The commonwealth., 1916-08-18
MANUFACTURES IN THE
UNITED STATES FOR 1914
Census Bureaus Summary Concern
ing the Country as Prepared by
Chief Statistician.

ing the Country as Prepared by
Chief Statistician.
| Washington, D. c., August ia
preliminary statement of the general
results of the census of manufactures
for the United States has been issued
by Director Sam. l.. Rogers, of the
Bureau of the Census, Department of
Commerce. It consists of a summary
comparing the figures for 1909 and
1914, by totals, prepared under the di-
rection of Mr.. William M. Steuart, the
chief statistician for manufactures.
The figures are preliminary and sub
ject to such change and correction as
may be found necessary from 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 industries,
and 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
establishments having products for the
census year valued at less than $500,
except that reports were taken for es-
Establishments idle during a portion of
the census year, or which began oper-
ations during that year, and whose pro-
ducts 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 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 December 81, 1914
wherever the system of bookkeeping
permitted figurs for that period to be
secured, but when the fiscal year OF
an establishment differed from the cal
endar year report was obtained fol
the operations of that establishment
for its fiscal year falling most largely
within the calendar year 1914.
Percentage Of increase:
The population of the United State:
at the census of 1910 was. 81 ,972, ,266
aH4 it. is estimated that ID was 98, ,7s1,
900 on July 1, 1914.
The summary shows increases at the
census of 1914, as compared with thai
al
tors and firm members, for which {
slight decrease is shown.
In the order of their Importance from
percentage standpoint, the increase:
Salaries, 37.2 per cent; capital 49,
per cent; salaried employees, % pc
cent; primary horsepower, 20.7 per cent
wages, 10 per cent; materials, 1873 pc
cent; value of products, 17.3 per cent
value added by manufacture, 1873 pc
cent; wage earners, Ga per cent; an
number of establishments, 27 per cent
Capital invested:
The capital invested, as reported il
1914, was $22, 100, ,sso,O0O, a gain 0
: $4,362 100000, or 23.7 per cent, owe
$1S,42S, 100000 i'll 1919. The averag
capital per establishment was approx
mately $4,000 i'll 1914 and $4,000
; in 1919 In this connection it shoul
: be stated that the inquiry containe
Z in the census schedule calls for the tt
g tai amount of capital, both owned an
/ borrowed, invested in the business, bu
J. excludes the value of rented propert,
plant or equipment which was employe
e in the conduct of manufacturing e1
;e terprises In the final bulletin and r.
E. ports the rental paid for such propert
II will be shown separately.
% Cost of materials:
a. The cost of materials used was $14
is 36s ,Os9 900 in 1914, against $lz
II 142, ,791 900 in 1909, an increase
- So ,225 ,299, 900, or 1873 per cent. III
30 average cost of materials per esta
in lishment was approximately $4,000
ze 1914 and $45. 1000 in 1909. In additie
ne as the component materials which
Sc ter into the products of the establis
TX ment for the census year there are 1
cluded the cost of fuel, mill supple
he and rent of power and heat. The CO
e. of materials, however, does not l
& clude unused materials and suppl
MT bought either for speculation or I
ID, use during a subsequent period.
5e- The census inquiry does not inclu
o; amounts paid for miscellaneous c
rk penses, such as rent of Offices, royaltl
insurance, ordinary repairs, traveli
he expenses, or allowance for depreclatle
nd Value of Products:
w. The value of products was 1924, "a
at- 1923 900 in 1914 and $2o,672, ,o52, 900
zb- 1909, the increase being So, ,574 ,27l ~
F. or 173 per cent. The average ests
E. lishment was approximately $4,000
IN, 1914 and $4,000 in 1909.
ted The value of products represe1
their selling value or price at the pla1
as actually turned out by the factor
- during the census year and does
-: necessarily have any relation to