The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-17
MANUFACTURES IN
 HOT SPRINGS, ARK.
Census Bureaus Summary Concern
 ing the City For 1914.

washington, II. o', MdIcH li'-FN preliminary statement of the general results of the census of manufactur- CTS for Hot Springs, Ark, has been issued by Director Sam L. Rogers of the Bureau of the Census, Depart ment of Commerce. It consists of a summary comparing the figures for 1909 and 1914, by totals, prepared un- der the direction of Mir. William M. Steuart, chief statstician for manu- factures.
 The figures are preliminary and sub ject to such change and correction as may be found necessary from a fur ther examination of the original re- ports
 The census of 1914, like that of 1909, with reference to manufactures, excluded the hand trades, the building trades and the neighborhood indus tries, end took account only of estab- Gshments 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 establishments idle during a portion of the census year, or which began operation during that year, and whose products for such req son 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 oper- ator, and are located in the same town or city.
 The reports were taken for the cal endar year ending December 31, 1914, wherever the system of bookkeeping permitted figures for that period to be secured, but when the fiscal year of an establishment differed from the calendar year report was obtained for the operations of that establish ment for its fiscal year falling most largely within the calendar year 1914. Summary of the Statistics.
 The population of Hot Springs at the census of 1910 was 14,434, and it is estimated that it was 16,000 on July 1, 1914.
 The statistics represent the es- tablishments located within the cor porate limits of the city.
 The summary shows that there was a considerable decrease in the manu- featuring activities in the city during 1914 as compared with 19G). This de- crease was due primarily to the des- tructive fire that occurred in 1913.
 The capital invested, as reported in 1914, was $580,000, and $770,000 in 1909. In this connection it should be stated that the inquiry contained 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 property, plant, or equipment which was em- ployed in the conduct of manufactur- ing enterprises. In the final bulletins and reports the rental paid for such property will be shown separately.
 The cost of materials used was $298,000 in 1914 as against S303,000 in 1909 In addition to the component materials which enter into the pro ducts of the establishment for the cen- sus year there are included the cost of fuel, mill supplies, and rent of power and heat. The cost of mater ials, however, does not include unused materials and supplies bought either for speculation or for use during subsequent period.
 The census inquiry does net include amounts paid for miscellaneous eX- penses, such as rent of offices royal ties, insurance, ordinary repairs, ad- yertising, travelling expenses or al- lowance for depreciation.
 The value of products was $G27,000 n 1914, and SS450OO in 1902
 The value of products represents their selling value or price at the plants as actually turned out by the factories during the census year and does not necessarily have any rela- tion to the amount of sales for that year. The values under this head also include amounts received for work dore on materials furnished hy others.