| Show Shoddy in in Much Less Demand PRELIMINARY statement showIng showing showing show show- A ing the general results of the 1909 census for establishments engaged engaged engaged en en- in the manufacture of woolen and worsted goods has Just been Issued Issued issued Is Is- sued by the director of the census E. E Dana Durand Although the number of oC establishments establishments establishments establish establish- ments has decreased denoting a tendency tendency tendency ten ten- dency toward concentration which has been the rule In the wool manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing manu manu- Industry since 1870 on the theother theother theother other hand the amount of capital reported reported re reo re- re ported as invested shows an increase from in 1899 to In 1909 or 62 per cent during the decade The cost of ot materials used increased 85 per cent and the amount paid In salaries and wages 58 per cent The number of salaried officials daIs and clerks Increased but 47 per percent cent and the number of wage earners earners earners earn earn- ers only 29 per per cent The value of products Increased from in 1899 to in 1909 or 76 per cent The greater part of this increase took place during the second half of ot the decade in fact the Increase of oC over in the five years since 1904 is far greater than that of any decade prior to 1900 in the history of the industry 1 DON'T DONT DOli T BRINe our ANYTHING G SHODDY I I NOTHING I. I BUT THE BEST The quantity of wool consumed in condition purchased increased from pounds to pounds or 44 per cent reckoned on ona ona ona a scoured wool basis the Increase was 50 per cent The quantity of raw cotton cotton cotton cot cot- ton consumed decreased from pounds to pounds or 50 60 per cent while the amount of cotton yarn purchased increased from pounds to pounds or 11 per percent cent The net result result re re- re- re sult suit is a decided decrease in U tIe the e amount of cotton used as a material by wool manufacturers The figures also show a marked decrease decrease de de- de crease in the use of shoddy This is explained by the fact that the manufacture of ot worsted fabrics into which shoddy does not enter as a material to any appreciable extent has increased enormously while the quantity of woolen fabrics In which shoddy is utilized was actually less lessIn lessin lessin in 1909 than in 1899 |
