The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-11
sTATEMENT OF INCREASE FROM
1904 TO 1909 GIVEN BY
CENSUS BUREAU.
Nearly Four Thousand Manufacture.
ing Establishments With Invested
CAPITAL of $222, 261 OO-value Of
Manufactured Products Placed at
$3.50, 746, 600 - Raw Materials
Used Valued ut $117, 1856, 900.

suits of the Thirteenth United States
Census of Manufacturers of the state
of Washington was issued today by
Census Director Durand. 1t includes
a summary comparing the figures
for 1904 and 1909, by state totals,
prepared under the direction of VIII
liam M. Steuart, chief statistician
for manufacturers, Bureau of the
Census. The figures are subject to
such revision as may be necessary
after a rther examination of the
original reports.
Til reports were taken for the
calendar year ending December 81,
1909, wherever the system of book
keeping permitted figures for that
period TO be secured, but in case
the fiscal year of an establishment
differ d from the calendar year a
report of it's operations was obtained
sor the fiscal period falling most
largely within 1909.
The Rates of Increase.
The summary for the state shows
increase in all items at the census
of 1909, as compared with that for
1904. These are exhibited, in PEI
centage order, as follows:
Capital, 1923 per cent; number OF
salaried officials and clerks, Ill per
cent; cost of materials used, Is per
cent; primary horsepower, II per
cent; salaries and wages, "A per
cent; value of products II per cent:
miscellaneous expenses, 70 per cent:
value added by manufacture, ga per
cent; average number of wage earn
ers, So per cent; and number Of
establishments, "a per cent.
There were 1874 manufacturing
establishments in 1909 and 2,751 "a
1904, an increase of 923, or "a per
cent.
The capital invested, as reported
in 1909, was $222.261,0OO, a gain
of 1926, 3OS,OOO, or 129 per cent,
over $96,953, 900 in 1904 The av-
erage capital per establishment was
approximately 100000 in 1909 and
$4,000 in 1904. In this connec-
ton it should be stated that in the
census schedule the inquiry concern
ing capital invested calls for the
total amount both owned and bor-
rowed and invested in the business,
but does not include the value of
rented property, plant. or equip
ment which was employed in the
conduct of manufacturing enter
prises. In the final bulletins and
reports there will be separate state
ment of the rental paid for such
property.
The cost of materials used was
7,8S8,OOO in 1909, as against
$66, 100000 in 1904, an Increase of
$51. 10000, or 70 per cent. The
average cost of materials per es-
tablishment was approximately $780,
900 in 1909 and $4,000 in 1904.
In addition to the component ma
terials which enter into the prod
ucts of the establishment for the
census year there are included fuel,
rent of power and heat, and mill
supplies. The cost of materials,
however, does not include unused
materials and supplies bought either
for speculation or for use during a
subsequent period.
Value of Products.
The value of products was $780,
746,OOO in 1909 and $128,822,OOO
in 1904, an increase of $91,924,OOO,
or II per cent. The average per es-
adjustment was approximately $780,
900 in 1909 and $4,000 in 1904.
The value of products represents
the product as actually turned out
by the factories during the census
year, and does not necessarily have
any relation to the amount of sales
for that year. The values under this
head also include the amount re-
ceived for work done on materials
furnished by others.
Value Added by Manufacture.
The value added by manufacture
was $1O2,858,00O in 1909 and $62,-
$4,000 in 1904, an Increase OF $40
100000 or 81 per cent. This item
sormed AZ per cent OF the total
value OF products in 1909 and ~
per cent in 1904. The value addod