The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-06
CENSUS
DIFFERS 'FRONT.' 9TH
Interesting Report of Manufacture
ers-Products Show Large In
crease-Virginia Summaries
Are Very Encouraging-Ex-
hibited in Percentage Order.

, eral results of the Thirteenth United
| states Census Of Manufactures of the
| State of Virginia has been issued by
| Acting Census Director Falkner. IL
includes a summary comparing the
! figures for 1904 and 1903. by State
| totals, prepared under the direction Of
| William NJ. Steuart, chief Statistician
! for manufactures. Bureau Of the Cen
sHs. The figures are subject 20 such
! revision as may be necessary after a
further examination of the original
reports.
The Thirteenth Census. like that of
1904, differs from the Twelfth Census
OF 1900. with reference to manufac-
lures, in that the two later censuSes
excluded the hand and 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
collected for factories having products
for the census year OF a value less
than $500, except that reports were
taken for establishments idle during
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 a person, partnership
in the same town or city, and for
which one set Of books of account is
kept.
The reports were taken for the cal
endar year ending December 81. 1909,
wherever the system Of bookkeeping
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 its opera
tons was obtained 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, in per
centage order, as follows:
Number of establishments, rs per
cent; number Of salaried officials and
clerks, ~ per cent; miscellaneous ex-
penses, So per cent; primary horse
power. so per cent; cost of materials
| used, so per cent; value of products,
As per cent; capital, &C per cent; sal
aries and wages, and value added by
manufacture. ~ per cent. each. and
average number Of wage earners en-
ployed during the year, 80 per cent.
There were 5,6S5 manufacturing es-
adjustments in 1909, and 9,1S7 in
1904, an increase of 2,49S. or rs per
cent.
The capital invested as reported in
1909 was $216. 392.O0O. a gain OF $6s.-
403, 900, or 46 per cent, over S147.-
$4,000 in 1904. The average capital
| per establishment was approximately
$4,000 in 1909 and $4,000 in 1904.
In this connection ii should be stated
that in the census schedule the in
quiry concerning the capital invested
calls for the total amount both owned
and borrowed and invested in the bus
mess. but does not include the value
OF rented property, plant or equip
ment which was employed in the con-
duct 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
S125, 5S3,O0O in 1909, as against $S3.-
$4,000 in 1904, an increase of SAL
$4,000, or so per cent. The average
cost of materials per establishment
was approximately $4,000 in 1909
and $4,000 in 1904. In addition to
the component materials which enter
INFO the products of the establishment
for the census year there are included
fuel. rent of power and heat. and mill
supplies. The cost of materials. how
ever, does not include unused ma
terials and supplies bought either for
speculation or for use during a sub
sequent period.
Value of Products.
The value of products was S2I97e4
600 in 1903 and $14S,S57 900 in 1904,
an increase of $7O,937,00O, or As per
cent The average per establishment
was approximately $4,000 in 1909
and $4T 1000 in 1904
The value of products represents
the product as actually turned out by
the factories during the census year,
ana does not necessarily have any re-
lation TO the amount of sales for that
year The values under this head also
include the amount received TOR work
done on materials furnished " others
Value Added by Manufacture.
The value added by manufacture
was $94, 900 in 1909 and $65,2OS.-
600 in 1904, an increase of $4,000 =
0OO, or A per cent. This item form
ed 43 per cent. of the total value of
products in 1909 and "A per cent. in
1904. The value added by manufac-
ture represents the difference between
the cost of materials used and the
value of products after the manufac-
turing processes have been expended
upon them.
The miscellaneous expenses amount
ed 10 $2S, 100000 in 1909 and $14,-
4OS,OOO in 1904, an increase of S9.OO5-
600, or So per cent. The average Der
eSta Adjustment was Approximately
$4,000 in 1909 and $4,000 in 1904.
miscellaneous expenses include rent of
factory or works, taxes and amount
paid for contract work, and these
items, as well as such office and other
expenses as cannot be elsewhere
classihed, will appear separately in the
final reports.
iiS SATELLITES anu wages am Ounted to
S47,255,OOO in 1909 and $32,SIS,OOO in
1904, an increase of 14,437, 900, or
IA per cent.
The number of salaried officials and
clerks was 1851 in 1909 and 1870 in
1904, an increase of 1851, or ~ per
cent.
The average number of wage earn
ers employed during the year was
1O5,676 in 1909 and 80. 2S5 in 1904. an
increase of 1891, or 80 per cent.
The primary horsepower was 2S3.-
92S in 1909 and 1898 in 1904. an
increase of 1O6.93O, or so per cent.
The average horsepower per estab-
lishment, considering all establish
ments, was approximately so horse
power in 1909 and Sc in 1904
Summary for Steam Iaundries.
The preliminary totals for steam
laundries Of Virginia in 1909 are not
included in the foregoing table as the
thirteenth census was the first at
which they were canVassed. They are
here given separately, as follows:
Number of establishments, 81; capi-
tai. $S36,OOO; cost of materials used
$4,000; salaries and wages. S5O4.-
OOO' miscellaneous expenses, $11O,-
OOO; value of products, $1,OO3.OOO;
number of Solaripd officio1c