The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-16
S. D. MAKES GAIN
N MANUFACTURES
IN TEN YEARS AMOUNT INVEST.
ED IN THESE INDUSTRIES HAS
INCREASED II PER CENT.
Washington, o. ca preliminary

Washington, y. CA preliminary
statement Of the general results Of
the census of manufacturers for the
State of South Dakito was issued to-
day by Census Director Durand. 1t
consists Of a summary comparing the
figures for 1904 and 1909. by state
totals, prepared under the direction
Of Mr.. William NJ. Steuart, chief sta
tistican for manufactures. Bureau OF
the Census.
Steam laundries are given a 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 total can
! be compared.
! The figures are preliminary and
subject to such change and correc-
ton as may be found necessary from
ia further examination Of the origi-
nal reports.
The Thirteenth Census, like that
Of 1904. with reference to manufac-
lures, differs for the Twelfth Census.
In 1900, in that the two later census
/, es excluded the hand trades, the
building trades, and the neighbor-
hood industries, and took account only
of establishments conducted under
the factory system. In the last cen
sus, also, as In that for 1904, statis-
tics were not collected for industries
having a product for the census year
of a value less than $500, except that
reports we're taken for establishments
idle during a portion of the year
: 1900, or which began operation dur
ing that year, and whose products
TOR such reason were less than $500.
The word establishment" as used
in the Thirteenth Census may mean
more than one mill or plant, provtd-
ed they are owned or controlled and
operated by a single individual. part
nership. corporation, or other owner
or operation, and are located in the
same town or city.
The reports were taken for the CAL
endar year ending December 81,
1909, whenever the system OF book
Keeping permitted figures for that
: period to be secure, but, where the
fiscal year Of an establishment di6-
cred from the calendar year, a report
was obtained for the operations OF
that establishment for its fiscal year
Ealing most largely within the cal
endar year 1909.
The Most Important Industries.
South Dakota Is much moro largely
devoted to agriculture than TO manu-.
t~actures. In 1900 the state ranked
t~wenty-ffth IN the former industry
and forty-third in the latter. while
the value OF the products OF manu-
! sacturers was less than one-afth Of
that for agriculture. There are ns
great distinctive manufacturing IN
dustries, aud those which are most
important are allied With asrfcuitnr-
al pursuits or due to local require
ments. Several Of the largest indus
tries in the States In 1900 were %
follows:
Flour and grist mill products. 80
establishments. having products val
ued at 3e.2os.21e; butter. IS estab-
J lishments, and products valued at 1S.-
6s5.51l; printing and publishing,
3s1 establishments, products valued
at $1,974.s51; and bread and othes
bakery products. 90 establishments
products valued at $t.1eo.5s6. OF
j the remaining industries none had
products valued at as much as ST.
100000.
The Per Cent Of Increase.
The summary for the State shows
consistent increase at the census
of 1909. as compared with that fol-
1904. IN the order Of their import
ance. from a percentage standpoint.
the principal items rank as follows:
Capital. II per cent: salaries and
wages So per cent: miscellaneous ex-
penses, 6s per cent: number Of sal.
aried officials and clerks, 81 pei
cent: number Of establishments. IS
per cent: value added By manutac-
ture, As per cent: average number oi
wage earners employed during thu
year. ~ per cent; value Of products
1855 per cent: and cost OF material,
used, 80 per cent.
There we're 1,0l9 manufacturing
establishments In 1903 and csc Il
1904. an increase OF 3S3. or - pei
cent.
The capital invested. IS reported
In 1909. was $12.s7l.ooe. q gain o
16.3s6,o0o, or u per cent, over 81,