Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-07
STATISTICS OF FACTORIES.
Census Bureau Issues Summary Con-
corning Vermont Output Increase
Along Various Lines Noted.

or the census, department of commerce
1t consists of a summary comprising
the figures for 1900 and 1914, by totals
prepared under the direction of William
M. Steuart, chief statistician for manu-
features.
The figures are preliminary and sub
iect to such change and condition as
may be found necessary from a further
examination of the original reports.
The census of 1914, like that of 1909
with reference to manufactures exclude
ed 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 i'll that foi
1909, statistics were not collected foi
establishments having products for tho
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 opera
tion during that year, and whose prod
ucts for such reason were valued al
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 operator
and are located i'll the same town or
city.
The reports were taken for the cal
cndar year ending December 81, 1914,
wherever the system of bookkeeping
permitted figures for the period to be
secured, but when the fiscal year of
| n 70 al c1,,
endar year report was obtained for
the operations of that establishment
for its fiscal year falling most largely
within the calendar year 1914.
The population of Vermont at the
census of 1910 was 355,956, and it is
estimated that it was 361 900 on July
| l, 1914.
The summary shows an increase at
the census of 1914, as compared with
that for 1909, with the exception of
number of establishments, firm mem
bers, and average number of wage
earners, which show slight decreases.
The decreases, however, are due pri-
marily to the fact that at the census
of 1909 large number of reports were
secured from small lumber mills and
gristmills Mills engaged exclusively
i'll custom saving or grinding for con
SUMPTION in the immediate neighbor-
hood should not be included in the cen
sus, but it is not always possible to
conduct the enumeration i'll regard to
these establishments on uniform lines
at different censuses. In 1914, as com
pared with 1909, there was also a de-
crease i'll the number of establishments
engaged i'll the marble and stone work
ing industry.
The decrease in the number of es-
Establishments is accompanied with de-
crease i'll proprietors and firm members
and number of wage earners, but, under
the conditions, is no indication of a
decrease in the manufacturing activi-
ties of the state since in each of the
industries named there was an in
creased value of products in 1914.
In the order of their Importance,
from percentage standpoint, the in
creases for the several items rank as
follows: Materials, 22.2 per cent; sal
aries, POS per cent; value of products,
l2.4 per cent; primary horsepower, 81
per cent; capital, So per cent; wages,
rs per cent; value added by manufac-
ture, 2.3 per cent; and salaried en-
ployes, is per cent.
The capital invested, as reported in
1914 was S79,Sl1 900, a gain of $6,341,-
600, or So per cent, over $73,470,000 in
1909. The average capital per establish
ment was approximately $4,000 in
1914 and 900 in 1909 In this con-
nection it should be stated that the
inquiry contained in the census SEIZED
ule calls for the total amount of capital,
both owned and borrowed, invested in
the business, but exclusive the value of
rn bod n,st,- ,,1o
which was employed in the conduct of
manufacturing enterprises. In the final
bulletins and reports the rental paid for
such property will be shown separate
ly.
The cost of materials used was S42,-
100000 in 1914, as against $34 1923 900
in 1909, an increase Of $7,732 600, or
PIP per cent. The average cost of ma
tcrials per establishment was approx
mately $2i, 900 in 1914 and $4,000 in
1909. In addition to the component
materials which enter into the products
of the establishment for the census
year there are included the cost of
fuel, mill supplies, and rent of power
and heat. The cost of materials, how
ever, does not include unused materials
and supplies bought either for specua-
ton or for use during subsequent pc
Rod.
The census inquiry does not include
amounts paid for miscellaneous ex-
penses, such as rent of Offices, royal
ties, insurance, ordinary repairs, advcr-
Using, travelling expenses, or allowance
for depreciation.
The value of products was $76,S11,-
600 in 1914 and SOS 100000 in 1909 the
increase being $500, 900, or 12.4 per
cent. The average per establishment
was approximately $4,000 in 1914 and
$4,000 in 1909.
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 relation
to the amount of sales for that year.
The values under this head also include
amounts received for work done on ma
tcrials furnished by others.
The value added by manufacture
represents the difference between the
cost of materials used and the value
of the products manufactured from
them. The value added by manufuc.
ture was 34,256,00O in 1914 and $685.
$4,000 in 1909, the increase being
a.