing
FFslEiif,l,,, IS, for 1904 and 1909, by State
| be IL Tnrepared under the direction of
ptsis N Stuart, chief statistician for
Ellllaem a,tnres, bureau Of the census.
a1ss 18th census, like that Of 1904,
lhs from the 18th census of 1900, with
5t'r srce to manufactures, in that the
fle' jntor censuses excluded the hand
10 t i~ building trades and the neigh
1l ~. '5 industries, and took account
NFl'' # Establishments conducted under
factory system.
r5e l@ tbs last census, also, as in that for
~ satisfies were not collected for
W. 5,res having a product for the census
b'lo # value less than $500, except
'a reports were taken for establish
ia +. Tile turing portion of the year
s F9 ~ which began operation in that
and whose products, therefore,
5s less than $500.
". word establishment" as used
.5s 18th census, is defined as meaning
~ more factories, mills, or plants
a s5atrolled, or operated by per-
osrtnership, corporation, or other
,s- located in the same town or city,
q M- which one set of books of ac,
'ra. Kept
r. n. reports were taken for the calen-
s-~.n ading Dec. 81, 1909. wherever
y .,tsm of bookkeeping permitted
5rs5 for that period to be secured;
\. II case the fiscal year of an estab-
s.msat differed from the calendar year,
.sp-n IF lis operations was obtained
K t1e sea- period falling most largely
4hir 1919,
INCREASES IN ALL ITEMS.
III. summary for the State shows in
.,srs m all the items at the census of
.9 As compared with that for 1904.
tss. are exhibited, in percentage order,
d 0lo@s
'tspit8i. II per cent; primary horse
aver. g per cent: number of salaried
5ras and clerks, 20 per cent; value
,35s5 by manufacture, % per cent; value
/ oroiucts. % per cent; cost Of mater
Il jssd. y per recent; salaries and wages.
( oef cent, miscellaneous expenses, IA
,s cent? lumber of establishments, Is
!. pnt ard average number of wage !
sners Employed during the year, Z per
I,gs4 were 3546 manufacturing estab-
.aTen;s m 1909 and 3145 in 1904, an in /:
,4sse Of lol, or Is per cent.
The capital invested, as reported in |
ss vas 1902, $50, 900, q gain of S5S, 552,-
b Of Il per cent, over S143, 70S, 600 in !;
M. The average capital per establish !
M. was approximately $57, 700 in 1909 |
nd So, coo in 1904.
The cost Of materials used was S97, 101, !;
Ii in 1909, as against SS0,042, 900 in |
~. an increase of SIT, 059, 900, or p i
gtsrt The average cost of materials !
4 establishment was approximately |
Ta5.n 1909 and S25, 900 in 1904. In |
!Eu9n to the component materials !,
fict enter into the products of the es-
aisnment for the census year there are j
GUIDED fuel, rent of power and heat, !!
ID mil supplies. The cost of materials, !
neger does not include unused mate
ss and supplies bought either for spec !
s'ion ny for use during subsequent |
rot
NsLuE OF PRODUCTS. |
he yalue of products was $l76, O29,- i
II 1919 and $144, 020, 900 in 1904, an i
4sas vi 1872, 009, 900, or % per cent. /
.r average per establishment was ap- !,
qNu --y S50,0 in 1909 and SAG, 600 |
l4G
Tt 1e of products represents the
Olg IS actually turned out by the
ror alring the census year and does
4 sarily have any relation to the |
Eu # sales for that year. The
70 rler this head also include the
@4- -,eived for work done on ma !
a4- FINISHED by others.
Irs aue added by manufacture repre-
Hs .j-ference between the cost of |
arr Used and the value of products /
.e manufacturing processes have
=, e.oied upon them. The value
.na' a5, 978, 900 in 1904, an increase
s.-' 10, or % per cent. The value |
.+ anufacture formed As per cent !
H. .j value of products in 1909 and /
N- in 1904.
Aa aaeous expenses include rent of !
Go. r works, taxes and amount paid |
'ct -agt work, and these items, as
e. sch office and other expenses as
Iav' e alsewhere classified, will ap-
a' Hately in the final reports. The |
4o1 Vas $l4, 29l, 600 in 1909 and S12.-
.,l9' III 1904, an increase of 81, SOC, 900, /
il r-- -=nt. The average miscellane- |
is eNiense per establishment was ap-
s1As!iaa-ely $4,000 in 1909 and in 1904. |
Inc s-larles and wages amounted to
9'4-7-''H in 1909 and S36, 681, 900 in |
Nv q. crease of $6, 1850 or Is per |
he r9mDer of salaried officials and
'iSs Was 1850 in 1909 and 3772 in 1904,
Z, nefeASe Of 1888, or % per cent.
lit age number of wage earners
-5Iey"A Turing the year was 70, 955 in
w. and 1858 in 1904, an increase of
=. lr per cent.
he Urinary horse power was 459, 500
Ivy snj 343, 627 in 1904, an increase
L2'7'2 or "a per cent. The average
Fsr power per establishment, consider
a.. Adjustments, was approximate
i. ,9J-aotse power in 1909 and 100 in
Inc Preliminary totals for the steam
t~Dfies Of Maine in 1909 are not includ-
IN the foregoing statistics, as the 18th
sls "as the first at which they were
agasset, They are given separately,
'oDovs: Number of establishments,
capital $536, 900; cost of materials