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ALMANAC AND YEAR- BOOK FOR 1921.
MANUFACTURES IN THE UNITED STATES
[Bureau of census report, 1917.]
COMPARATIVE SUMMARY, 1870- 1914.
1914. 1910 1900 1890. Establishments 275,793 268,491 207,514 355,415 Salaried employees 964,217 790.267 364,120 461,009 Wage earners* 7,038,337 6,615,046 4,712,763 4,251,613 Capital $22,790,980.000 $18,428,270,000 $8,975,256,000 $6,525,156,486 Expenses $19,735,338,000 $18.454.090,000 $9,870,425,000 $8,076,485,640 Salaries $1,287,917,000 $938,575,000 $380,771,000 $391,988,208 Wages $4,079,332 000 $3,427,038,000 $2,008,361,000 $1,891,228,321 Materials $14,368,089.000 $12,142,791,000 $6,575,851,000 $5,162,044,076 Miscellaneou $1.945,686,000 $905,442,000 $631,225,035 Value of products $24,246,323,000 $20 ,672,052, $11,406,927,000 $9,372,437,283 000
*Average number. Gross value at factory. Included neighborhood hand and building trades: not included in 1900 and 1910.
Note- - The years are census years. The statistics are for the preceding calendar year in each case.