The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-05

: named there was an increased value OF
, products in 1914.
In the order of their Importance, from
percentage standpoint, the increases
/ for the several items rank as follows;
/ Materials, 222 per cent; salaries, POS
per cent; value OF products, ia per
/ cent; primary horsepower, o. per cents
capital, $50 per cent; wages, rs per cent;
value added by manufacture, 2.3 per
cent; and salaried employees, Is per
cent.
Capital Invested.
, The capital invested, as reported in
l9l4, was S79,sll 600 a gain of s6,34l,-
600, or SO per cent, over S73,470,o00 in
/, 1909 The average pital per establish
ment was approximately $4,000 in l0l4
and S3S 900 in 1909. In this connection
il should be stated that the inquiry con
tanned 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 prop
erty, plant, or equipment which was en-
ployed in the conduct of manufacturing
enterprises. In the final bulletins and
reports the rental paid for such property
will be shown separately,
Cost Of Materials.
The cost of materials used was S42,-
$50 900 in 1914, as against S34 S23, 900 in
/ 1909, an increase OF S7,132 900, or 22.2
| per cent The average cost Of materials
per establishment was approximately
! S24 900 in 1914 and $4,000 in 1909 In
/ addition to the component materials
which enter into the products OF the es-
Enlistment for the census year there
are included the cost OF fuel, mill sup
plies, and rent of power and heat. The
cost of materials, however, does not in |
clude unused material and supplies
bought either for speculation or for use
during a subsequent period.
The census inquiry does not include |
amounts paid for miscellaneous expenses,
such as rent of offices, royalties, insur |
ance ordinary repairs, advertising, trav
cling expenses, or allowance for deprecia
ton.
Value of Products
The value OF products was S76,sl 900
in 1914 and $6S,3l0. 900 in 1909, the in
crease being $500 600, or l2.4 per cent.
The average per establishment was APP
pFoAllLately 35o'uVV III 1919 anu 9oo,Vuo
in 1909.
The value of products represents their
selling value or price at the plants as
actually turned out by the factories dur.
ing the census year and does not neces
sarily have any relation to the amount
of sales for that year. The values un
der this head also include amounts re-
ceived for work done on materials fur
nished by others,
Value Added By Manufacture.
The value added by manufacture rep
resents the difference between the cost of
materials used and the value OF the prod
ucts manufactured from them. The
value added by manufacture was S34,-
256,OOO in 1914 and $685. s7 900 in 1909,
the increase being S769,0O0 or 23 per
cent. The value added by manufacture
formed 44.6 per cent of the total value OF
products in 1914 and 40 per cent in 1909.
Salaries and Wages.
The salaries and wages amounted to
s22. OO2, 600 in 1914 and to S20,075,00O in
1909, the increase being 1927 900, or SO
per cent.
The number of salaried employees was
1926 in 1914, as compared with 2.679 in
900, making an increase OF Is per cent.
The average number of wage esrners
vas 32,704 in 1914, and 33,7ss in 1909.
Summary for the State.
A comparative summary for the state
or 1909 and 1914 follows;
Census Per
cent
of in
crease,
1914 1909 1909
l9l4s
,umb her of es-
li.hments LIZ 1855 -95
'er sons en-
gagged in
manuf ae
lures 49,. s72l7 $3.50 50
Proprie tors
firm mem
bers -. l,7s7 2.lIs-l54
Salaried en-
ployes - 27ao 2,679 Is
Wage earn
ers laver-
age u m
berl 49,. 327O4 33,7ss 50
rinlaTy horse
power .... 1887 l50.445 81
apital ... SIS. ST. .OOOS73 10000 SO
srvices 80. 22.pO2.0 600 20.O75,OO0 &c
salaries .... 3.3s5.0GO 2ys03.OOO 20s
Wages ..... ls.el7.GO0 l7.272OOO rs
.aterials H.. 42,555.o0O 34.s23,OO0 22.2
alue Of prod
ucts ...-.. JOSH 600 633l0.OOO l2.4
llue added
BY manu-
factuT
VALUE OF