The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-04-22
a. Per Cent Increase IN
Factory Employees In City;
so Per Cent In Manufacturer

wAsHiNcToN. April s2.-A pre-
iiminnfv statement % the general r.
suits Of the census u manufactures
fnr Albuquerque. New Mexico was -
sued today ~ the hurenn Of the cen
sna. department OF commerce. ~
consists Of a summary comparing h
figures fof 1914 and 1919. by totals
prepared under the direction Of AR.
Eugene y. Hartley. chief statiaiician
for manufactures.
The figures are preliminary and
subject TO such change and corrcc-
ton ~ may be found necessary from
a further examination OF tho reports.
Tho census OF manufactures. 1919.
like that of 1914. excluded the hand
trndc1 tho building trades. and the
noirhhofhood industries. and took ac-
count only OF establishments con-
Quoted under the factory system. In
his crnsu8 also. as In that for 1914.
statistics were not Included for es-
Establishments having products for the
census year valued az less than $500,
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 reason were valued
NJ less than $500
Tho word establishment az 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 opof'
ator. and are located In the Hom'
! THO rcports were takon Tor the cal.
/ endar year ending December ~, 1912
or the buainesa year % the establish
ment most nearly conforming TO tha'
calendar year.
Percentages of Increase
The statistics represent the eftob'
llishments located within nae moor
porato limits Of the city.
The ummar ahowH "a cousiFten
increase AZ tho census OF 1919. a'
: compared with that Tor 1914. excep
that number OF establishments. mum
her OF proprictnrs ana firm mem
larH. and primary horsepower DE-
] creased. Ia the order 81 their tni
unrtance from "a pe.coutaEc stand
polnt. the increases Tor the sevcfa
Items rank as follows. Wages. tt7i
per cent: value added by mnnufac
lure. $50 per cent: salaries. so pei
d. cent value 81 products. sos per cent
/. cost Of materials. SO por cont; CAPT
/, tai si.S per cent: wage cnrncfH OIL
7 pcr cont: and salaricd employees
4 lies per q
Tho capital invested. ~ reported II
> 1919. shows r. gain Of $4,000 o
Els per cent. over that IN 1914 Tn
! average capital per establishment Wal
approximataly $4,000 On 1919 nn'
Y $4,000 IN 1914. In this conncctioi
! Il should he stated that the lnquir'
contained in the census schedule cal
FOR the total amount OF capital, hoil
owned and borrowed. invested IN To
o business. hut excludes toe value O
rented property. plant. or cQulpmeu
which was employed IN the couduc
u Of manufacturing enterprise. tn.
final bulletins and reports VIII SHOW
: the rental paid for such property
q Tho cost Of materials used in lai'
shows an Increase over that for 1Hl.
OF .S533.000 or $40 por cent. tn
g average cost n materials per osian
ishmont IN 1919 was dnpr0Nlmntcl
$4,000. and In 1914 $4,000. IN ad
dition 90 the component material
mich enter into tho value n products
% the cost ~ materials IN this summnr.
10 iuctudre the cost OF fuol. mll supplies
n and rent OF power aud heat
The value of products On i4i
~ shows an Increase uNcl ihAi lu lflI N
S~-.5gG.OOO. or SOS per cent. tn
lnvcrage pee establishment iu 1871
was approximately SOC. 1000 and Il
1914 $4,000.
Is The value OF products represent
b. their selling value or price ~ u
a plnnta AIS actually turned out hy ~
a factories during The census year au'
"a may have little relation 20 he amour
of the nalca Tor that year. The value