Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 131, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 7, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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Cmvsyls "ibAXTcau's Summary Cotvc&ttvVi4 VVie SWt far $0ft
WASHINGTON D. C Feb. C.-A pro 1009 ami $HG000 In 1904. In this con-
llmlnary statement of Uio general re- noctlon It BhoUld be stated that tho
-suits or tho ceiiBUs of manufactures
for the stato of KmiBas was issued to-
day by C'ciibub Director Durnnd It con
ststs of n summary comparing tlio fig-
ures for 1904 and 1909 by stato totals
prepared under tho direction of Mr.
William TU Stcunrt chief statistician
for manufactures Bureau of tho Ccn-
8UB.
Steam laundries 'aro given a separ-
ate presentation because the Thir-
teenth :CensUB was the first fn whtclj
they were canvassed and thprefore
there arc notatlstlcs'TOr prior cen-
suses With which these totals can bo
compared.
The .figures are preliminary and sub-
ject to Buch change and correction as
may bo found necessary from a fur-
ther examination of tho original re-
ports. ' 1
Tho Thirteenth Census like that of
1901 with reference to manufactures
differs from (ho Twelfth Census In
1900 in that tho two later censuses cx-
cliided the hand trades the building
trades and tho neighborhood indus
tries and took account only of qstab
Inquiry contained in Uio census sched-
ule calls for tho total amount or cap-
ital both owned and borrowed ' and
invested In tho business but excludes
tho value of rented proportyf plant or
equipment which was employed In the
conduct of manufacturing enterprises.
In tho final bulletins and reports tho
rental paid for such propqrty will bo
shown separately.
The cbBt of matorlalB UBed In 190l
was $259GC3000 as against $1GGG10-
000 in 1904 an Increase of $103103000
or CC per cent 'The average per estab j
llshnicnt in 1909 was approximately!
$70000 and In 1904 $03000. In addi-
tion to the component materials which
enter Into the products of tho estab-
lishments for Uio census year there
aro lnfcluded fuel rent of power and
heat and mill supplies. Tho cost of
materials however does not inchi'do
unusued materials and supplies bought
either for speculation or for use dur-
ing a subsequent period. .
I Value of Products.
The value of products in 1909 was
Lyceum Theatre Feb. 7th
BERT LEIGH IN HAROLD MWHS DELIGHTFUL COMEDY
THE MAN ON THE BOX
YOU HAVE READ THE BOOK NOW SEE THE PLAY
COMPLETE PRODUCTION IN DETAIL
Prices: 25 50 75 1.00--2 Front Rows $1.50
Seats on sale at Compton's Drug Store.
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.llshments conducted under tho factory $325357000 anU $198245.000 in 1904
system. In tho last census also as increase or $miizUi or 44 per
in thati for 1904. statistics wero not cent. Tho average per establishment
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collected for factories having a pro
duct for tho census year of a value
lees than $500 except that reports
was approximately $95000-In 1909 and
lit 1904. it was about $80000.
The value of products represents
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Avere taken for establishments Idlq their selling value or pritf. at the
.during a portion of the year 1900 orjldants as actually turned out by tho
which began operation-' during that! factories during tho census year and
year and whose products for such rea- does not of necessity have any relation
3011 were less than $500. t the amount of sales for that year.
The word "establishment" as used The values under this head o In
hi the Thirteenth Census may mfean.
more than one mill or plant provided
. they nro owned or controlled and op-
erated by a single individual partner-
ship corporation or other owner or
operator and arc located In the' same
. town or city.
The reports were .taken for the cal-
Harris the Druggist
Appreciate your
Trade
will
Professional and Business Direcl
OF ABILENE
The Hub of Central West Texas
DM. JOSEPH DAIiY
Eye Ear Nose and Throat.
Office one block west of Postofflco
L. W MOLLIS M. D
Hours 10 to 12 a. m. 2 to 4 p. m
4 to C p. ni. '
At HoIHb Sanitarium 8 to 10 a. m.
Office SaylcB Building RoomB 1C-17.
DR. W. ALFRED COCXftAl
DENTIST
Roberts ( Phono No. 292.
Office In Alexander Building
McLomorc-BaSs Drug Co.
ItADFOHJ) BUILDING.
DIRECTORY.
WILL STITH & CO
. BILLS IX TEXAS HOUSE. 1
Two Railroad Consolidation Measures.
Among Those Offered on
Saturday. 1
elude the amount received for work
dqno on materials furnished by others.
v;V;1. '' ondar year ending December 31 JOOOJf
'fcffi.'x-'' ' wherever the system of bookkeeping N
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permitted figures for that period to bo
secured but where tho fiscal year of
an establishment differed f.rom Uio
calendar year a report was obtained
for the operations of that establish-
ment for its fiscal 'oar falling most
- largely within tho calendar year 1909.
