The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-10-19
Manufactures
in City Of Provo
The Census Bureaus Summary Con-
corning That City For
the Year 1914

Washington, d. c., Oct. A pre-.
liminary statement of the general re.
suits Of the census of manufactures
for the city of Provo, was issued by
Director Sam l.. Rogers of the Blu.
reau OF the Census Department of
Commerce. 1t was prepared under
the direction of Mr.. William NJ.
Stuart, chief statistician for manu-.
features.
The figures are preliminary and
! subject to such change and correction
as may be found necessary from q
further examination of the original
reports.
The census excluded the hand
trades, the building trades, and the
neighborhood industries, and took
account only of establishments con,
Quoted under the factory system.
Statistics were not included for es
adjustments having products for
the census year valued at less than
| $500 except that reports were taken
| for establishments idle during a
portion OF the census year of 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 oper
ated by a single individual, partner
ship, corporation, or other owner Oh
operator, and are located in the sam,
town or city.
The reports were taken for the
calendar year ending December 81
| '914, wherever the system of book
keeping permitted figures for tina
| period TO be secured, but when thu
fiscal year OF an establishment diff
fered from the calendar year re
port was obtained for the operation
OF that establishment for its fisca
year falling most largely within TIL
calendar year 1914.
There were 32 establishments re
ported as located within the corpor
ate limits of the city during 1914.
The capital invested was $95S,0OO
In this connection 1t should be stat
ed that the inquiry contained in tn
census schedule calls for the tota
amount OF capital, both owned ant
borrowed. invested in the business
but excludes the value Of rented pro-
erty, plant or equipment which wa
employed in the conduct OF manu-
featuring enterprises. In the fina
bulletins and reports the rental pal
for such property will be shown sci
arately.
The cost of materials used in ad
ditlon to the component material
which enter into the products OF tn
establishment for the census year II
cludes the cost of fuel, mill supplies
and rent of power and heat. TIL
cost of materials, however, does no
include unused materials and sur
plies bought either for speculation o
for use during a subsequent period
The total cost of materials used dun
ing the year amounted TO $4,000
The census inquiry does not includ,
amounts paid for miscellaneous es
penses, such as rent OF Offices, roy
alties, insurance ordinary repairs
advertising, travelling expenses, o
allowance for depreciation.
The value of products which hav
amounted to $4,000, represent
their selling value or price at tn
plants as actually turned out by tn
factories during the census year an,
does not necessarily have any rela
ton to the amount OF sales for tina
year. The values under this neat
also include amounts received 70
work done on materials furnished b,
others, |yEN
Summary For the City
Number OF establishments .......3.
Persons engaged in manufac.