Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-30
CENSUS OF MANUFACTURES
FOR CITY OF WATERv|LLE
IS ISSUED BY U. S. BUREAU
Summary Compares Figures Of 1909 and 1914
Considerable Increase Shown

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! statement Of the general results of the
Waterville. Me-, has been issued by
of the Census, Department Of Com
merce. 1t consists OF summary COM
pairing the figures for 1909 and 1914,
by totals, prepared under the direction
Of Mr.. William NJ. Steuart, chief sta
tistician for manufactures.
The figures are preliminary and sub
ject to such change and correction as
may be found necessary from a further
examination Of the original reports.
The census of 1914, like that Of 1909,
with reference to manufactures, ex-
cluded the hand trades, the building
trades. and the neighborhood indus
| tries. and took account only of estab-
lishments conducted under the factory
system. In the last census, also, as
in that for 1909, statistics were not in
cluded for establishments having pro-
ducts for the census year valued at less
than $500. except that reports were
taken for establishments idle during
a portion of the census year, or which
began operation during that year. and
whose products for such reason were
valued at less than $500.
The word establishment" as used
in the census reports may mean more
than one mill or plant. provided they
are owned or controlled and operated
by a single individual, partnership,
corporation, or other owner or oper-
ator and are located in the same town
or city
The reports were taken for the CAL
endar year ending December 81, 1914,
wherever the system Of bookkeeping
permitted figures for that period to
be secured, but when the fiscal year of
an establishment differed from the call
dar year report was obtained for the
operations Of that establishment for it's
fiscal year falling most largely within
the calendar year 1914. The statis-
tics represent the establishments locat-
ed within the corporate limits of the
city. ...-., syg.
Percentages Of Increase (,
The summary shows a considerable
increase at the census of 1914. as
compared with that for 1909. In the
order Of their Importance, from a per-
centage standpoint, the increases for
the several items rank as follows: Pri-
aries. 40.1 per cent; value added by
manufacture, 31.4 per cent; wages, 28.S
per cent: value Of products. 1852 per
cent; cost of materials used % per
cent; capital, 14.9 per cent; and num-
Der of wage eafners. 1872 per cent.
The capital invested, as reported in
1914, was $5,470.000, a gain of $70S.000,
or 14.9 per cent, over 34.762,000 in 1909.
The average capital per establishment
was approximately $4,000 in 1914 and
81 $4,000 in 1909. In this connection 1t
should be stated that the inquiry con-
tanned In the census schedule calls for
the total amount OF capital, both own
ed and borrowed, invested in the BUSH
ness, but EXCLUDES the value of rented
property. plant, or equipment which
was employed in the conduct Of manu-
featuring enterprises. In the final bull
letins and reports the rental paid for
such property will be shown separ-
ately.
The cost of materials used in 1914
was ST. 161 900 as compared with ST.
I'll 900 in 1909, an increase Of $780, 1000,
or % per cent. The average cost Of
materials per establishment in 1914
was approximately $4,000, and in 1909
$4,000. In addition to the component
materials which enter into the products
of the establishment for the census
year there are included the cost Of fuel.
mill supplies, and rent of power and
heat. The cost Of materials, however.
does not include unused materials and
supplies bought either for speculation
or for use during a subsequent period.
The census inquiry does not include
amounts paid for miscellaneous ex-
penses such as rent Of offices, royal
ties, insurance, ordinary repairs, adj
vertising, travelling expenses, or allow
ance for depreciation.
Value Of Products
The value Of products in 1914 was
$4,012.000 and in 1909 $3,179.000. the in
crease being $813 900. or 26.2 per cent.
The average per establishment in 1914
was approximately $4,000 and i'm 1909
$4,000.
The value Of products represents
their selling value or price at the
plants as actually turned out by the
factories during the census year and
does not necessarily have any relation
to the amount Of sales for that year.
The values under this head also in
clude amounts received for work done
on materials furnished by others.
Value Added by Manufacture
The value added by manufacture
represents the difference between the
value Of materials used and the value
of the products manufactured from
them. In 1914 the value added by
manufacture was $1,850,000 and in 1903
$1.40s.o0o. and increase being $4,000,
or 31.4 per cent. The value added by
manufacture in 1914 formed 46.1 per
cent OF the total value Of products, and
in 1909. 44.2 per cent.
The salaries and wages In 1914
amounted to $1.1e1.0oo and in 1900 |
$S93.00o. the increase being $2ss,0oO, |
or 80 per cent.