Evening journal., 1915-09-20
CENSUS bulletin
TELLSTRADE|NCREASE
Report Shows $46,4OO 900
Capital Invested in Viii
mington in 1914
NINE PER CENT. WAGE
INCREASE IN 5 YEARS

Director samuel l.. Rogers, VI the
Bureau of Census, Department of Com
merce. has issued preliminary state
ment of the general results Of the CEN
sus of manufactures for Wilmington.
The figures being preliminary, they
are subject to change and correction
from further examination of the
original reports. The statement consists
of summary comparing the figures by
totals for 1909 and l9l4, prepared
under the direction of William NJ.
Steuart, chief statistician for mandfac-
lures
The census of 1914, like that of 1909,
with reference to manufactures, ex-
cluded the hand trades, the building
trades. and the neighborhood industries,
hand took account only of establishments
conducted under the factory system. in
the last census. also. as in that for 1909,
statistics were not collected for estab-
hshments having products for the census
year valued at less than 5000. except
that reports we're taken for establish
ments idle during a portion Of the cen
sus 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 OF plant, provided they are
2 owned or controlled and operated by a
single individual partnership, corpora
ton. or other owner OF operator. and are
located q the same town or city.
The reports were taken for the cal
endar year ending December 81. 1914
wherever the system of bookkeeping per
4 mitted figures for that period to be Sc
cured. but when the fiscal year of an es-
tabIshment differed from the calendar
year a report was obtained for the
operations of that establishment for the
aseal year falling most largely within
the calendar year 1914
~ Percentages Of Increase.
The statistics represent the establish.
ment located within the corporate lin
its Of the city. The summary shows an
: Increase at the census of 1914. as com
pared with that for 1909 In the order
Of their Importance. from a percentage
standpoint. the increases for the severa
items rank as follows: Salaries. 35 pei
cent. primary horsepower. 33l pei
per cent; salaried employees, 24l PEI
cent. number Of establishments, %.
per cent; proprietors and firm members
2le per cent capital, 205 per cent
wages a5 pe7 cent; value added by
1 manufacture per cent; value q
products. "a per cent. wage earners. 2'
per ccrt materials. seven-tenths of
/, per cent.
The capital invested. as reported in
1914. was SAC 100000. a gain of 81
Se6, 600 or 20.5 per cent over $685.
. 100000 in 1902 The average capital
pe,. establishment was approximately
s145.000 in 1914 and s14S 600 in 1909
In this connection it should be stated
that the inquiry contained in the cen
sus schedule calls for the tota
amount of capital invested in the bust
ness. both owned and borrowed. bu
excludes the value of rented prop
erty. plant or equipment which was
employed in the conduct of manufac'
turing enterprises. In the final bull
letins and reports the rental paid foi
such property will be shown separate
ly.
The cost of materials used in 1871
was S22140,00O. as against s21976-
600 in 1909 an increase OF SiG4,000
I, or seven-tenths Of 1 Der cent. The
average cost of materials per esiah
'ishment in 1914 was approximatel7
$4,000. and in 1909. $4,000 In sd
I tltion to the component materials
Which enter into the products Of th'
establishment for the census year
there are included the cost of fuel
mill supplies. and rent of power an,
heat. The cost of materials. however
does not include unused materials
and supplies bought either for specu
lation or for use during a subsequen
period.
The value Of products in 1914 wa
S39,35S 00O and in 1909 s3S ,069 .0OC
the increase being S1,2s9,000 or g.
per cent. The average per establish
ment in 1914 was approximate
s123.000 and in 1909. s146.0OO
The value of products 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 relatio
to the amount of sales for that yea
The values under this head also in
clude amounts received for work don
on materials furnished by others.
The value added by manufactur
represents the difference between tn
cost of matrials used and the value {
the products manufactured frol
them. In 1914 the value added b
manufacture was S17,21S 900, and /
1909. S16093 600. the increase bein
$1,l25000. or per cent The valu
added by manufacture ia 1914 forme
437 per cent of the total value
products. and in 1909 423 per cent.
The salaries and wages in 191
y amounted to S11.55s, 900, and in 19C