The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-25
TALKING MACHINE
 INDUSTRY GROWTH
 CONTINUES GREAT
Organ Industry on the De- crease, But Piano Manu-
 facture Grows Large. -

Washington. D. C., May 25.-A pre- 1iminary statement of the general re- suits of the 1914 census of manufac- ures for the piano, organ, photograph, graphophone, and ta1king-machine in dustry has been issued by Director Sam L. Rogers, of the Bureau of the Gen. sus, Department of Commerce. It con- sfsts of a statement of the quantities and values of the various products rectiQh of MT. William M. Steuart, chief statistician for manufa actures. The figures are preliminary and sub ject to such change and correction may become necessary upon further examination of the original reports
 Pianos and Organs.
 Reports were received from 339 es- tablishments which manufactured pi- amos and organs during 1914. The to- tai value of the products of these tablishments including the materials, music rolls, and other supplies nanu factured by them, amounted to $68,- 769, ,476. At the census of 1909 there were reported 3SO establishments, with products valued at $7O,056,223. There was thus decrease of 41 in the number of establishments and of Is per cent. in the value of products.
 In addition, in 1914, seven establish ments engaged primarily in other in
 
 gans, materials, and supplies valued at s38.167, and O,428 player attachments, valued at s712,35O-
 The number of pianos of all kinds manufactured decreased from 364,545 in 1909 to 325,893 in 1914, 1O.6 Der cent. and the value decreased from $58, ,493.846 to $56, 1882, or 3.8 per cent. The decrease in this branch of the industry is due entirely to the fall ing off in the output of. upright pi- amos without player atta achments, which decreased in number from 321,- 3O9 in 1909 to 227,556 in 1914, or by 29.2 Der cent. and in value from .$45,- 170,176 to s31, 1885, 1881, or by 3o.5 per cent During the same period, how evers the number of upright pianos made for with player attachments increased from 34,495 in 1909 to ST. sos in 1914, or by 154-6 per cent. and their value increased from $9,275,O01 to $20, ,892,51 or by 118.5 per cent.
 The number of grand pianos without player attachments increased in num- Der from 8,72O in 1909 to 9,698 in 1914, or by 11.2 per cent. and in value from $4.oo9,769 to $4.2o1,3o2, or by 4.8 per cent The number of grand pianos made for or with player attachments increased from 21 in 1909 to 831 in 1914, and their value increased from $2s, 300 to $413,665.
 The output of player pianos in 1914 includes 3,352. automatic pianos, val ued at $1,s73,2o6.
 In the manufacture of organs there was a falling off in number, but a de- c1ded increase in value, the number having decreased from 65,335 in 1909 to 2,SO6 in 1914, or by 34.5 per cent. while the value increased from $5,- 309,016 to $6,378,912, or by 20.2 per cent. This condition is due to the in- crease in the manufacture of pipe or he nIIfo of hi ioT7 cd in number from 1,224 in 1909 to 2,273 in 1914, or by 85.7 per cent, and in value from $2,713,88 to $4,660,9O1, or by 71.7 per cent. Meanwhile the pro duction of reed organs decreased in number by 4,57S, or 36.8 per cent. and in value by $S77, AIS, or 33.8 per cent. The output of organs. in 1914 includes 1,0SS orchestrions, valued at $1,O40,- O91.
 Corresponding to the increase in the number of pianos with player attach ments reported, there was a consid- erab1e increase in the value of perfo- rated music rolls manufactured, name ly, from $216,15O in 1909 to $833.357 in 1914, or 1855 per cent.
 Of the 339 factories reporting in 1914, 119 were located in New York, 5 in Illinois, 28 in Massa chusetts, 21 each in Ohio and Pennsylvania, 15 in Michigan, 13 in Indiana, Il in New Jersey. g in Wisconsin, in Connecti- cut, each in Kentucky and Maryland, in California, each in Iowa, Mime sota, and Missouri, 2 each in Maine, Vermont and Virginia, and 1 each in Arkansas, Delaware, District of Colum- bia, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Oregon. Monographs, Graphophones,
 and Talking Machines.
 A great increase is shown in the manufacture of photographs grapho- phones, talking machines, records, and blanks The output of these machines increased from 344,681, with value of $5, ,406. .684, in 1909, to 515,154, with a value of $15,290,491, in 1914, or by 49.4 per cent. in number and 1928 per dent. in value. The records and blanks, although increasing but little in number, increased in value from 5,007,104 to $11,111,4 AIS or by 1219 per cent. This is explained by the pronounced decrease in the manufac- ture of cylinder records and the great increase in the production of the high er-priced disk records. Separate fig ures for the various kinds of machines and records can not be shown without disclosing the operations of individual establishments. In addition, there were produced by establishments en- gagged primarily, in other industries parts and supplies valued at SAP, ,357.
 Of the 8 factories reporting in 1914 5 were located in New York, in New Jersey, 3 in Illinois, 2 in Connec- ticut, and 1 each in Delaware, Massa- chusetts, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. |