Bulletin Volume 40-54 (English, French, Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ...During the five years the increase in the value of products was more than three hundred and eighty-five fold. At the census of 1905 Texas ranked second among the states in this industry. The smelting and refining of lead was another important industry in the state, but the statistics for this industry can not be shown separately without disclosing individual operations. Only 1 establishment was reported at each of the two censuses, but there was an increase in the value of products in 1905 compared with 1900. Large increases in the value of products are shown for other industries. Among the increases are the following: Sugar and molasses refining, from $367,078 to $1,979,214; cotton goods, from $1,199,990 to $1,587,289; wood preserving, from $1,352,870 to $1,502,978; brick and tile, from $1,020,205 to $1,304,663; and men's clothing, from $616,584 to $1,204,859. New industries.--A number of industries that were not returned at the census of 1900 were reported in 1905. Among these are the manufacture of boots and shoes and of millinery and lace goods. CLASSIFICATION BY CHARACTER OF OWNERSHIP. Changes in the form of ownership of manufacturing establishments constitute an important feature of the statistics of manufactures. The ownership of establishments was reported under the following classifications: (1) Individual, (2) firm, (3) incorporated company, and (4) 'miscellaneous," which embraces cooperative associations. The Census reports of 1900 contain information relative to ownership, but it is impracticable to prepare comparative statistics for all industries. Table 9 is a comparative table which shows for 10 selected industries the number of establishments for each form of ownership for 1900 and 1905, together with the percentages...