Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-10
MORE DETAILS ON
FEDERAL CENSUS
Director of Washington Bureau Fur
nishes Interesting Data Concern
ing Rock Island.
GOOD INCREASES ARE SHOWN
Gain of Several Millions in Capital
Invested in Period of Rive Years,
the Report Says.

On June 2S The Argus published
ufactures of the city OF Rock Island.
Further details are now available
through Director Sam L. Rogers Of
the bureau of the census, department
of commerce. These consist of a sum
mary comparing the figures for 1909
and 1914, by totals, prepared under
the direction of William NJ Steuart.
chief statistician for manufactures.
The figures are preliminary and sub
ject to change and correction as may
be found necessary from a further eX-
animation of the original reports.
The census of 1914, like that of
1909, with reference to manufactures,
excluded 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 col
lected for establishments having prod
ucts for the census year valued at less
than $500, except that reports were
taken for establishments idle during
eyortiOn 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 opera
tor, and are located in the same town
or city.
The reports were taken for the cal
endar year ending Dec. 81, 1914, wher-
ever the system of bookkeeping per-
mitted figures for that period to be
secured, but when the fiscal year of
an establishment differed from the
calendar year a report was obtained
for the operations of that establish
ment for its fiscal year falling most
largely within the calendar year 1914.
Percentages of Increase.
The population of Rock Island at
the census of 1910 was "a 1876. and. it is
estimated that it was 27,000 on July 1, |
1914.
The statistics represent the estab-
lishments located within the corpor-
ate limits of the city.
The summary shows a consistent in
crease at the census of 1914, as COM |
pared with that for 1909
In the order of their importance
from a percentage standpoint, the in /
creases for the several items rank as !
follows: Primary horsepower, I'll |
per cent; capital, 49.1 per cent; sal |
aries, Al per cent; wages, 34.2 per |
cent; materials, p per cent; value of !
products, 20.4 per cent; salaried EN- |
Dloyes, SO per cent, and wage earners. |
IL per cent
The capital invested, as reported,
vas $13, S51 900 in 1914, a gain of $4,-
$4,000, or 49.1 per cent, over $9,287,-
100 in 1909 In this connection is
should be stated that the inquiry con-
aimed in the census schedule calls for
he total amount of capital, both own
ID and borrowed, invested in the bus
ness, but excludes the value of rent
d property, plant, or equipment which
vas employed in the conduct of man
featuring enterprises. In the final
ulletins and reports the rental paid
Or such property will be shown sep
rately.
Cost of Materials.
The cost of materials used was So
1000 in 1914, as against $2,S1S,OOO
1909, an increase of 1893 900, Or 81 :
er cent In addition to the compon- ,
Mt materials which enter into the :
roducts of the establishment for the
ensus year there are included the ;
ost of fuel, mill supplies, the rent of :
over and heat. The cost of mater
LIS, however, does not include unused
laterials and the supplies bought
Their for speculation or for use during
subsequent period
The census inquiry does not include ;
paid for miscellaneous ex- ..
enses, such as rent of Offices, royal q,
es, insurance, ordinary repairs, ad- :
ertising, travelling expenses, or al :
vance for depreciation. Z
The value of products was $6,4Ss,-
70 in 1914, and $5,3S7 900 in 1909, the
crease being $1,101 900, or 20.4 per :
mt.
The value of products represents
cir selling value or price at the
ants as actually turned out by the
ctoriess during the census year and