Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-22
VERMONT MANUFACTURES
Census Compilers Analyze Prin.
cipal Industries.
Comparative Data Given for Five and
Ten.Year Periodn-State Leads In
Production Of Marble and
Granite.

Granite.
The bureau OF the census has issued
an abstract Of the data on manufactures
In Vermont for 1914 in which the princi-
pal industries are analysed. The report
may be summed UP In the following:
The value OF farm crops In 1909 was
VI, 1885. Of which more than one-half
fit. 3a6. 530--represented hay and forage.
At the United States census Of mines
and q'iarries, In 1909. the total mineral
output Of Vermont was valued at
@.@i,32S. the principle products being
marble, sS,c0.GSl. and granite. $2,s29522.
According to the annual report of the
United states Geological Survey, the total
value Of all minerals produced in the
State In 1914 was SS,6G5,s67. the leading
items being marble. 3. 4so91, and gram
lite. s3,1?0,4S2. Vermont ranked first
among the States in that year in the
production OF both these minerals, with
~ per cent. and 1876 per cent. respectively,
Of the total values reported for the entire
United States.
IMPORTANCE AND GROWTH OF
MANUFACTURES.
In 1914, measured by the value OF pro-
ducts Of its manufacturing industries
$7S, S9l ,00o-VermOnt ranked 4Wh among
the States and, with an average Of 2,704
wage earners engaged in such industries.
it ranked Gath In this respect. In 1909
the State ranked 3Sth In value Of products
and s4th in average number OF wage
earners. In 1914. as compared with the
total value Of products of manufactures
for the United states, vermonts proper
ton was three-tenths of per cent. The
corresponding proportions for 1902 and
1904 were three-tenths of l per cent. and
Of per cent. respectively.
Although the value of products and
cost Of materials show greater increases
from 1909 to 1914 than from 1904 to 1909.
all the reamining items, except rent and
taxes, show smaller percentages Of in
crease, while several show actual de-
creases. The number Of establishments
reported at the census Of 1914 represented
a decrease Of 1885, or 9.5 per cent, as COM
pared with the corresponding total for
1902 due chiefly to the decreases in the
lumber and the marble and stone work
industries. The largest percentage Of de-
crease, 15.4 per cent, during this FIVE
year period was in the number Of pro-
prietors and firm members. While most
Of this was due to the falling of in num-
tries Just referred to, which were chiefly
Of individual and partnership organiza-
ton. no doubt 1t was in some degree at
fected by the changes in character OF
ownership.
MARBLE AND STONE WORK.
This is the most important industry
in Vermont, not only as to value Of pro-
ducts. but also in number Of wage earn
AsA = IA
should be understood that reports for
queries were taken at the census Of
manufactures only for such of them as
were engaged in dressing the stone. At
the 1914 census Of manufactures the mar
BILE and stone work industry, which in
cludes not only the operations Of quarries
where the dressing Of marble and stone
outside Of QuArries reported 1914 per cent
OF the total value Of products for all
manufactures in the State and G6 per
cent. OF the average number of wage
earners. The value Of products reported
for this industry at the census of 1914
was subdlvided as follows: Marble and
stone work Of all kinds, chiefly granite
and marble. but exclusive OF slate. $l1,-
06s. 400; roofing slate, N,123.49o and all
other slate products S4l5,52. Monuments
and tombstones and stone for building
purposes were the chief products in this
industry The value Of marble and stone
work. exclusive Of slate, by kinds Of
stone, was reported as follows: Granite,
E,12, 80; marble $3474,72S; marble and
granite. not separaole @'0S@s; ana soap,
s.ohe, s~o-'. Durhs the h'e-sear poFoo
the toto, vo1,a ne ,-oS,,o,. ,-or, go
no, nm 80 s,s en- noo 80. o.nt I'll.
,,.,r,h. - '..nh1i,h,.. ..,,,ew., 49,
r-.,..a 60. 40 a. y,c "a, No. ,.at.
49, .,..
go, ~ as, oo,o 80. 80
49, -. ss"s r..,. -.
90 90 No. y. &c ooo ~ ~. "'
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l'uMhEH AND TIMBER PRODUCTS.
This industry. which embraces not only
mills, but also wooden box factories and
tho pulp-wood industry, was second In
importance in 1914. although. as compared
with 1903, showed an actual falling off in
all items except wages and value Of prod
ue.s. As tne forests are depleted IN tne
lows. and this is evident T., the cs.a a,
Vermont when the 81 a tistics ror Tho 10.
wear period 1a4-1s,t ara 20 I77 on .r1 tho
average rumhar ~ woUa aarrsr. MO.
n. 1sa. hut IN 1a1I rotuithstorSir1 ~. a.
vance in the va,u. ~ iun,her the vai,,s ~
nroducts va. onlv 40 7cs oon and Tho MN
her of wage earrer. 1oa the rsrc.nt. 90
NJ aacrea.a for tho dec.d. ho,rw ~ 90
1S mar cent resnect,ve,w
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