The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31
TAKE FEDERAL CENSUS
OF RICHMOND PRODUCTS
Special AGENT Adams of Department
Of Commerce Is In the
City.
WANTS GOOD SHOWING MADE.
With Cooperation OF Manufacturers
Says Richmond VIII Be Well Adj
yertised How the Work Is
Done.

Emmett l.. Adams, OF the United
states bureau oi Census, is in Rich
mond as a special agent for the pur-
pose OF compiling statistics relative
10 The industries Of the city. Mr..
Adams is being assisted by Allen ID.
Crutchfield anu Oscar l.. Koch, local
agents.
The census of manufactureries is
taken each five years by the census
bureau, and the figures relating 10
that branch Of the industries Of the
United states arc compiled and pub
hsned in several large volumes.
kiehmand manufacturers Wi be
Classified in a separate table. The
fisutes Will be as vi Isl4. Given in
the table are the number of people
emptuy ed, wages pa. cost OF material
and volume OF output.
Richmond Interested.
1T Is easy to see.' said Mir. Adams
yesterday, that Richmond people
aIe Vltaly concerned in helping US
secure accurate figures. The number
oI value OF Manufacturers IN Il
city, when large, is splendid adver-
tisement to the city. besides being
OF valu to State and Federal Govern
ment. We believe We have "A com
plcte index to the industries OF the
city, and are making our visits in
search OF Information under Its
guidance. However. there may be
some new industries that we have
not yet listed, and | wish to ask all
manufa cturers who have not received
a card from the bureau to notify me
at Room rs. Federal Building"
To remove apprehension that the
Information obtained might be used
in ways not desired by manufacIgr-
ers, 0r Adams asked that 1t be stated
that the individual reports are not
accessible TO any other department
ment OF Commerce. NJ which the
Bureau OF Census is part. All in
formation Is confidential and for tho
exclusive use OF the one department..
a prevent information AS to snot-
vIduat firms or corporations from
being obtained. figures are given by
States and districts and in no case
~ Il separatee district made of any
city or territory Of under ten
thousand people. Figures printed.
therefore are OF all manufactures
in these districts OF more than ten
thousand people. This precaution il
taken because Of the fact that figures
for a small district might lead TO
Identification of individual! businesses.
Metropolitan District.
Richmond ~ what Is known as n
metropolitan district, composed OF
Richmond and the counties of Hen
rico Hanover James CITY, Glouchester
Goochland. New Kent. Mathews.
Henrico, King William and King and
Queen.
Rsehnond industries, however viii
he In a separate group, so that the
total value OF output and soforth OF
Richmond Industries can be secured
at a glance The total for each class
Of product will be given In each case.
Mr. Adams. who is former Rich
IItondcr expressed appreciation last
nfEi7t of the courtesy with which he
has been treated by the business men
OF the city and by the State Depart
ment of Labor. He expressed the
hope that all possible assistance VIII
he rendered him so that Richmono
would make IN his report the showing
tn which the mass of business done
here entitled her. His own civic
priae, he said, is aroused.