The Percents of Increase.
The summary for the state shows
ii consistent increase "at the census of
1009 as compared with that for 1904.
In the order of their importance from
ti percentage standpoint Ue principal
Items rank as follows:'
' ' Number of salaried officials and
clerks 81! per cent; capital 75 per cent
-cost of materials used GC per cent;
value of products 04 per cent; value
added by manufacture 57 per cent;
miscellaneous expenses 53 per cent;
salaries and wages 45. per cent; num-
ber of establishments 38. per cent;
and average humbel df wage-earners
employed during the year 22 per
cpnt.
There were 3427 manufacturing es-
tablishments In 1.909 and 2475 In 1904
an incrcaso of 952 or 38 per cent.
T)jo capital Invested as reported in
1909' was $154952.000 a gain Of $G0-
272000 or 75 jjer cent over $88080000
in 1901 The average capital per estab
llshment was approximately $15000 in
Vnluc Added by 3rnmifnchi"c.
The value added by manufacture
represents tho difference between tho
cost of materials used and their value
after the mainifnctiirliiu processes
iavo been expended upon them and
they become products. In 1909 the
value added by manufacture was $05-
094000 and In 1.904 $41735000 an in-
crease or $23959000 or 57 per cent.
The value added by manufacture In
1909 formed 20 per cent 61 the total
value of produclB and In 1904 21 per
cent .. ..
Miscellaneous expense includes such
ltoms as rent or factory or works tax-
es and amount paid' for contract work
which will appear separately fn tho
final repo as well as such items
of office and other expense ns can
not be elsewhere classified. In 1909
the amount was $1357C000 and in 1904
$8870000 an increase of $4700000
or 53 por cent.
The average miscellaneous' expense 1
per establishment .In 1909 and 1904
was approximately $4000.
The salaries and wages in 1909
amounted to $32773000 and in 190.4 to
$22'ij7G000 an increase df $10197000
or 45 per cent. .
In 1909 tho numbor of salaried offl-
Cials.and clerks was G.801 and In 1904
3721 an increase of 3080 or 83 per
cent
Tho average number of wage-earners
in 1909 was 43532 and in' 1904 35-
570 an increase of 7902 or
cent.
AUSTIN Tex. Feb. 4. Companion
bills to the Scnato railroad measures
werq offered In the House tQday. They
propose to' authorize the Cotton Belti to
acquire the Stephenvllle North and
South Texas Railway and tho Santa
Fo to acqulrja tho Concho San Saba
and Llano Railroad. Both of the tirunk
lines already have control of the' short
roads named. ' r . .
Bills were introduced in. the House
as follows:. - '
JSTo. 337 By Mr. Rucks: Prohibiting
fishing or seining except with hook
and line In 'tho waters of Turtle Bay
Matagorda County atj all times of tho
year.
No. 338 Jly Mr. Nichols of Hunt and
Mr Mangum: Requiring persons 'who
lease agricultural lands to disclose to
each of the owners of. such latfds the
name of every other land owner with
w.hom ho has made such t contract for
that year.
QUEEN OF THE PANTRY
MAUD MIMJLER
CONTINENTAL
ARBITRATOR f'
00RNATI0N t;4
FIRST GALL c-: :
BIG-A v'V
FLOUR AT
R. E. L. Norwood
GROCERIES
Phones 347 and 131 Roberts.
4G8 S. V.
Notary Public
Office
over
Citizens National Bank.
v. 0. SHACKELFORD
Hardware Tin nd Iron Worker.
ABILENE TEXAS.- ;
Vr . C
'. JiEtA.
Dentist.
lastlc population of 2000 or more and
permits tho Commissioners court to
22. per
k 'Ml?-' '
' '"-iSv t " .....'. . . ' ....
1 f JffCtr Vl(ved each year be-
J v IVx cause tlyflgtor is reached promptly.
I jf m br thBeiI Telephone. FrompittRr
I f informati6Bhe receives by teiWne Ke
II can give directions Pm i ipwmii j meas-
sary medicines LaJwiWnstruments.
. .off
J run nil iilkufr
' ..4 ' JpJrans
rv.a v2
VA4ipiii9J
KlSYtflW
No. 339. By Mr. Martin: Providing nx'.tno maximum salary
that the death of surety on an appcifi; No. 35"3 By Messes' Russell and
bond from the Justice Court to the pharr: Hopkins County road law.
