The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-12
POPULATION OF NEW HAVEN LAST
 JULY l45,OOO
Federal Statistics On Man, ufactures Shows Steady
 Progress of Elm City

Washington, D. C., May 12.-Ae pre- afrninary statement of the general re- suits of the census of manufacturers for New Haven, Conn.,, has been issued by Director Sam. L. Rogers, of the Bureau of Census, department of com merce. It consists of a summary com pairing the figures for 1909 and 1914, by totals, prepared under the direction of William M. Steuart, chief statistician for manufactures.
 The figures are preliminary and subject to, such change and correc- ton as may be found necessary from a further examination of the original reports.
 The census of 1914, like that of 1909. with reference to manufacturers, ex- cluded the hand trades, the building trades, and the neighborhood indus tries and took account only of es- tab1fshments conducted under the fac tory system In the last census, also, as in that for 1909, statistics were not lcol1ected for establishments having at less than 800, 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 rea- son were valued at less than $500.
 The word establishment as used i 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. lrorporation, or other owner or oper- ator, and are located in the same town
 The reports were taken for the cal sendar year ending Dec S1, 1914, wher- eyer the system of bookkeeping per mitted figures for that period, to- be an establishment differed from the calendar year repo1t was obtained f>= the operation of that establish rnent SfoF it's hseaI> year falling most < largely within. the calendar year 1914
 Percenfages of Increase.
 The Population of New Haven at the census of 1910 was 1S3. .6O5, and it is estimated that it was 145. 900 on July
 The stati stics s-FepreseTtl- the estab- hshments located within the corporate limits of the city.
 The summary shows an increase at the census of 1914 as conipared with that 1903 wzth the ekreption of num.b 5f estaBIl shnien ents and propri- Setors and firm members. which show decreases. The decreases are due pri- Taarfly to the fact that at the census pf 1909 a considerable number Of re- ports were received from persons nRak3 ing cigars at their homes, ia small auantit1es and at irregular intervals. These ahIishments were not re- ported at the census of 1914. Also a number of small carriage and wagon repair shops, and foundry and ma chine shops, included in 1909, were lfcHlnd to be out of business in 1914 The decrease, under these conditions are no indication of a decrease in the manufacturing activities of the city.
 I'm the order of their importance, from a percentage standpoint. the in creases for the several items rank as follows: Salaried employees, $37.7 per cent; salaries, 35.s per cent; capital, 26-5 per cent; value added by manu- facture, 1S-9 per cent; products, 13.5 per scent.: wages. .1S-4 per cent; ma teriaas, 13.1 per cent; and wage earn CTS, 5-7 per cent.
 Capital Invested.
 The capital invested as reported in 1914 was $65, 1000, a gain of SIS, ,793,- 900, or 26.5 per cent, over $51, ,95s, 900 in 1909 The average capital per estab- lishment was approximately $122, GOO in 1914 and $83. GOO in 1909 In this con- nection it should be stated that the inquiry contained in the census sched- ule calls for the total amount of cap- ital, both owned and borrowed, invest ed in the business, but excludes, the value of rented property, plant or