Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-25
.S12l,6l1 1000 WORTH
OF GOODS MADE IN
WILMINGTON IN 1879
u. s. Census Shows 1871 Per
Cent of the Total for the
Entire State.
HEAVY GAIN SINCE 1914

spscisl Correspondence u Every Evening.
Washington, Jan. 25.--A preliminary
statement Of the general results Of the
census Of manufactures for the city of
Wilmington, Delaware, has been issued
by Director Sam l.. Rogers OF the Bureau
of the Census, Department OF Commerce.
IL consists Of a summary comparing the
figures for 1914 and 1919, by totals, pre-
pared under the direction of Eugene. Z.
Hartley, chief sta.istioian for mnnu'ac--
tures. The figures arc preliminary and
subject 20 such change and correction as
may be found necessary from further
examination Of the reports.
The census Of manufactures, 1919, Ike
that Of 1914, excluded ths hand trades,
the building trades and the neighborhood
industries, and took account only OF es-
tablishrnsnts conducted under the factory
system. In this census also, as in that Tor
1914, statistics were not included for es~
Adjustments having products for the
census year valued at Iees than 800,
except that reports were taken for estsb-
lshrnents idle during portion OF the
census year. or which began operation
during that year, and whose products for
such reason we're valued az less than $500.
The word establishment" ss used IN
the census reports may mean more than
ono mill or plant, provided they are
owned or controlled and operated by 3
single individual, partnership, corpora-
tion, or other owner or operator, and are
located in the same town or city
The reports were taken for the calendar
year ending December 81, 1919, or ths
business year Of the cs.ablis hrnent most
nearly conforming To that calendar year.
pyHcssTaoKs ov rscRZasD.
The statistics represent the establish-
rnents located within the corporate limits
Of the city.
The summary shows consistent IN
crease at the cersus Of 1919, ~ compared
with that for 1914, except that the num-
Der Of establishments decreased from 5le
10 1914 20 2s2 10 1919, and the number Of
proprietors and firm members from 30
in 1914 TO POI in 1910.
The value Of the manufactured product
for Wilmin gton, in 1919, formed 1877 per
cent Of the State total, while "a per cent
Of the wage earners we're employed N the
city. In 1914 the value Of products
formed 7O.3 per. cent and wage earnsrs
81. o per cent Of the state totals
The capital invested, az reported IN
1919, shovrs gain Of $40, ,38l 600, or 1854
per cent, over that in 1914 The average
capital per establishment was approxi-
nnateig s358, 900 in 1919 and sl45,0O0 in
1914 In this conr ectiou Il should be
stated tha. the inquiry contained N the
censrs schedule calls for the total amount
of capital, both owned and borrowed, m
vested IN the business but excludes the
value Of rented property, plant, or equip
ment which was employed in the condue.
Of manufacturing enterprises. The final
bulletins and reports will snow the rental
paid for such property.
The cost Of materials Used IN 1919 shows
m increase over that for 1914 Of sss,S4S-
600 or 1855 per cent. The average cost OF
materials per establishment in 1919 was.
approximately s233, 600, and IN 1914
sos, COO In addition 70 the component
materials which enter into the valu- Of
products, the cost of materials IL this
summary Includes the cost Of fuel, mil
supplies, and rent Of power and heat.
VALUE OF PRODUCTS.
The value Of products in 1919 shows an
increase over that IN 1914 Of Ss2, 20s, coo,
or 2Os.6 per cent. The average per estab-
lishment IN 1919 was approximately
ss6s. 600 and in 1914, s134, 600.
The value Of products represents their
sellirg value OF price at the plants as ac-
tually turned out by the factories during
the census year and ms Y have little relation
70 the amount OF the sales for that
year. The values under this head. also
include amounts received for work 6ore
on material. furnished by others
VALUE ADDED By MANUFACTURE.
The value added by manufacture repre-
s>nts the difference between the cost Of
materials used and the value of the
products manufactured from them. The
value added by manufacture in 1919
shows an increase over that in 1914 Of
$40 s35o, 900, or 25I . per cent. The value
added by manufacture n 1919 formed
-. s per cent Of the total value of products
and in 1914 43.S per cent.
In 1919, as compared with 1914, the
number of salaried employees shows an in
crease Of S65, or 20.4 per cent, while the
average number Of wage earuers increased
{, ,366, or 42.S Per cent.
SUMMARY FOR THE CITY.
A comparative summary for the city
for 1914 and 1919 follows;