County Court or' from the County court j No M4n Smilh of UMut
th bond CQUrt-8ha11 P void providing. that County Commissioners
.. .n.'r.' y .. . . ' I shall be elected from tho county as a
No. 340-By Mr. Parker: The sterlll- wm1 1Qtnni -n. ..
Zatlflll bill. Tn lirnVPiit nrnnronttnn livl .. ' :
Imbecjlqs syphilltlcs atid others.
No 341By Messrs. Tel and Gil-
No. 355-r-By Mr. Hamilton df Child
ress. Extending until Sept. l.of this
year tho time in which domestic corpo-
B0
mare: Exempting Van Kindt. court ratIona whlch dld not pay fraMCh'
p . e . V ouer""enaent l taxes by Jan. 1 may pay penalties and
Public Schools law. - ..
.. .. . . revive their charters.
i ; 1 CambCll-11 mrT No- 3Cr-y Mr- 1)u MWng it un
lug .the payjaiiors for feeding pris- lnwful to flflh th Qr
oners to bo 40c a day. ... . ....
v . - nets in salt water. It Is tho Intention
NO 343-By Messrs McGown and of thlB bill .0 prevent the nnnecessary
Si?" f I "8 MUM! "" Cfttch1B "f "" """ ""marketable
mental defectives who can not be ad- flBh . .
mltted to asylums to have been re!-; 357B rrank '
dents of n county for bIx mbnths. and cimrter bill
of tho stat for one year in order to No 358n T
revive support by the covny. ;'8harkhm To prevent the. asBigLent
flnAn 7 " Mnt 'n"f l "f of WB ' 8Htor rate of Interest
TTni J l l wvldod by the UBury law.
' S !?r h 8'"imerr"'al sclO0ls' . No. 350-By Mr. Lee: ' Authorlng
.-. .. u .. ; pClry fJ nrnhnRn v tllo o!lMfn . -n
county Toad law ' 1- J. . . .
. v lW A ..... : Concho San Saba and Llano Valley
.-v. uiu tuj nivniiiBf jjvia i iiurr
arnd
with Specialists are easilv arrancred
of the IkU Long Distance Service.
The Southwestern
Telegraph & Telepheme Co.j
railroad. This road runs frdm' Paint
fr"r it Afllne ft f1lo(nnnt nf AtnLinn.
eanu-oigh contributions and providing mI(?B ml A iS
Others:. To' secure publicity foi1
with
penalities for failure
to file a sworn statement
County clerk.
No. 347 By Mr. Tool: Prohibiting
attorneys in any case front summon-
ing a witness without Rood reason to
bollovo that tho party summoned
knows some material fact In the case.
No. 348.--By Mr. Porter; To auth-
orize tho Cottoit Belt railroad to pur-
chase tho Stephenvllle North and
South Texas Railway.. This road runs
forty-five mller. from Stophenvlllo to
Hamilton Tho Cotton Bolt is now
building from Gatesvlllo to Hamilton
to connect with this line. It Is also
understood that tho Cotton Belt has
secured control Of this property.
No. 349 By Mr. Davis: Prohibiting
tbo hauling of unbilled Johnson gras
on any public' road.
No. 350 By Mr. . Henry:
school tifustoeB tho authority tivifrh
.unimor dim winter terms
:dor tho present inw only one
oi's term' of school In each yea:
Tuvniuu ior.
yo. S51-.py M.' Henry: requiring
' -rftr-i f- rate. county nnd
nunloipal construction to provide a
Kond 8ufflr'ot to secure tho payment
of laborers and material.
'o. 352 By Mr. Heney: Providing
'or tv ofllce of County School Super-
it cCk-txt lu all countieB with n scho-
vi vuiuiiiiiiuiiif lln ntv A ..i.... nf tnrivtwn mUna
the. .- ... ..... ; ;.... .
u ua iiuiti uj iut UilMUlllHL 11MU
I has already been acuuired'by tho San-
1 . -
ta Fe . .
ft
Tonight
eathor col-
TJIE WKATHini.
For Abilene ..and vlelnlt:
and Wednesday unsettled wei
dor.
For 1-f.Bt Texas: Tonlghfc and Wed-
nesday unsettled weather colder to-
night in west portion colder Wednes-
day ixcetu Ui extreme northwest por-
Otflce over Compton's Drug Store.
Office phono 709 Roberta; Residence
457 Roberta." .
J. 31. Estcs
J. M. Alexander
SURGEONS
Office Iri Alexander Building and nt
Sanitarium. .
