Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-31
CENSUS
SHOWS BIG GAIN


for New Jersey for the calendar year 1909,
as shown by the thirteenth decennial
census, will be issued by DirectoE. Du-
rand, OF the Bureau of the Census Ii
will show this: New Jersey, with a gross
area OF S,224 square miles, of which 40
represent water surface, ranks forty-hfth
in size m o the forty-nine States and
Territories. Its population In 1910 was
1851, 1Gf, as compared with 1883, $50 In 1900
and 1,444,9 33 in 1890. 1t ranked eleventh
as regards population in 1910 and six
teenth In 1900. New Jersey Is the third
most densely populated State In the
Union. its density being 1877 per square
mile in 1910. seyenty-fve and two-tenths
per cent. of the entire population of the
State in 1910 resided in cities aud other
Incorporated places having a population
of 800 or over, az against 70.4 per cent.
In 1900.
City Population Figures.
In 1910 the State had nine cities with
a population of over 50, 900: Newark. 347,
469: Jersey City. 267, re; Paterson, 1875, 500:
Trenton, 96, S15; Camden, 1888: Elizabeth,
io,4S, HoDohtn, tV,oI4, bHyount, oOiofV,
and Passaic 54.773. There were also
twenty-three cities and other incorpo-
rated places with a population between
10, 900 and 5000. These thirty-two places
contained 64.5 per cent. of the total popu-
lation of the State In 1910 and reported
T4.3 per cent. of the total value of Its
manufactured products. Only l0.7 per
cent. of the population resided in incor-
porated places having bet ween $500 and
10. 600 inhabitants.
In 1909 the State had s,s17 manufacture
ing establishments, which gave employ
ment TO an average of 81. 265 persons
during the year and paid out s21S, Gag, UU
In salaries and wages. OF the persons
employed 326, 223 were wage-earners.
These establishments turned out products
to the value of 81, 145, $40, 900, to produce
which materials costing s720, 03s, 900 were
used. The value added by manufacture
was thus s425, 496, 900, which figure best
represents the net wealth created by
manufacturing operations during the year.
Leads In Paint and yarnish.
The principal industries include the
textile industries, which gave employ
ment in 1909 to an average of 60,6H wage
earners, and the value of their product
amounted to sl33, 2O5, 900, an increase over
1904 of $3.50. or 10 per cent, In the average
number of wage-earners and s4S, $1,000, or
SGT per cent, In value of products. From
1899 to 1904 the gain In number of wage
earners was AIT, or S.9 per cent.
From 1904 10 1909 the average number
of wage,earners In the textile dyeing and
finishing industry increased 2.532. or 1873
per cent, and the value of products
49, SIG. 200, or 31.9 per cent. In 1904 New
Jersey was the first State in the Union
In this industry. with products valued at
S1i, $50, 900, but. although the value of prod
ucts increased to SIS. FOG, 900 In 1909,
IL then held second place.
OF the .sixty-three establishments In
the paint and varnish trade In 1909
thirty-seven engaged primarily in the
manufacture of paint, with products
valued at $7,4s6, 900. Measured by value
of products New Jersey was one of the
leading States in the manufacture of
paint and varnish at each of the last
three eensuses.
OF the total number of persons en-
gagged In all manufacturing industries
~ per cent. were proprietors aud Off
Gals, "A per cent. clerks and $40 per
cent. wage-earners.
Many Men Wage Farmers.
In all industries combined 725 per
cent. of the average number of wage
earners were males 10 years of age and
over: 21.e per cent. females 10 years of
age and over; and 2.3 per cent. children
under the age of 10. OF the total num-
Der of women employed as wage-earners
31.6 per cent. were in the cotton goods.
silk goods aud wooden and worsted
goods industries, over one-half of the
employees In each of these industries
being women 16 years of age and over.
The manufacture of boots and shoes.
mems clothing, electrical machinery and
tobacco products each shows n large
proportion of female wage-earners, 1858
per cent, 66.3 per cent, 1913 per cent.
and 70.2 per cent, respectively.
The three textile Industries above men
toned together employed so per cent. of
the total number of wage-earners under
16 years of age. The proportions of such
wage-earners engaged in each industry
were as follows: Cotton goods, SO per
cent; silk goods, SO per cent. and wooden
and worsted goods, As per cent.
For all industries combined the pro
portion of children under IS years of age
was smaller In 1909 than In 1899. Although
there was not much change in the pro-
portions of male and female wage-earners
10 years of age and over the proportion
Of fafaa1aA AVoe Hraatnp IA taQu thn. la
1899, while, on the other hand, for the
same period that of males was smaller
in 1909.
Tendency to Concentrate.
The most important distinction shown
is that between corporate and all
other forms of ownership. For
all industries combined 20 per
cent. of the total number of estab-
lishments were underseorpornte ownership
In 1909, as against II per cent. under all
other forms. The corresponding figures
for 1904 were 26.2 per cent. and 1913 per
cent, respectively. OF the total value of
products in 1909 the establishments oper.
ated by corporations reported S4.S per
cent, as against 1872 per cent. for those
under all other forms of ownership, while
In 1904 the corresponding figures were 1917
per cent, and 20.3 per cent. respectively.
Similar conditions prevail TO a greater
or less extent for most of the industries
presented separately. except that for
mems clothing the greatest proportion,
9s,S per cent. of the value of products,
is shown for firm ownership, while the
bakeries show 73.6 per cent. for individual
ownership.
The tendency for manufacturing to be.