The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-30
BARRE'S OUTPUT
GAINED ia PER CENT.
u. S. Census Bureau Makes Report of
Year Ending Dec. 81, 1914, as Com
pared with Year 1909.

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suits of the census of manufactures TO
the city of Barre, VT, was issued toda,
by Director Sam. l.. Rogers of the bureal
of the census, department of commerce
it consists of summary comparing tn
figures for 1909 and 1914, by totals, pre-
pared under the direction Of William NJ
Steuart, chief statistician for manufac
lures.
The figures are preliminary and sub
ject to such change and correction al
may be found necessary from a further
examination of the original reports
The census OF 1914, like that of 1909
with reference to manufactures, exclud
ed the hand trades, the building trades
and the neighborhood industries, and
took account only Of establishments con.
Quoted under the factory system. In
the last census, also, as in that for 1909
statistics were not included for estab-
lishments having products for the cen
sus year valued at less than $500, ex-
cept that reports were taken for estab-
/ lishments 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, corpora
tion or other owner or operator. and are
located in the same town or city.
Percentages of Increase.
The statistics represent the establish.
ments located within the corporate linn
its of the city. The summary shows
considerable increase at the census OF
1914, as compared with that for 1909:
Primary horsepower, ESQ per cent; ma
terials, 20.6 per cent; value of products,
ll.4 per cent; value added by manufac.
ture, III per cent wages, per cent;
capital, AZ per cent; and wage earners,
seven -tenths of per cent.
There were l39 establishments ntl90D,
as compared with 10 in 1914, a decrease
OF 20 during the fye-year period. This
is chiefly due TO the decrease in the
number of establishments in the
stone working industry. This in
dustry, the value OF products for which
forms practically nine-tenths OF the to-
tai for the city, shows decrease in |
number Of establishments from ia In
1909 10 IS in 1914. Although not shown |
in the summary, there was an increase,
however, in value Of products for the in
dustry in 1914 as compared with that In |
1909 of ia per cent.
The capital invested, as reported in
1914, was S2,59s 900, a gain Of $4,000,
or AZ per cent, over S2,ssl 900 in 1909.
The average capital per establishment /
was approximately S24, 900 in 1914 and
$4,000 in 1909. In this connection IL
should be stated that the inquiry con.
tanned In the census schedule calls for
the total amount Of capital. both owned
and borrowed, invested in the business,
but excludes the value of rented prop.
erty, plant or equipment which was EN-
ployed in the conduct OF manufacturing
In the final bulletins and
reports the rental paid for such property
viii be shown separately.
The cost of materials used in 1914
vas 81 $4,000, as against 81 los 900 In .
1909, an increase OF $22s 900, or 20.6 per
,ent. The average cost of materials
Der establishment in 1914 was approx |
nately $4,000. and in 1909, 5000. In
addition 10 the component materials
which enter into the products Of the
for the census year there
IRE included the cost Of fuel, mill sup.
lies and rent of power and heat The J
ost OF materials, however, does not in.
lude unused materials and supplies
ought either for speculation or for use !
uring subsequent period.
Value Of Products.
The value of products in 1914 was I
4 ,292 900, and in 1909, s3,s52,00 the
icrcase being s440,0Oo, or ia per cent.
ne average per establishment in 1914 4
as approximately $4,000 and in 1909. f
2sO00. p
The value Of products represents their q
Hing value or price At the plants as u
rtually turned out by the factories dur. &
Ig the census year and does not ncces- d
'rily have any relation 20 the amount J
sales for that year. The values nm. 3
n this head also include amounts re- b
lived for work done on materials fur. a
shed by Vthers. =
Value Added by Manufaeture. y
The value added by manufacture rep a,
sents the difference between the cost
materials used and the value of the
'oducts manufactured from them. In
li the value added By mauufacture =,
as S2a5GO0o, and in 1909, s2S440o0 ID
e increase being s2l201. or ~ pei
NJ The value added ~ Manufacture
1914 formed 60 per cent. 81 the u
tai value ~ products, and IN 1909, 7l2 ov
2 cent -
The salaries and wages IN lala -
aounied 10 s2l290o0. and IN 1909. ~. y.
o0po. the increase being f7aO00. Or 80 Pe
: eent \.
IN 1914. the number of salaiSed en-. A.
lyes Hss l54. - compared With 2zl in
1a e decrease II s0s per eent. ur
Ihe atersge number q wsare earners ca
1914 SIS 2.gsT. sna IN ln0n. zs4a. the ~
reass being sesen-tenths u ! per cent ~
summary for fhs City. n,
comparative ssmmarg fer the city -
! 1909 aud Ipls fclI-rxs -.
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