Evening star., 1926-10-30
COMMERCE CHAMBER TO HOLD
ITS THIRD ANNUAL EXPOSITION
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manufactured by these establishments
in 1914 was $28,97S,241 and in 1919
$68. 1926, $40; and of these the 127 small
establishments, each doing a business
of 1000 or less per year, in the year
1914 produced products having an ag-
gregate value of $326.764 and in 1919
the 125 similar small establishments
produced products having an 'aggre--
gate value of $299,940., In 1925 about
700 concerns manufactured $85, 900, 900
worth of products.
In 1914 the capital invested in these
| manufacturing establishments in the
District Of Columbia was S4O.s10, 200
and in 1919 was $63,O08,179: the sal
aries and wages paid in 1914 aggre-
gated $8,6O5, ,693, divided as follows:
Salaries, $2,537 ,001 and wages, Sc, ,068,
692; and in 1919 the salaries and
wages paid aggregated $18.856 ,410. of
which the salaries were 1861 1873 and
$13, ,031 was to wage earnerS. In
1925 salaries amounted to $4,000, 900.
The value of products represents
the selling value or price at the plants
of the products actually turned out by
the factories during the census year,
whether the products were sold or not,
and may thus be more or less than
the amount of the sales for the year.
Business Exhibit i'm 1914.
In the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing in 1914 there were 4,146 en-
ployes and wage earners whose sal
aries and wages aggregated $3,998, ,924
and in 1919 there were 1852 employees
and wage earners whose salaries and
wages aggregated $3.50, ,438.
In the naval gun factory (navy
yard the number of employees and
wage earners in 1914 was 3,239, with
salaries and wages aggregating $3,-
345, 1872, and in 1919 there were 9,265
persons employed, with aggregate sal
aries and wages amounting to $15,-
704,S21.
In the Government Printing Office
in 1914 there were 4,051 persons en-
ployed, deriving salaries and wages
aggregating $4,260,495, and in 1919
there were SOIL, drawing down in
salaries $8,452,597.
In other manufacturing industries
operated by the Federal Government
in Washington there were in 1914
202 persons employed, whose salaries
and wages aggregated $130,862, and
in 1919 the number had increased to
394, with aggregate salaries amount.
ing to $515.69S.
Therefore, we find that the total
number of persons engaged in manu-
featuring industries in 1914 was 22,-
961, divided as follows: 1883 In gov
ernmental plants and 1923 in COM
mercial plants, and the number Of
persons so engaged in 1919 was 36,523,
14101 Of which were in commercial
plants and 22.422 in governmental
plants. The aggregate wages and
salaries paid those engaged in manu-
featuring pursuits in both govern
mental and commercial plants in 1914
was $20.341 ,766, of which $11, 1,736,073
was paid to those in governmental
employ and $S,605, ,693 was paid those
in the commercial manufacturing
plants. Similarly in 1919 the aggre-
gate wages and salaries paid was $52,-
1S9.964, of which $33,333,5 ,554 was paid
those in governmental employ and
$1S,s56,41O was paid those In CONNER
cial plants.
Salaries q Big Item.
In 1921, as we have already pointed
out. commercial manufacturing plants
alone in Washington, exclusive of the
los unlisted small plants doing busi-
ness Of less than 5000 each. paid out
in wages and salaries $1S,948.554, and
have grown to more than sec. 100000.
These figures are impressive, and
fully establish the material worth of
these eSta tabllShmentS TO our city. Inc
class Of workmen engaged has been
OF benefit to our city financially and
in every way. They contribute their
full share to the support of our city.
to all of our business establishments
and to our churches and charitable
organizations. In every way these
workmen have proved to be desirable
citizens. Washington's beauty has
not been retarded or destroyed by
these manufacturing plants. On the
contrary. these establishments have
played no small part in the growth of
Washington. materially and from an
esthetic standpoint. Without the
business created by these establish
ments Washington no doubt would
have outgrown its condition as
struggling village with a few grand
governmental departments. but equally
without doubt would not be the metro
politan cfty which II has hecone