The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
CENSUS OF FACTORIES
TAKEN IN THIS STATE.


nary statement of the general results
of the thirteenth United States GEN.
sus of manufactures of the state Of
Minnesota was issued today by Act
ing Census Director Falkner. 1t
includes summary comparing the
figures for 1904 and 1909, by state
totals, prepared under the direction
of Mr. William NJ. Steuart, chief
statistician for manufactures, bureau
of the census. The figures are
subject to such revision as may be
necessary after "a further examina-
ton of the original reports.
The thirteenth census, like that
of 1904, differs from the twelfth
census in 1900, with reference to
manufactures, in that the two later
censuses excluded the hand and
building trades and the neighbor-
hood industries, and took account
only of establishments conducted
under the factory system.
Statistics Not Collected.
In the last census, also, as in that
for 1904, statistics were not collect
ed for factories having products for
the census year of a value less than
$500, except that reports were TAX
en- for establishments idle during
a portion of the year 1909, or which
began operation in that year, and
whose products, therefore, were less
than $500
The word establishment" as used
in the thirteenth census. is defined
as meaning one or more factories,
mills, or plants owned, controlled,
or operated by person, partner
ship. corporation, or other owner.
located in the same town or city, and
for which one set of books of ac-
count is kept
The 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
differed from the calendar year a
report of it's operations was obtain
ed for the fiscal period falling most
largely within 1909
The Rates of Increase.
The summary for the state shows
increases in all the items at the
census of 1909, as compared with
that for 1904. These are exhibited,
en- percentage order, as follows:
Number of salaried officials and
clerks, 56 per cent; capital. 40 per
cent; salaries and wages, 40 per
cent; primary horsepower, 80 per
cent: cost. of materials used. 81 per
cent: value of products, 33 per
cent; value added by manufacture,
81 per cent; miscellaneous expens-
es. 20 per cent; average number of
wage earners employed during the
year, 20 per cent; and number OF es-
adjustments, II per cent.
There were 1862 manufacturing
establishments in 1909, and 4,756 in
1904; an increase of SOC, or IL per
cent.
Amount of Capital Invested.
The capital invested, as reported
in 1909, was $275, 416,000, a gain Of
S9O,513. 600, or 40 per cent, over
s1S4,9O3, 900 in 1904 The average
capital per establishment was ap-
proximatey $4,000 in 1909, and $780,
900 in 1904 In this connection it
should be stated that in the census
schedule the inquiry concerning cap
ital invested calls for the total
amount both owned and borrowed
and invested in the business, but
does not include the value of rent
ed property, plant, or equipment
which was employed in the conduct
of manufacturing enterprises. In
the final bulletins and reports there
will be separate statement of the
rental paid for such property.
The cost of materials used was
1891 ,622 900 in 1909, as against $780,
$4,000 in 1904; an increase Of
s71,O68,0OO, or "a per cent, The
average cost of materials per estab-
lishment was approximately $1,000
in 1909, and $4,000 in 1904. In ad-
dition to the component materials
which enter into the products 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 used materials
and supplies bought either for specu-
lation or for use during subse-
quent period.
Value of Products.
The value of products was S409.-
100000 in 1909, and $307,S5s,000 in
1904; an increase of S101 $685. 900,
or 80 per cent. The average per
establishment was approximately
s740OO 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
received for work done on mate
rails furnished by others.
Value Added BY Manufacture.
The value added by manufacture
was s217,79S, 900 in 1909, and s97,-
0f