Author : United States Bureau of the Census
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780243514847
Total Pages : 728 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (148 download)
Book Synopsis Abstract of the Census of Manufactures, 1914 (Classic Reprint) by : United States Bureau of the Census
Download or read book Abstract of the Census of Manufactures, 1914 (Classic Reprint) written by United States Bureau of the Census and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-02-25 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Abstract of the Census of Manufactures, 1914 This volume gives in condensed form the statistics collected for the census of manu factures of 1914, and makes comparisons with prior censuses. It is designed to meet the requirements of those who desire statistics for the United States as a whole, for the separate industries, and for the states and principal cities. The detail statistics for the different industries in the states and cities are given in the special reports for the states, and similar details for the principal industries are contained in the special reports for the individual industries. Preliminary totals for the manufactures in the states and cities and for the principal industries were made public as quickly as ascertained, the first totals being published in the fall of 1915. In addition to a brief description of census methods, this volume contains separate chapters dealing with particular subjects and four general tables which assemble the more important data in convenient form. These general tables form the closing chapters of the volume, and are designated as follows: table 220. Capital, expenses, value of products, persons engaged, and power and 1' net, for the United States, by industries: MIL - This table is confined to the census of and gives a fairly complete presentation of the census returns for each industry. Further detail, namely, the number of wage earners employed, by months, appears in Chapter VIII, and the statistics as to establishments classified according to character of ownership, size, and prevailing hours of labor are covered by Chapters VI, VII, and IX, respectively. Table 221. Comparative summary, by geographic divisions and states, 1914, 1904, and - This table shows, for all industries combined, in each geographic division and state, for each of the four; censuses, the number Of establishments in each state, the average number of wage earners employed, primary horse power, capital, the amount paid for wages, the cost of materials, and the value of products. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