DR. C. M. McCAUIiEY
DENTIST
Up Btairs 134 1.-2 Pine St. Tel. Rob-
: erts 54; . . '
MOTZ & CURTIS
NOTARY 1
.'dgUC
Oftlco over Citlzona National Bank.
First Floer.
J. W. BOGAR & CO. Dry Good
Clothing. Corner Pino add
Third Sta.
FULWILER ELECTRIC CO.
In Electrical Supplies.
Postofflco.
SINGER SEV1NG MACHINE OFFl
lacing Postofflco.
SecoHd Fleer.
ROOM 1 W. P. Bounda
In' Real Estate.
ROOM 2 Eugono Dobogory Att
ut Xaw
ROOM 3 8. A. Pltzor Agt. Col
Nat Llfo Assurance Co.
ROOM 4 and 5 Ben L. Cox Lwy
ROOM C B. A. Cox Lawyer.
ROOM 7 J. W. Moffett Lawyer.
Rooms 8 9 10 11 KIrby & Davl
LawyorB.
ROOM 12 D. Q. Hill Lawyer.
ROOM 13 Elton F. Reed Stone
tOOM 14 C. McCauly Mgr. Mc
ley Land Company.
ROOM 14 Praotorlans Laughlli
Olson Organisers.
ROO.Nft 15 10 17 18 Saytca k. Syl
Lawyers. . xtvl
Third Floor.
ROOMS 19 and 20 Southland' LUJ
Jesso Cannon Agency Director.
ROOM .23 H. J. Bradshaw RaUr
Builder and Promoter.
Room 25 Dudley Implement A
Company Manufacturers of Dad
Plow Hitch.
IOOMS 2T and 28-Drnnch office fltl
G. Dun & Co. Glen L. Corrle Mgr.l
ROOM 29 B. B. Bates State Mi
Cary Lombard Young Co. Lam-I
Dealers in Land and Insurance
bor Dealers.
ROOM 32 Russell Bros. & Co.
tOOM 33 C. R. Leo Broker 11
Merchandise and Grain.
ROOM 34 1. H HdrrlB district
agor American Homo Life Insurance!
Company.
ROOM 35 Clarence Lanlus. Brick
Manufacturer.
Basement.
Palace Barbor Shop Hot and Cold
Baths.
Lyceum Theatre Sat. Feb. 11
'Engagement Extraordinary; Positively Guaranteed Attracts
Th$ WagBnhmJs & Kemper Co. Present
THE GREAT AMERICAN PLAY
PAID IN FULL
BY EUGfeNE WALTEK.
With the samo excellence or production and Brilliance o? Cast that ckar-
actorlited its Sensational Engagements of two years at tho A3tor Theatre
Now York. and six montliB at tho grand Opora House Chicago. Most
Important Theatrical Event of tho season. Greatest Dramatic Buccca In
20 years. Seats on salo at Compon's Drug store. Prices Two Hrst rows
dross circlo $1.50. Balance $l00.Parquet 75 cents. BaIconyS0 and 26
cents
Abilene Furniture Co.
Undertakers
I
tlldbL
TcxaiJilj;hl' fair colWrTT
rtrcbldojL In jmhoast
' JW
si
Mv falBwuas been a sufieVr from sick
bcadaaljPTor the last twenjffive years nnd
nevarfound any relieaFuntil no bevruu
g your CascawpV Since he wz
n taking Casorfls lie has never had
i headache. jJHky have entirely cured
So what vou recommend
them tSrloT I will eive vou the nrlvileca
of using .his name." E. M. Dickson
li2o Resiner St. W Indianapolis Ind
Pleint. Palatable. Potent Tatto Good
DoOocxI. Never Slcken.nVeaVen or Grip.
Wc 25c SOo. Never aold la bullc The
nine ut4rt stamps CCC. Guaranteed to
11 aaaaaHaaaaHeH& aaaBaWk w?.f .3aV mA
Ccfket Display Room on Smcond Floor. Mr
C. A. Wynn; Licorrd Embalmmr in charg
Betk Pkes 32 314-320 Pine St. West Of PwUffic
3
Fort Worth's New Million Dollar Hotel
THE WEST BROOK
NOW OPEN '
THIS HOTEL has 3G0 outside rooniB single en suite with or with-
out hath all equipped with telephone lavatory and ventilation. Spa-
cious sample rooms. Unexcolled cafe service nt popular .price.
U.nchedMn throe minutes from railwrty stations by -ar line direct
no transfer. iaVVj
IT COSTS NO MORS TO STOP AT THE NEW fAONIFICI
BROOK HOTEL THAN AT OTHKRg
.
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Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 131, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 7, 1911, newspaper, February 7, 1911; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth333988/m1/3/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.