New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18
FIGURED IN BILLIONS
fAmeriCa's Enormous Industrial
Growth Between 1904 and 1909.
GAINS IN ALL THE ITEMS
Value of Products Turned Out In
creased Nearly 40 Per Cent, or
Almost s6,00O,000,000.

Washington. oct. IA preliminary state
r,er, Of the general results of the thlr-
teentb census Of manufactures was issued
to-day bv Director Durand. 1t includes a
summary comparing the figures for l''i
ard ler, by totals. for continental United
States. prepared under the direction oil
William NJ. steusrt. chief statistician for
manufactures Bureau Of the census.
The summary for continental United
States shows increases in all the items at
the census Of 1903 as compared with that
for 1901.
The capital invested increased by IS per
cent: the gross value Of product, 80 per
cent. cost Of materials 20 per cent; value
added by manufacture. IS per cent aver
age number Of wage earners employed dur
Ing the year, q per cent; amount paid in
wages. 81 per cent; number Of saiarieG
officials and clerks. 50 per cent, amount
paid in SALARIES % per cent; miscellaneous
expenses. 81 per cent; primary horsepower
So Ter cent
There were 2sSi9l manufacturing estab-
Ishments in 1909 and ZIG $50 in 1904, an in
crease Of 52311. or q per cent
The capital invested as reported in 1909
was STEPS. 10000. ssin Of $5,75 $4,000, or
% pcr cent. over sl2675, 600 in 1904 The
average capital per establishment was ap-
proxmstely $4,000 in 1919 and $4,000 in 1901.
Value Of Products.
The value Of products was s2o,S72o52,ooO
in 1909 and sl4 79s. $4,000 in 1904, an increase
OF S5.S7Sl49.OOJ. or 40 per cent. The aver
ago per establishment was approximately
$1,000 in 1853 and SOS 900 In 1891
The cost OF materials used was sl2,l4l,-
21l 900 in 1909 as against $'5NZ)Seo IN 1901
an increase Of ssh ,OS3 900, or 70 per cent
The average cost OF materials per estao-
ushment was approximately $4,000 in 1893
and $4,000 in 1904 In addition 70 the com
ronent materials which enter into the
PRODUCTS OF the establishment for the cen
sus YEAR there are included fuel, rent OF
newer and heat, and mill supplies
Value Added by Manufacture.
The value added by manufacture was SIS
5eu761 600 in 1909 and S62s3. $4,000 IN
1894 an increase Of .237066,ooo, or SO
re,. cent. This item formed - per cent Of
the total value Of products in 1903 and As
rer cent in 1904. The value added By manu-
tacture represents the difference oetween
the cost OF materials used and the value Of
products after the manufacturing processes
have been expended upon them.
The miscellaneous expenses amounted 20
<1.e45s7e.0 900 in 1909 and Sl,453 $4,000 in
1904. an increase Of Sap. sos 600 or 81 per
cent The average per establishment was
approxirately S. 900 in 1909 and in 1904.
Miscellaneous expenses include rent Of FAC
tery or works taxes. and amount paid tor
contract work. and these items, as well as
such ONCE and other expense as cannot be
elsewhere classified. will appear separately
81 the final reports.
The salaries and wages amounted 30 s4,-
S65,618,oo0 in 1909 and S3.1S4ss4ooo IN
1ao4. an increase Of S11so.72e,oo", or 81
Per cent.
The number Of sslaried officials and clerks
vas 190,967 in 1909 and 1885 I'm 1904 an
increase Of 270,711. or 80 per cent
The &c number Of wage Gamers en-
rloved was 6615.O46 in 1909 and 5,46s,3S3
On 1905, an increase of 1,14666S, or q per
cent
The primary horsepower was 1850, o
m 1909 and 1S,4s7.7o7 in 1904, an increase
of 5.19S,O6s, or 50 per cent. The avera sc
horsepower per establishment considering
I'll establishments was 70 horsepower in
eoe and g. in 1904.