Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-18

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tlstics In detail 81 the carriage and
wagon industry ~ the United stntea
for 1903. are presented IN bulletin
soon 10 be issued ~ Director OAR
and Of the bureau 81 the cansua. de-
partmont Of commerce. u was pre-
pared under the supervision Of W. AZ.
syeuart. chief statistician for manu-
features
The s,tes Embellishments IN both
branches Of che carriage and wagon
industry In the United States gave en- /.
pioyment IN 1898 10 an average of
sass persons. % whom Gs.y2s we're
wage carncrs and paid sf5.5b5.I2s IN
salaries and wages. The total cost
Of materials used Ia 1893 was SSH
esf. 2Ss. which was equal 60 aboat
half t5l.3 per cent? 81 the total val
ue OF products tsf59. sg2.5f7) while
the value added 10 materials by man
ufaoture was t7T.9fi,25s. A con-
siderable part OF the value OF pro-
ducts reported represents receipts for
repair work.
OF the b.4s2 establishments 1870
or ss.7 per cent. Ia 1908. were en-
gagged primarily IN tho manufacture
% carriages and wagons. and Of tho
total value Of their products. sig6.-
3g0.0i2. or 1854 per cent. VAS con
tributcd BY this class OF establish
ments
The carriage and wagon Industry
mas existed IN this country since carr
~ colonial times. and It's growth up
Ca the census Of 1904 about kept pace
with the increase of population. The
advent Of the automobile. and later OF
the motor truck. has had decidedly
retarding Influence on this Industry.
Many establishments reported at CEN
suses prior To 1909 or 1904 as man
ufacturing carriages and wagons have
since turned wholly or in part to the
manufacture Of automobiles and have
been classified under the automobile
industry.
The value OF products reported for
1903. while more than double that In
1879 was only 1876 per cent ~ excess
of that In 1899. The greatest in
crease In value OF products. s43.S76.-
G65, or 5s,i per cent, WAS between
1879 and 1889. There was a moder-
ate increase from issa 10 1904. but
only very slight increase from 1904
to 1908. Between 1893 and 1909
there was decrease IN number of
csta blishments and Of wage eRrners.
Ohio Ranks First.
The carriage and wagon Industry
II well distributed throughout the
United States. establishments being
reported for all states except Nevada.
In 1908 "a Inc 1904. ohio RANKED first
In respect To both value Of products
and value added by manufacture.
while In 1904 It ranked first In num-
Der of wage earners also. Indiana
ranked second as to Vrlue OF products
in both years. aud fret as 10 number
OF wage earners IN 1905. Most of the
states held the same. or practically
the same. rank IN respect 10 value
added by manufacture I'm 1893 as In
respect to value OF products. North
Carolina and California being the
most conspicuous exceptions. Illi-
noir. which ranked third ia Import
ance as measured by value of pro
ducts. In 1909. showed more rapid
development In the Industry during
the period from 1899 TO 1909 than any
other of tho leading states. the num-
her OF wage earners increasing s4.7
par cent and the value OF products
50 per cent. Higher percentages ~
increase during the period are shown.
however by some of the states OF less
importance In the industry. partlcu-
larly Arkansas
The average ndmbcr of persons en-
gagged In the industry "a "a whole dur
Ing 1903 WAS S2,9fi. OF whom Ga.32s.
or SAB per cent. were wage carriers.
S.siA or 1917 per cent. proprictors and
officials. and ara, or five per cent.
clerks-a class which includes other
subordinate snlaried employees
OF the 5.f92 establishments report
ed for 1903. only thirteen manufac-