The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-17

VI AuE tfirub VI HiduuAdttuItS LOT iur L
state OF North Carolina was issued to-
day by Census Director Durand. It
consists OF a summary comparing the
figures for 1904 and 1909. by state
totals. prepared under the direction OF
Mr. William "A. Steuart chief statis!l-
clan for manufactures. bureau OF the |
census.
Steam laundries are given separate
presentation because the thirteenth
census was the first IN which they
were capvassed, and therefore there
are no sta istics for prior censuses
with which these totals can BE- COM
pared.
The figures are preliminary and
subject 70 such change and correction
as may be found necessary from
further examination OF the original
reports.
The thirteenth census. like that Of
1905. with reference TO manufactures.
differs from the twelfth census. In
1900, IN that the two later censuses
excluded the hand trades. the build
Ing trades and the neighborhood in
dustrIes. and took account only OF es-
Adjustments conducted under the fac
tory syHtem. In the las, census. also.
as In that for 1904. statistics were
not collected for factories having
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 1900. or
which began operation during that
year, and whose products for such
reason weresless than 5000.
The word establishment as used
In the thirteenth census may mean
more than one mill OF plant. provided
they are owned or controlled and ope-
rated By a single individual. partner
ship. corporation or other owner or
operator. and are located IN me same
town or city.
The reports were taken for the
calendar year ending December 81.
1909. wherever the system Of book
keeping permitted figures for thai
period 20 be secured. but where the
fiscal year Of an establishment Diff
feerd Ii On the calendar year y report
was obtained for Tho operations Of
that establishment for It's fiscal year
falling most largely wihin the ealeu-
dar year 1903.
Leading Industries.
North Carolina ia one OF the south
ern states which has made remarkable
progress In manufactures since the
Civil war. At The census taken IN
1860 the total value OF manufactures
was 6.s5e. 900. while az Che census
OF 1909 the value Of Manufactured
products was s2ie.sih0O0. an increase
Of siss. ss5 900. or almost 100 per
cent IN the 50 years.
In 1908 The six leading industries.
according 70 value OF products. are a.
follows: Cotton goods, s72.ssq 600;
tobacco manufactures. s35.fsI.0Oo;
lumber and timber products, $685.
900: -four mill and grlsi min products.
ss.50i 900; oil. co ton seed and cake,
ss.sss 600: and furniture, s1,Ss5.O0o
The total for these six industries
amounts to sis7.oii 900. and repre-
sents q per cent OF the total value oil
manufactures for the state.
In 1904 the products for these In
dustries we're: s47.25i.0oo. s2s.osS..
0C0. SIS. isa. 900. s6.Set.oo0. sa,ais,0o'
and ~. ls2 900. respectively. q fotal q
siIi.s2e.vSo OF Is per cent o. the tcta
value or producth. showing that th'
relative proportion held by these sl'
industries was practically the same =
the two censuaes.
The manufacture Of cotton goods i
By Gar she most important Industry L
the state. and liz phenomenal grow'l
perhape may BE- better understood y
the following illustrative figures; II
1850 there we're 80 cotton mills hay
ing ti.ssf spindles. and product
valued nj 100000. an average o
lo74 splnd es and s26.s2i per mill. i
1903 there we're ISL cotton mills Wit
s.i24.as6 splndles. and products value
a AZ. $50 900, al average Of I'LL
aplndlcs and s25s.efs per mill.
The Per Cents Of Increase.
The summary for the state show
n consistent Increase AZ the census
1908 az compared with that 4
igo4 In order OF their impoftanc
from percentage standpoint, y
prlnclpAl items rank rs follows
Salaries and wages. 50 per cen
number Of salaried officials an
clerks. 60 per cent: capital and co
of material used. Ga per cent eacl
value OF products. 80 per cent: nur
her OF establishments. - per cen
value added BY manufacture. ~ y
cent: average number Of wage'car
ors employed during the year, ~ p
cent. and miscellaneous expenses,
per cent.
There wero 1880 manufacture
establishment In 1903 and 3.2I2
1904. mn increase Of i,gbs, Or q ?
cent.
The capital Invested. as report
In 1909. was t2f7.1S3. 900, gain
s76,fs2.o00, or 50 per cent. os
si4i.0oi 90. in isoi. The ayera
capital per establishment was
proxlmateiy $4,000 in 1909 q
$4,000 IN 1904. IN this eunnccti
II should be- stated that the innu
contained IN the census schedl
calls for the total amount Of capt.
both owned and borrowed aud
vested In the business. but cxclu'