Volume VIII. Manufactures 1909, General Report and Analysis
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APPENDICES APPENDIX A.-SCHEDULES APPENDIX B.-INSTRUCTIONS TO SPECIAL AGENTS APPENDIX C.-INSTRUCT~ONS FOR EDITING THE SCHEDULES APPENDIX D.-CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIES (795) APPENDIX A.-SCHEDULES. The information contained in the statistics of manu Other supplemental schedules were used for par factures for 1909 was collected by means of a general ticular industries and were designed to develop statis schedule, which was used ii:\ every manufacturing tics peculiar to the different industries to which they establishment, and certain supplementary schedules. relate, such as the quantities and values of materials The general schedule is lrere reproduced. and products, and in some cases data with regard to In addition to the general schedule there was a the mechanical equipment of the plant. These special schedule entitled "Administrative and general special schedules are very numerous and for lack of office schedule." This schedule was used generally space can not be reproduced in full. The supple in cases where companies controlled a number of mental schedule used in the cotfon manufactures is, factories from a central office and did not make a however, given for the purpose of illustrating the distribution of the general expenses of such office general character of these supplemental schedules. among the separate reports for the different plants. Following is a list of the industries and products This schedule, which was used for reporting the capital for which supplemental schedules were used, the of the company as a whole, the employees at the cen-: character of the schedule being in each case similar tral office, their salaries and wages, and the miscel to that for cotton, but the contents varying to suit laneous expenses, is here reproduced. the conditions peculiar to each industry. Agricultural implements. Dyestuffs and extracts. Petroleum, refining. Automobiles. Electrical machinery and apparatus. Phonographs and gmphophones. Boot-sugar factories. Essential-oil factories. Pianos and organs. Bicycles and motorcycles. Explosives. Printing and publishing and the periodical Boots and shoes. Fertilizers. press. Brick, tile, terra cotta, :fire-clay products, Flax, hemp, and jute manufactures. Railroad repair shops. and pottery. Flour and grist mills. Rice, cleaning and polishing. Butter, cheese, and condensed-milk fac- Gas, manufactured. Salt works. tories. Glass works. Shipbuilding. Cane-sugar mills. Hosiery and knit goods. Silk manufactures. Canning and preserving, :fish and oysters. Ice, manufactured. Slaughterhotllles (hides and skins). Canning and preserving, fruits and vegeta- Iron and steel, blast furnaces. Slaughtering and meat packing. bles. Lead smelters. Soap. Carriages and wagons. Lead refineries. Starch and glucose factories. Cars, steam and street railroad. Leather gloves and mittens. Steel works and rolling mills. Cement. Leather, tanned and curried. Sulphuric, nitric, and mixed acids. Chemical manufactures. Lime. Tin-plate and terneplate works. Coke. Lumber and timber products. Turpentine and rosin. Copper smelters. Metal-working machinery. Wire. Copper refineries. Oilcloth, linoleum, and artificial leather. Wood distillation. Cotton manufactures. Paints and varnishes. Wool IIumufacturea. Cottonseed-oil mills. Paper and pulp mills. j Zinc smelters. SCHEDULES. GENERAL SCHEDULE. NumlJer of stockholders, if an incorporated organization .....•...••....•••...••...• Give number of stockholders on the last day ofthepe;rlod co~ered by this report. 1. DESCRIPTION OF ESTABLISHMENT If the Information given on this schedule Character of industry.... _..... -- ........ , ........................................ , em.braces more than one factory, mill, or plant, give the name and lO<'atfon of each Specify the kind of goods manufactured and kind of work done in general order of under "Remarks" on the last page. their importance. The name of the general c!MS of articles manufactured is not Name ofestablishment ........................................................... sufficiently definite. If establishment as reported on this schedale embraces more Name of owner •.... _............................................... ___ ......... .. than one factory 1 mill, or plant engaged in different lines of work, state that !act. ocation of establishment. {State ............ ··• ..... County .................... · Return with the schedule a card, catalogue, or other printed matter describing the L City or town ............. Street and No ..., ......... business. Is establishment located within the corporato limits of the city or town? -.... · · · -. · · :Post-office address of general office .................................. · .. · · · .. · .. · · · · period covered by this report: From .............. , 19 ...... ,to ........... , 10 ..... - W.!.S!IINGTON, D. C., Januarv s, 1910. Cbaraoter of organization ........................................... -- ...... · · · ... · The census of mmu!actares Is taken in conformity will! the requl!ements of the The answer should relate to the last day of the period covered by tho report and act of C-0ngress approved July I!, 1909. Reporrs a.re requrr~d on this schedule for should be one of the following: Individual, general partnership, limited partnership, all establishments that were in operation durmg any porti~n of the year endmg December 31, 1909, but the statistics may pertain to the ~usme,;s year wh1cll most incorporated company, cooperative association, or other. nearly conforms to the c.alendar year. The law makes it ol:Jl1garory upon every manu!actarer to furnish census data. • • . - th N=~::~~:::~~=~~ :.~t.~~~s-~~~ .~.~~-~~~~·-i·f-~ ~~~~~~~:)Men ..............• All answers will be held absolutely confident!al. N_o P!1lJ.lleatio:i ml! be made m ~ Give number of members on last day of period covered by census reports disclosing the name or o.P,erat1ons of md1v1dual establIBhments in any articular The act of Congress provides that the Bureau c;f th;: Cens~ s~! not this report. II partnership, give both active and silent Eermit any other than the sworn employees of the bureau to _ex:amme the 1ndn:1drul partners. If cooperative society, give number of members Women. -.. · · · · .. · re orts It also provides that any employee who sbaJ!, w1tho~t the n ~1th~mty ~f of society. tle Director of the Census, pul:Jlish or communicate anyinlorm.~t1on conungmto his (7!t7) 798 APPENDIX A-MANUFACTURES. possession, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction be fined not to Total cost of all materials (other than fuel) and mill supplies used during $1,000 exooed 1 or be impnsoned not to exceed two years, or botb, in the discretion of the year •.•....••.....•......•..•.............................•..... $ . .... _.••• the court. Amounts and values are to be obtained from book accounts, if such accounts are Cost offuel and rent of power ......................................... $ ......... available. Each question should be answered. If any question is found not ap Amount paid, if any, for freight on above which has not already been plicable and no amounts are reported, write the word "None." Do not duplicate included ............................................................ $ .....••• •• any item of expense. E. DANA DURAND, Director of the Gemiu&. Total cost of materials, mill supplies, and fuel, and freight on 2, TIME IN OPERATIOJ!f AND JIOURS WORKED: same .......................................................... $ ......•... Number ol days in operation during tho year .•.................................... Give names of principal materials used, ...................................... _...• Give tho number of days the plant, or any part of it, was in operation during the 9. MlSCELU.NEOUS EXPENSES: AMOUNT P.AJD DURING THE YEAll FOR THE FOL year. Days when the establishment was shut down for repairs, or for other causes, LOWING ITEMS. This should include all items of expense incident to the year's and there was 1w production should not be included. Do not include Sundays and business not accounted for under Inquiries 7 and H. It should not include Interest, . holidays, unless plant was in actual operation. whether on bonds or otherwise, or dividends on stock, or allowances for depreciation. Number of hours normally worked lly wage earners: (a) Per shift ........ ; (b) per Rent offactory or works ............................................. _ $ ........•• week .......... Taxes{a. Internal revenue (Federal) ........................... _...... $ ......... Give the prevailing practice followed during the year, without attempting to b. Other ....................................................... $ ......... indicate variations from this practice. All that it is desired to know Is the practice Rent of offices and buildings, other than factory or works, rent of ma generally prevailing in respect to the hours oflabor of employees. chlnery, royalties, use of patents, insnrance, ordinary repairs of build 3. CAPITAL INVESTED: AMOUNT OF CAPITAL INVESTED-OWNED AJ!fD DORROWED. ings and machinery, advertising, traveling expenses, and all other The answer should show the total amount of capital, both owned and borrowed, on sundry expenses .................................................... $ ......... the last day of the lluslness year reported. All tbe items of fixed and live capital Contract work, not included in answer to Inquiry 7 .................... $ •........ _ may be taken at the amounts carried on the boolrs. If land or buildings are rented, Total.. .......................................................