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Show Manufactures in City of Provo The Census Bureau's' Summary Concerning) Con-cerning) That City For the Year 1914 Washington, D. C, Oct. A preliminary pre-liminary statement of tho general results re-sults of tho census of manufactures for tho city of Provo, was Issued by Director Sam L, Kogcrs of tho Bureau Bu-reau of the Census Department of Commerce. It was prepared under the direction of Mr. William M. Stuart, chief statistician for manufactures. manu-factures. Tho llgurcs nro preliminary and subject to such change nnd correction as may bo found necessary from n further examination of tho original reports. Tho census excluded tho hand trades, tbo building trades, and tho neighborhood Industries, nnd took account only of establishments conducted con-ducted under tho factory system. Statistics wero not Included for establishments es-tablishments having products for tho census year valued at less than $500 excopt that reports wero taken for establishments Idlo during a portion of tho census year of which began operation during that year, nnd whoso products for such reason wero vnlucd at less than $500. Tho word establishment as used In tho census reports mny moan more than ono mill or plant, provided thoy nro owned or controlled nnd operated oper-ated by a slnglo Individual, partnership, partner-ship, corporation, or other owner or operator, and aro located In tho same town or city. Tho reports wero taken for the calendar year onding December 31, '914, wherovor tho system of book-keoplng book-keoplng permitted figures for that period to bo secured, but when tho fiscal year of an establishment differed dif-fered from tho calendar year a report re-port was obtained for tho operations of that establishment for Us fiscal year falling most largely within the calendar year 1914. ' Thero wero 32 establishments ro-ported ro-ported as located within tho corporate corpor-ate limits of tho city during 1914. Tho capital Invested wns $958,000. In this connection it should bo stated stat-ed that tho Inquiry contained In tho census schedule calls for tho total nmount of cnjiltal, both owned nnd borrowed, Invested In tho buslnoss, but excludes the vnluo of rented prop orty, plant or equipment wnlch wns employed in tho conduct of manu facturlng enterprises. In tho final bulletins and reports tho rental pnld for such property will bo shown sop nrntcly. Tho cost of materials used In addition ad-dition to tho component materials which enter Into tho products of tho establishment for tho census year includes in-cludes tho cost of fuel, mill suppllos, nnd rent of powor nnd heat. Tho cost of materials, howovor, does not Include unused mntorlals nnd supplies sup-plies bought either for speculation or for uso during n subsequent period. Tho total cost of materials used during dur-ing tho yenr amounted to $511,000. Tho census Inquiry does not Include amounts paid for miscellaneous expenses, ex-penses, such as ront of offices, royalties, roy-alties, Insurance .ordinary ropalrs, advertising, traveling expenses, or allowanco for depreciation. Tho vnluo of products which havo amounted to $843,000, represents their solllnr valuo or prlco nt tho plants ns nctually turned out by the factories during tho census year and does not necessarily havo nny relation rela-tion to tho amount of sales for that vear. Tho values under this hoad also Includo nmounts received for work dono on materials furnished by others. " " ",TTrfi' Summary For the City Number of establishments 32 Persons engnged In manufac tures 410 Proprietors nnd firm members.... 2G Salaried omployces 54 Wnge earners (average number) 330 Primary horsepower 801 Capital $958,000 Salaries $70,000 Services $243,000 Wages $173,000 Materials $511,000 Vnluo of products $843,000 Valuo added by manufacture (valuo of products less cost of materials) mater-ials) $332,000 |
