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Show 1948 CENSUS WILL GIVE PICTURE OF INDUSTRIAL CHANGES ,A clear, complete .picture of the current industrial situation in the eight mountain states, recording the vast changes which have occurred oc-curred since 1939, will be presented in the tabulations of the 1947 census cen-sus of manufacturers, to be taken early in 1948, according to Director Direc-tor J. C. Capt, Bureau of the Census, Cen-sus, Department of Commerce. In 1939 there were 4,011 manufacturing manu-facturing establishments in the eight mountain states. Montana had 585 establishments, Idaho 549, Wyoming 310, Colorado 1,298, New Mexico 272, Arizona 332, Utah 560, and Nevada 105. The value of products manufactured in the eight states amounted to $819,833,-003. $819,833,-003. Of this total, Montana accounted ac-counted for $151,885,026, Idaho $90,475,147, Wyoming $45,423,103, Colorado $221,642,666, New Mexico $25,123,641,. Arizona $97,529,481, Utah $167,172, 226, and Nevada $20,581,713. The questionnaire, which will be mailed to all United States manufacturers manu-facturers in January, was developed devel-oped with the aid of industry in a series of conferences over the last three years. Information will ( be obtained on production, employment, employ-ment, wages, materials consumed, expenditures for plant and equipment, equip-ment, inventories, and related items. Since the 1947 census of manufacturers manu-facturers is being conducted primarily pri-marily by mail, Director Capt urged all manufacturers to return their completed questionnaires promptly in order to speed up the availability of the results and keep the costs down. "Follow-ups by mail, telegram, and visits by field personnel are costly," Director Capt said. "Cooperation by manu- facturers in mailing their questionnaires ques-tionnaires promptly will cut coats as well as speed publication of the results. Early publication of the results of the 1947 census of manufacturers manu-facturers will enhance their value and give business vital information badly needed to meet current conditions." con-ditions." Director Capt pointed out that reporting in the Census of Manufactures, Manu-factures, which dates back to 1810, is mandatory. He emphasized that the same law which requires reporting re-porting also requires that all individual indi-vidual reports and figures submitted submit-ted to the Census Bureau be held in strict confidence. Information submitted to it cannot be used for regulation, investigation, or taxation taxa-tion , because the Census Bureau, und'er the law, cannot reveal individual indi-vidual figures or personal information informa-tion to any person or agency, even in the Federal government. |