The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-04
Census Director Gives Out
Some Interesting Data
Relating Thereto.

NaAA PAIlAShAAAbt hElS iHHUGu
today by Director Rurand Of the Blu
reau OF the Census, Department OF
Commerce and Labor. 1t includes the
printing and publishing Of books, mu-
sic, newspapers, and periodicals; also
job printing, boolsbinding and blank
book making, steel engraving, and
lithographlng. The report was pre-
pared under the direction Of william
NJ. Steuart. chief statistician for man
ufactu:es, Bureau of the Census, and
It contains summaries which give the
general figures and the number and
circulation OF newspapers and peri
odicals by period OF issue. character,
and language, for 1904 and 1909, and
the number of titles. volumes and cop
les of books and works printed or
printed and published for 1909. The
figures are subject to such revision as
may be necessary after.a further ex-
animation Of the original reports.
Rates of Increase.
The general summary shows in
creases in all the items at the census
OF 1909, as compared with that for
1904.
The growth of the printing and
publishing business is indicated. by an
Increase of establishments from 1898
in 1904 to 31.445. by the ues of ma
terials valued at s201.775. 900 in 1909.
as compared with, $i42,51 900 in
1904, by turning out products report
ed as worth s7S7 ,S76, 900 in 1909 as
against 1852, 47s,OoO in 1904, and by
the employment in the business OF
s5s,O42 persons in 1909 where 2s7,679
We're employed in 1904.
Salaries and Wages.
The salaries and wages amounted to
$26S ,OS6,O0o in 1909 and s194s44,OOO
in 1904, an increase of s7S, 142 900, or
3S per cent.
The number of salaried officials and
clerks was 9s,6OS in 1909 and 6S,592
in 1904, an increase Of 45 per cent;
their salaries increased from s67,74S,-
900 in 1904 to s1Os, Ass, 900 in 1909,
or SO per cent.
The average number of wage earn
ers employed during the year was
25s,4s4 in 1903 and 219,oS7 in 1904,
an increase from $127,196,O0O in
1904 to $1s4,62S,OOO in 1909, or 20
per cent.
Number and Circulation.
The total number of newspaper
and periodical publications was 49,
143 in 1909 and 21,S4S in 1904, an in
crease OF per cent. The aggregate
average circulation per issue--dally,
Sunday, weekly, semi-weekly, month
iy, and other-was 164.46S,19o lin
1909 and 15O,OO9,72S in 1904, an in
crease of 10 per cent.
The da!lies increased in number
from 2.458 TO 2,6O2. or 6 per cent.
and in circulation from 1852, 500 to
24,217,127, or 20 per cent.
Sunday newspapers increased in
number from 494 to 500 or per cent,
and in circulation from 12.O22. 341 to
13,S47y2S2, or II per cent. The sun
day editions of dailies are included
with Sunday newspapers both in
number and circulation. ----
Weeklies increased in number from
1906 to 1907, or per cent, and in
circulation from a6,296,717 to 4O,S22,-
s65, or 10 per cent.
Semiweeklles and triweeklies in
creased in number from 700 to 7OS,
or / nor oapt I,,,t ~ ,Sro,,to.is- i.
creased from 3,233,65S to 2,64S, sos, or
IS per cent.
Monthly publications decreased in
number from $500 to 2.491, or less
than l per cent. and in circulation
from 64,SO6,155 to 63,2SO,535. or .
per cent, Many states shared in these
Losses, but especially Maine and. New
York, from each OF which a decrease
of over two and one-half millions in
was reported. in Maine
the loss was occasioned by the dis
OF number of publ
cations with only nominal subscrip-
tion price carrying an overwhelmingly
large percentage of advertising mat
ter.
Character of Publication.
The greatest number and circula-
ton appear both in 1909 and 1904
for publications devoted to news, poll
tiles, and family reading-the ordi-
nary newspaper, daily and weekly.
The number increased from 1858 to
1900, or per cent and their daily
average circulation from 43.2S5,S99
to 61,oS0,14 or Al per cent.
Periodicals devoted to general lit
erature show the next largest circula-
ton from 43,2S5.577 to 81, 322,O or
2 per cent, The number rose from
S2S to $40. or 4 per cent.
Religious publications followed with
29,523,777 circulation in 1909 and .2.-
sSS. 63l in 1904, an increase of 80 per
cent. Their number was. 1,2S7 in 1904
and 1851 in 1909. a decrease Of 9 per
cent.
Journals devoted to society, art,
music, and fashion numbered 1914 in
1909 and 1856 in 1903, an increase OF 6
% a