Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-08-24
CENSUS BUREAUS SUM-
MARY FOR 1914

MARY FOR 1914
Washington, d. c., August II.
A preliminary statement Of
the general results of the census
of manufactures for the United
States has been issued by Di-
rector Sam l.. Rogers of the
Bureau of the Census Depart
ment of Commerce. 1t consists
of a summary by totals, prepar-
ed under the direction of Mr..
William Nj. Steuart, chief statis-
clan for manufactures. !
The figures are preliminary
and subject to such change and
correction as may be found nee
essary from a further examina-
tion of the original reports.
The census Of 1914, like that
of 1909 with reference to manu-
features, excluded the hand
trades, the building trades, and
the neighborhood industries. and
took account only of establish
ments conducted under the fac
tory system. In the last CEN
sus also, as in that for 1909,
statistics are not collected for
establishments having products
for the census year valued at
less than $500, except that re-
ports were taken for establish
ments idle during a portion of
the census year, or which began
operation during that year, and
whose products 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 a
single individual, partnership,
corporation, or other owner or
operator, and are located in the
same town or city.
The reports were taken fol
the calendar year ending De-
cember 81, 1914, wherever the
system of bookkeeping permit
ted figures for that period to be
4 secured, but when the fiscal
year Of an establishment differ
ed from the calendar year q re-
port was obtained for the oper-
atoms Of that establishment for
its fiscal year falling most large
" within the calendar year
1914.
PERCENTAGES or INCREASE
The population of the Unitec
States at the census of 1910 was
81, 972. 266, and it is estimated
that it was 98,781,O00 on July
! /, 1914.
The summary shows increases
at the census of 1914, as com
pared with that for 1909, foi
all items except proprietors ane
!. firm members, for which
slight decrease is shown.
In the order of their import
ance, from percentage, stand
point, the increase for the sew.
eral items rank as follows: Sal
! aries, 37.2 per cent; capita
23.7 per cent; salaried employ
ees, % per cent; primary horse
power, 20.7 per cent; wages, i
per cent; materials, 1873 pei
cent value Of products, 17.3 pei
cent; value added by manufac.
ture, 1.8 per cent; wage earn
ers, ga per cent; and number
Of establishments, 2.7 per cent
CAPITAL INVESTED.
The capital invested, as re-
ported in 1915 was S22, 100, $780,
1000, a gain of S4,360,610,000, or
/ 23.7 percent, over S18,428, 27o,-
900 in 1909. The average cap
ital per establishment was APP
proximately $4,000 in 1914 and
900 in 1909. The average cap
nection 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
employed in the conduct of man
ufacturing enterprises. In the
/ final bulletins and reports the
rental paid for such property
will be shown separately.