The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
CONNECTICUT FACTORIES INCREASE
ENORMOUSLY IN VALUE But YET
THOUSANDS ARE SEEKING JOBS
Census Figures Show
How Big Industries
Here, Padded Stock
Holdings Since Year
Big Fight Began.

The manufacturers of Connecticut in
creased enormously in value in the five
years from 1914 through 1919, according
to the preliminary statement of the 1926
census OF manufactures, covering the year
1919, just issued by the bureau of GEN.
sus, department of commerce, Washing
ton. 1t shows that capital value OF pro-
ducts, persons engaged in manufactures
and the amount of wages and salaries
have grown greatly in every city of the
state, in many cases more than doubling
in the five year period. The only de-
crease is in the number of establishments
which in a few of the cities are not as
numerous as they were in 1914; but even
in these cases the actual value of the
products and the capital invested are
greater.
Hartford with $119,743,0O0 capital in
vested in manufactures, takes first place
among the three big cities of the state
in the percentage of growth of capital
having increased 122.5 per cent over
1914, while Bridgeport increased Ills
and New Haven 72.3 per cent. In actual
capital invested, however, Bridgeport led
with $180,774,00O and Waterbury was
second with $122, 128,OOO. New Haven is
fourth with $1l3,743,00O Hartford also
leads the big three in the percentage OF
increase in the value of products, hav-
ing gone 1868 per cent above its 1914
figure, while Bridgeport went 144.4 and
New Haven 1885. Here again Water
bury makes an excellent showing, with
a growth of Isl per cent.
A bulletin sent out by the department
of commerce explains that the census OF
both 1914 and 191r excluded the hand
trades, the building trades and the neigh
borhood industries, conducted under the
so-called factory system. The word ''es-
tablislment" may mean more than one
mill or plant, provided they are owned
or controlled and operated by single in
dividual, partnership, corporation or
other owner or operator and are located
in the same town or city. The census
inquiry calls for the total amount of cap
ital, both owned and borrowed, invested
in the business, but excludes the value OF
rented property. In addition to the COM
Donent materials which enter into the
value of products the cost of materials
1IlCIuQ6S
and rent of power and heat. The value
of products represents their selling value
or price at the plants, as actually turned
out by the factories during the census
year, whether sold or on hand.
In the value of products in 1919, Hart
ford takes fourth place with l8,538,OOO
while Bridgeport is easily the leader with
SOS, 100000. Waterbury and New Ha-
ven are second and third respectively with
S13O193,OOO and $12o,20O,OOO.
1t is in the smaller cities that the
growth during the five years is most ap-
parent. Near at hand, Middletown IN
creased its capital invested 241.9 per cent,
Bristol 1549 per cent, and, further away,
Naugatuck has a figure of 277.3 per
cent. Actual capital invested in manu-
features in several of the smaller cities
was as follows in 1919: New Britain,
S5o,644,OOO; Stamford, $35,83o,OOO
Bristol, $3O,355OOO; Meriden, $28,4O4,
600; Wilimantic, $20,556,OOO; Middle
town, $2O,45OOOO; New London, $9,719,-
600.
In growth in value of products, Br1s-
tolls increase in 1919 over 1914 was 1886
per cent. Middletown was 22l.8, SIAM
ford 2Ol.8, New Britain 1889, Whitman
tic 1908, New London 1903; Meriden,
1O4.6 and Torrington 1913. The value
of products of the smaller cities in 1919
was as follows: New Britain, $685.
600; Stamford, $50, 121 900; Meriden,
4261 600; Bristo l,$3O,69O,OOO; Tor
rington, $29,241,0O0; Willirnantic, ST.
O37,OOO; Middletown $18, 900; New
London, $10,274,OOO. ,,
Decrease in the number of establish
ments occurred in New Britain, Will
mantle, Bristol, Danbury and Naugatuck,
but, as has already been shown, this de-
crease had little effect in most instance;
on the increase in value of products. In
New Britain, in 1914, there were 12O es-
adjustments and 1884 persons engaged
in manufactures, while in 1919 there were
116 establishments but 1869 persons in
the business. In Willimantic there were
81 establishments and 3,h45 persons en-
gagged in manufacture in 1914 and 43 es-
Establishments and 1880 persons in 1919.
In Bristol there were 90 establishments
and 1852 persons in manufacturing in
1914, but although in 1919 there were
ONLY 68 establishments the number OF
persons in the business had increased to
8,487. In Danbury in 1914 there were
126 establishments and 5,948 persons in
manufacturing, while in 1919 there were
1O8 establishments and $3.50 persons in
the business.
In Hartford the number of establish
ments increased from 389 to sos in the
five years, and the number of persons
engaged in manufactures from 2O,O75 to
3O,847, a growth of 53.7 per cent. New
Ravens establishments increased from
538 to 10 and its persons engaged in the
business from 29,263 in 1914 to 1916
in 1919. Bridgeport led the state in the
number of persons engaged in manufac-
turing, having 1888 in 1914 and 81 ,344
in 1919, while the number of its establish
ments increased from 405 to 443. Water
bury had 34,651 persons in manufacture
ing in 1919. In 1914 it had 21,9O4 per-
sons in the business. The number Of its
from 10 tn DS2