Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
AUTO STATISTICS
|. SHOW BIG INCREASE
Census Bureau Figures Indi-
cate Rapid Growth of Huge
Industry in U. S.
ARMY OF WORKMEN,
MILLIONS OF CAPITAL
Total Value of Machines Built in
1909 Nearly $3.50, 900, 900.
Michigan Leads.

Statistics OF the manufacture OF auto
mobiles. including bodies and parts, in
the United States for the year 1900 are
presented in q bulletin soon to be issued
by the bureau Of the census. Department
Of Commerce. 1t was prepared under the
direction of w. NJ. Steuart chief statisti-
clan for manufactures.
The statistics OF the automobile indus
try cover the operations Of two classes of
establishments: a. Those which manu-
featured complete automobiles as their
product of chief value. and 20 those in
which the greater part of the value of
products represented automobile bodies
and parts
OF the 748 establishments engaged In
the manufacture Of automobiles, includ-
Ing bodies and parts, In 1909, only 285
manufactured complete automobiles as
their product Of chief value, but these
establishments employed more than two
thirds Of the average number of wage
earners engaged in the entire industry.
The total value Of products In the year
1909 for the two branches of the indus
try combined was S249. 202.07 Of which
1893 ,B23, Jos was the value of products re-
ported by the establishments engaged
principally In the manufacture Of auto
mobiles. and $55,378. 967 that reported by
establishments manufacturing principally
automobile bodies and parts. The total
obtained by adding the figures for these
two branches Of the industry involves
considerable duplication, however; prob
ably better measure of the actual value
of the products of the automobile in
dustry In 1909 would be the total value
OF the complete machines manufactured,
which was $l64. 269, 324.
OF the 128, 503 automobiles turned out
by establishments OF thu industry In
1909 all but % were made in establish
ments reporting complete automobiles as
the product OF chief value. In addition
to the automobiles manufactured by es-
Adjustments assigned to this industry,
d04 automobiles were reported by estab-
lishments engaged primarily in the man.
ufacture OF other products.
Michigan Leading State.
Michigan was the leading state In the
industry, holding first rank at the
censuses of 1900 and 1904 in respect to
the average number of wage-earners en-
pioyed, the value of products and the
value added by manufacture. In 1869
the factories In Michigan reported 1876
per cent OF the average number OF wage,
earners employed in the industry, 1873
per cent of the value of products, and
30. per cent Of the value added by man
ufacture.
The total number of persons engaged
In the industry In 1909 was $3.50. Of
whom 70. 7H or SAT per cent were wage
earners. 2.564 or 3 per cent proprietOrs
and officials. and 7.O74 or S-3 per cent
clerks-a class which also includes other
subordinate salaried employees. OF the
persons engaged In the industry In 1909.
62,9lS or OIL per cent were males and
2.ll or % per cent were females. The
average number Of children under six
teen years Of age employed as wage
earners In the industry in 1909 was 1852.
OF whom 159 were males and were
females.
Corporate Ownership.
In both 1900 and 1904 more than Ave-
eighths Of the total number OF estab-
itshments were under corporate owner
ship. the percentage being slightly high
er In 1900 than in 1904. This group of
establishments. however. contributed
much larger proportion of the total
value OF products In 1900 than In 1904,
946 per cent as compared with 1871 per
cent. The proportion Of establishments
under individual ownership increased
slightly during the fiye-year period, but
the value OF products reported for this
group formed a smaller percentage of
the total In 1909 than in 1904.
o. the TAB establishments reported as
engaged In the industry In 1900, So or rs
per cent had products valued at more
than 100000 each. The correspond
ms ngures for 1904 were 10 out Of l76
establishments or Sc per cent. Although
these establishments were relatively uA-