Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-01
CENSUS DuREAu R8poRro CON.
s,srENT lNoagAog IN OUT.
PUT AND vALuEo. i,
vALuEo o. pRopucro -
lNcRGAego 81 PER GENT
Advance 81 ooasoeooo shswn o;nes
1904, When Previous Census Of Man.
vfsstvros Wss Taken - lnersass %
t1%,soQooo In Salaries and Wssss -
othoe Neso % the otato.
Especial correspondence.l

D1Sosuen1 OF tue general results OF the
census Of manufacturers for the state
Of Iowa was issued today by Census
Director Durand. It consists OF q
summary comparing the figures for
1904 and 1909 by state totals, prepared
under the direction Of Mr.. William NJ,
6teuart. chief statistician for manu-
features. bureau Of the census.
Steam laundries are given sepa-
rate presentation because the thir-
teenth census was the first in which
they were canvassed. and therefore
there are no statistics for prior CEN
suses with which these totals can be
compared.
Tho figures are preliminary and sub
feet to such change and correction as
may be found necessary from a fur
ther examination Of the original re-
ports.
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 neighborhood indus
tries. and took account only Of estab-
lishments conducted under the factory
system. In the last census also. as in
that for 1904. statistics were not coll
lected for industries having a product
for the census year of a value less than
$500, except that reports were taken
for establishments idle during por-
ton of the year 1909, or which began
operation during that year, and whose
products for such reason were less
than $500.
The reports were taken for the call
endar year ending Dec. 81, 1909 wher-
ever the system Of bookkeeping per-
mttted figures for that period to be Sc
cured. but where the fiscal year Of an
establishment differed from the call
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 Cent Of Increase.
The summary for the state shows q
consistent increase at the census Of
1909 as compared with that for 1904. in
the order of their importance, from q
percentage standpoint, az follows:
Cost Of materials used, Sc per cent;
value Of products. 81 per cent; miscel-
laneous expense. 81 per cent: number OF
salaried officials and clerks. so per cent;
~OpASA4s O1 pCS NSAIs S0A00 0A000 W
manufacture. So per cent; salaries and
wages. so per cent; average number Of
wage earners employed during the year,
Is per cent: and number OF establish
ments. 10 per cent
There were $500 manufacturing esq
adjustments in 1909 and 4.785 in 1904.
an increase OF IA. or 16 per cent.
The capital invested as reported in
1909 was 4171, 299 900, a gain Of Isl, S72,-
900, or 81 per cent, over $111. 427, 900 in
1904. The average capital per estab-
lishment was approximately 200 in
1909 and $4,000 in 1904. In this con-
nection 1t should be stated that the i'm
Quiry contained in the census schedule
calls for the total amount Of capital.
both owned and borrowed and invested
in the business. but excludes the value
Of rented property. plant. or equipment
which was employed in the conduct of
manufa curing 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 $170.717,00O, as against $102,S44,O00
in 1904, an increase Of $67,S73,00O, or SO
per cent. The average per establish
ment in 1909 was approximately $1,000.
and in 1904, $4,000. In addition to the
component materials which enter into
the products Of the establishments for
the census year. there is included fuel.
rent Of power and heat. and mill sup
plies. The cost Of materials. however,
does not include unused materials and
supplies bought either for speculation
or for use during subsequent period.
Value Of Products.
The value Of products in 1909 was
900. and $160.572,o00 in 1904, an
increase Of s9s.696,000. or 81 per cent.
The average per establishment was APP
proximately $4,000 in 1909. and in 1904
1t was about $4,000.
The value Of products represents
their selling value or price at the plants
as actually turned out by the factories
during the census year. and does not of
necessity 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 ma
terials furnished by others.
Value Added BY Manufacture.
The value added by manufacture
represents the difference between the
cost Of materials used and their value
after the manufacturing processes
have been expended upon them and
they become products. In 1909 the