Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-07
INCREASE in FACTORIES
GREAT In GEORGIA
Census Statistics Show Bio
Growth

! washington, -. T., Ap.ll "a pre-
liminary statement of the general re
suits of the census of manufacture.
for the State of Georgia was issued to-
day by Census Director Durand +
consists of summaries, comparing tn,
figures for 1904 and 1909, by State
totals, prepared under the direction OF
Mr.. William NJ. Steuart chief Stats.
tican for manufactures. Bureau OF
the Census.
Steam laundries are separately pre-
scented, because the thirteenth census
was the first in which they We're can
vassed, and therefore there are no
statistics for prior censuses with
which these totals can be compared.
The figures are preliminary and sub
ject to such revision as may be neces-
sary after a further examination of
the original reports
The Thirteenth Census, like that Of
1904 with 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-
lishments conducted under the factory
system In the last census, also, IS
in that of 1904, statistics We're not col
lected for factories having a product
for the census year Of a value less
than $500, except that reports were
taken for establishments idle during
a portion of the year 1909, 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 operated
by single individual, partnership,
corporation, or other owned or operat,
ed 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 a 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
an increase at the census of 1909 as
compared with that for 1904. In the
order of their Importance, from a per-
centage standpoint, the principal
items rank as follows:
Capital, 80 per cent; number of as-
Establishments, 40 per cent; cost of
materials used, 40 per cent; number
of salaried officials and clerks, SO per
cent; value of products, "a per cent;
salaries and wages, 80 per cent; value
added by manufacture, q per cent;
miscellaneous expenses, 25 PEI cent;
and average number Of wage earners
employed during the year, 10 per cent.
There were 1872 manufacturing es-
Establishments in 1909 and 3,219 In
1904, an increase of 1873, or 40 per
cent
The capital invested, as reported in
1909, was 1902, $4,000, a gain of $67-
01OOO, or so per cent, over $135, 212,-
coo in 1904. The average capital per
establishment for 1909 and 1904 was
approximately $4,000 In this con-
nection it should be stated that the
inquiry contained in the census sched-
ule calls for the total amount of cap
ital, both owned and borrowed and
invested in the business, but does not
include the value of rented property,
plant, or equipment which was en-
ployed in the conduct of manufacture
ing enterprises. In the final bulletins
and reports the rental paid for such
property will be shown separately.
The cost of materials used in 1909
was $11G,931 600, as against $83,625,O0
in 1904, an increase Of 33,3O6,O 600, or
40 per cent The average cost of ma
terials per establishment in 1909 was
approximately $4,000, and in 1898,
$4,000. In addition to the component
materials which enter into the pro-
ducts of the establishment for the
census year there are included fuel
rent Of power and heat, and mill sup
plies The cost of materials how
ever, does not include unused mate
rails and supplies bought either for
speculation or for use during a sub
sequent period
Value Of Products.
The value of products in 1909 was
$2O2 641 900, and $751; 100000 in 1901,
an increase of SOL, sol 900, or "a per
cent The average per establishment
was approximately $4,000 in 1909, and
$4,000 in 1904. n a. W
The value of products represents the
product as actually turned out by the