The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-08
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LOUISIANA RICE and LUMBER.
Preliminary Comparative Statement
Issued by the Census Bureau
Big Gains Made In Both Indus
tries since 1904.
Preliminary thirteenth census sta
tistics concerning the rice cleaning
| and polishing industry and the lum-
| ber and timber products of the state
Of Louisiana are contained In tab
ular comparative statement giving
tentative figures of the number Of
establishments, capital invested, value
Of products, employees, wages, ETC.,
| for 1909 and 1901, submitted to Act
ing Census Directorr Fallmer by
Wm. M. steuart, chief statistician
for manufactures, in the Bureau OF
the Census. The figures are subject
to such revision as may be necessary
after further examination Of the
original reports.
RICE INDUSTRY.
Notwithstanding the decrease in
1909 in the number of establish
ments, in the average number OF
Wage-earners employed during the
year, and in wages, there was an
increase in the capital invested in
the cost of materials used in the
miscellaneous expenses, in the value
Of products, in the number OF sal
aried employees and in the amount
Of salaries ssss
The total number Of blishments
engaged in the industry was 81 in
1909 and 43 in 1904, decrease of
6, or Ia per cent
The total amount Of capital invest
ed was Ss,3s5,212 in 1909 and s6,138,-
228 in 1904, an increase Of So 2,2i6,-
984, or per cent.
The total value of products was
s12.528,656 in 1909 and $10.718.311 In
1904. an increase Of sI,810.345, or
II Der cent.
The total cost of materials used
was s1O,970,862 in 1909 and s8,973, ,0S4
IN 1904, an increase of !s1.997,778, or
% per cent.
The total number of salaried of
ficials and clerks was 257 In 1909 and
I232 in 1904, an Increase Of 25, or IL
per cent.
The total amount paid III salaries
was 1897 ,966 in 1909 and S288,488 in
1904, an increase Of s49,478. or
per cent.
B The average number OF Wage-earn-
ers employed during the year was
693 in 1909 and 923 in 1904, a de-
crease of 230, or 25 per cent.
The total amount paid in wages
was 1926. 537 in 1909 and s40o, ,023 in
1904, a decrease OF $73,486, or Is
per cent. s@st
The total amount Of miscellaneous
expenses was s463.9S3 in 1909 and
1898. 874 in 1904, an Increase Of
S64, ,109, or 16 per cent
LUMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS
There were noteworthy increases
between 1904 and 1909. They ranged
from 80 to 125 per cent The largest
was in the amount OF capital in
vested and the smallest in the mis-
5eellaneous expenses. Gains of more
than so per cent were made iii the
value Of products, wages, Wage-earn-
ers. salaries and sa1aried employees.
Ii There were 702 establishments In
1903, as compared with 471 ID 1904,
an Increase Of 231, or 49 per cent.
The total amount OF capital in
vested was $88, ,240 in 1909 and
ss39 ,573,185 In 1904, an increase Of
$40 400 ,055, or lbs per cent.
The total value Of products was
s62, ,S37,912 In 1909, and s3s,370 ,645 in
1904 an increase OF $24. .467.267, or
ga per cent.
The total cost Of materials used
was $23,156. 1876 in 1909 and $1O,384,-
568 in 1904, an increase of s12,771.
6z8, or 123 per cent.
The total number of salaried Of
ficials and clerks was 2,8l1 In 1909,
and | 1856 in 1904 an increase OF 945.
or 81 per cent.
The total amount paid In salaries
was s.. .67e,407 in 1909 and $2,251,g4I
70 1904. an increase OF 81, ,427, $50. or
63 per cent
he average number of wage-earn-
ers employed during the year was
1902 in 1908 and 27,877 in 1904, an
increase OF 1895, or SIS per cent.
. The amount paid In wages was s20,-
o33,213 in 1909, and s12,826, ,892 in
1904, an Increase OF ST ,206, ,321, or Sc
per cent.
The total amount OF miscellaneous
expenses was $8,552,36O in 1909.
md .$6, ,567,994 in 1904, an increase of
sl,9s4, 1866, or 30 per cent.