The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-03-07
CENSUS REPORT OF
OUR MANUFACTURES
Especial to Silver State)

nary statement of the general results
of the census of manufactures for the
state of Nevada was issued today by
Census Director Durand. 1t consists of
summary comparing the figures for
1904 and 1909, by state totals, prepar-
ed under the direction of William M.
Steuart, chief statistician for manu-
factures, bureau of census.
Steam laundries are given separate
presentation because the thirteenth
census was the first in which they were
canvassed, 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 change and correction as
may be foundnecessary from 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 ex
cluded the hand trades, the building
trades and the neighboring industries,
and took account only of establish
ments conducted under the factory
| system. In the last census, also, as in
that of 1904, statistics were not col
lected for factories having product
for the census year of value less
than $500, except that reports were
taken for establishments idle during
portion of the year 1909, or which
began operation during that year, and
whose products for the reason were
less than $500.
The word establishment as used
in the thirteenth census may mean
than one mill or plant, provided they
are owned or controlled and operated
by single individual, partnership,
corporation, or other owner or operat
or, and are located in the same town
or city.
The reports were taken for the cal
endar year endingg 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
calendar year report was obtained
for the operations of that establish
ment for its fiscal year falling most
largely within the calendar year 1909.
! Remarkable Population Increase.
| At the census of 1910 of the 40
states and territories in continental
| United States, exclusive of Alaska,
Nevada held the lowest rank in popu-
lation. At the census of 1890 and again
at that of 1900 there was a decrease in
the states population compared with
the last preceding census, hence the
increase of 39,540, or 93 per cent, in
the number of inhabitants in 1910
over the population in 1900 is some
what remarkable. Reno, with a popu-
lation of l0,s67, is the only city in the
state of more than 10000 inhabitants.
In 1889 the state ranked fiftieth in
manufactures, forty-eight in agricul-
ture. and at the census of mines and
quarries in 1902, thrty-third in the
value of its mineral products. The
largest industry in the state is copper
smelling (but in view of the fact that
there is but one establishment the
actual figures cannot be shown In
1909, of the industries which may be
shown there are three having pro-
each, as follows: Cars and general
shop construction and repairs by
steam railroad companies, 81 ,033 900;
flour and grist mills, $59s, 900; and
printing and publishing, $4,000. In
1904 the value of products for these
three industries was $532, 900, 1921, :
600 and S253,00, respectively. Slaugh-
tering and meat packing should be
considered in connection with the
three industries above mentioned. but
the figures cannot be shown without
disclosing individual operations, since
there are but two establishments.
The Per Cents OF Increase.
The summary for the state shows a
large 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:
Cost of material used 414 per cent !;
value of products, 2s4 per cent; eapi-
tai, 239 per cent; salaries and wages,
lsS per cent; average number of wage
earners employed during the year, Isl
per cent; number of salaried officials
and clerks, LAP per cent; value added
by manufacture, l40 per cent; miscel-
laneous expenses, 90 per cent? and
number of establishments, 54 per cent.
There were III manufacturing es-
Establishments in 1909 and lis in 1904,
an increase of go, or 54 per cent.
The capital invested, as reported in
1909, was $9,s07 900, a gain of &c.
915,000, or $50 per cent, over $2,S92,
600 in 1904. The average capital per
establishment was approximately $685.
600 in 1909 and $4,000 in 1904. In
this connection it should be stated
that the inquiry contained in the cen
sus schedule calls for the total amount
of capital both owned and borrowed
and invested in the business, but ex-
cludes the value of rented property,
plant, or equipment which was employ
ed in the conduct of manufacturing en-
terprses. In the final bulletins and
reports the rental paid for such prop
erty will be shown separately.
The cost of materials used in 1909
was $S,366,000, as against $1,62S,0 900
in 1904, an increase of $6,I3S, 900, or
IA per cent. The large percentage
of increase in 1909 is due to the in
clusion of copper smelling establish
mcnt which was not in operation in
1904. The average cost of materials