Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-25
MANY MAKING MACHINERY
iover q Thousand Factories Turning
Out Electrical Apparatus,
OVER A BILLION IN VALUE
Products I'm the Omitted states for the
Year of Nineteen Hundred and
Nine Total Considerable
over that Figure.

bulletin soon to be issued by Director
Harris Of the bureau OF census, De-
partment OF Commerce. IL was prepared
under the supervision Of w. NJ. steuart,
chief statistician for manufactures.
This industry includes the manufacture
Of the machines and appliances used In
the generation, transmission, and utlliSa-
tion OF electric energy, together with
most OF the parts, accessories. and sup
plies for them. 1t does not include,
however. the production OF poles, whether
OF wood, iron or steel: nor does IL
include the manufacture of glass and
porcelain made expressly for electrical
purposes, that OF bare iron and copper
wire, or OF the group of electrochemicsl
and Observation-Disclosures products.
The total number OF establishments in
the United States in 1909 engaged In the
manufacture OF electrical machinery, ap-
paratus, and supplies was 1,OO9. The total
number Of persons engaged in the In
austry was i0a5t0. Of whom iO2,s5o were
wage earners The total capital en-
pioyed was $26J, ,s44. 49, and the total value
of products was $221, ,sO6,56S
The industry in 1909 was largely CEN
trsllEed in the six states Of New York,
Pennsyivanis- New Jersey. Massachu-
setts. Illinois and Ohio. These states
together, reported $50 per cent Of the
total average number OF wage earnsrs,
sa6 per cent OF the total value Of
products. and ss.1 per cant of the total
value added by manufacture.
New York the Leading state.
New York was the leading state In
the industry. ranking first at the CEN
suses Of 1909 and 1900. During 1909 this
state produced electrical machinery, ap-
paratus, and supplies to the value OF
s49,2sOS15, or more than one-fifth OF
the total for the United States. The
number of wage earners employed in the
state increased So. per cent during the
decade ending with 1909, while the value
OF products and the value added by
manufacture more than doubled.
Pennsylvania ranked second among the
states in 1903 and is4 in value Of products
and in value added by manufacture
though in the average number OF wage
earners employed st dropped from second
place in 1904 to fourth place in 1909. In
1909 New Jersey, which showed the most
rapid development OF any OF the six
third i'm the number OF wage earners en-
ployed and value OF products, advancing
from fourth place In number of wage
earners and from fifth place In ,vaiue
of products during the preceding five
years. Michigan. which occupies,a posi-
Ton of MINOR Importance among. the
states in the Industry, shows the largest
perecentaSes of increase in all three
tem, while Connecticut, Indiana and
WISCONSIN also show large relative. gains.
Form of Ownership.
Lstabhshments owned by CORPORATIONS
constituted more than two thirds OF the
total number OF establishments reported.
and that value of their products repre-
sented S63 per cent OF the total value In
N9 and 95 per cent in 1904 In 1893.
Luz wage earners, or 1.9 per cent of the
total were employed in establishments
under individual ownership 1,167 or La
per cent In those under firm ownership.
nd s4.Ss1 OF sG.7 per cent, in those owned
by corporations.
Value of Products.
Ot the lc09 establishments reported for
Eo'' thirty-one manufactured products
valued slOt0Oe,ooO or over In 1904 there
! were twenty-five establishments OF this
glass out OF total of 7s4. While such
Embellishments represented but a COM
pa atlvely small proportion OF the total
number at both censuses, they reported
bhl per cent Aof the total value of proa.
ucts In 1909. and COS per cent in 1904 Tbs
average value OF products per estab-
iisment increased from s17s, ,e04 in 1904 N
s2l9,SSS In 1909, and the average vaIua
added by manufacture, from SEA Sks to
hl''Si' The average number Of wasa
esrners per establishment increased from,
seVenty-seven In 1904 to eIghty-six I'm 1a0e
In 1913 there were 1921 dynamos OF
all kinds manufactured of total value
pi Nsosi'o4S, OF these 1882 were of
hrect current, and 2.sO9 OF alternat,n.y
current. During the decade ending .,v,,h
1909 there was an increase of 6o < -.
cent In the number, and OF 1872 Der cent
IN tne total capacity. OF dynamos pro-
oueed' The average capacity per ma
.iiIe increased from fifty-five kilowatts
Az IsS TO eishty-four kilowstts IN 1909.
Ihere were 1878 transformers manu-
t@etured OF a total value OF SS.sol Ols
me production OF switch boards i'm
Es was valued at s5,sn,s0L
some 5e4.eo motors OF a total hors.-
power OF s1ss.4ls and a value Of tsz .Os7 90
were manufactured In 1909.
The numbers. capacity. and valus =,
motors for Transforming electric ,,,ru.,,
into mechanical power were verv much
prger' IN 1903 than In 1889 The numha-
OF motors OF all kinds produced ncreassd
DS'S per cent during the decade. ths,,
capacity 1858 per cent. and their vaIus
ei.5 per cent. The largest Increases srs
shown In the case Of the motors for 81
Grating stationary machinery. The ean.
eral report on manufactures shove
large increase in the use OF electrl,
bower. In 1909 there were sSs .sSf eleetr,e
motors with a capacity OF 4.SlZiiO horse-
rower installed in manufacturing estah-
lishments In 1883 there were only is SsI
fnotors reported with a capacity of 4sz sss
horsepower.
The number OF primary batteries manu-.
taetured In 1909 was s4.SSs.5sl. valued AZ
so.Slz'osS; an increase in value OF ass7 per
sent since 1889. The production of batter
Yes was valued ct A24s.ssI for 1903. an in
crease Of a5.s per cent during the decade
For Lighting Apparatus.
Inc Nalue OF arc lamps manufactured
Al lN1Q Wa 1 TOe 90 a.. -,