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MANUFACTURES IN SOUTH CAROLINA Washington, D. C, April 6.?A pre liminary statement of the general re sults of the census of manufactures for the state of South Carolina was Is sued today by Census Director Dur and. It consists of summaries, coir ? paring the figures for 1904 and 1005?. by state totals, prepared under the di rection of Mr. William M. Steuart. Ohlei statistician for manufactures, Bureau of the Census. Steam laundries are separately pre sented, because the Thirteenth Census was the first in which they were can vassed, and therefore there are no statistics from prior censuses with ,..,.<-.?. ik... ??.?i_ , -?. M UIVU liMJrtU ?'??Ii ^?111 DC i i i i i i I '. i I'll. The figures are preliminary and subject to such change and correc tion as may be found necessary from tt further examination of the original reports. The Thirteenth Census, like that of 1904, with reference to manufactures, differs from the Twelfth Census, in 1000, in that the two later censuses excluded the hand trades, tho build ing trades, and the neighborhood in dustries, and took account only of establishments conducted under fac tory system. In the last census also, as In that for 1001, statistics were not collected for factories having a pro duct for the census year of a value less than $500, except taht reports were taken for establishments idle during a portion of the year 1*109, or which began operations during that year and whose products for such reason were I ess than $.'>nn. The word "establishment" as used in the Thirteenth Census may mean more than one mill or plant, provided they are owned or controlled and operated by a single individual, part nership, corporation or other owner or operator, and are located in the same town or city. The reports were taken for the cal endar year ending December .11. 1009. wherever the system of bookkeeping permitted figures for that period to bo secured, but wherever the fical year of an establishment differed from the calendar year a report was obtained for the operations of that establish ment for its fiscal year falling most largely within the calendar year 1909. The summary for tho state shows an increase at the census of 1009 as [comoarod with that for 1904. In the order of their importance, from a per centage standpoint, the principal items rank as follows: Value added by manufacture, fil per cent; capital, 63 per cent; salaries and wages. 49 por cent; value of products, 43 per cent; number of salaried of ficials and clerks, 30 per cent; num ber of establishments, 33 per cent; cost of materials used. 32 per cent; average number of wage-earners em ployed (hiring the year, 23 per cent; and miscellaneous expenses, 15 per cent. There were 1,854 manufacturing < .-ii.ibllniiiiieiii? in 1909, und 1,399 ill 1901. an Increase of 4?r>5, or 33 per cent. The capital invested, as reported in 1909, was $173,221,000. a gain of $.r.9. 799.000 or 63 per cent over $1 13,422, 000 in 1904. The average capital per establishment was approximately $93, 000 in 1909 and $81,000 in 1904. In this connection it should be stated that tho Inquiry contained in the census schedule calls for the total amount of capital, both owned and borrowed and invested in the business, but ex cludes the value of rented property, plant, or equipment which was em ployed in the conduct of manufactur ing enterprises. In the final bulletins and reports the rental paid for such property will be shown separately. The cost of materials used in 1909 was $66,013,000 as against $49,969,000 in 1901. an increase of $16,014,000, or :iL' per cent. The average cost of ma terials per establishment in 1909 and I'.uii was approximately $36,000. in addition to the component materials Which enter into the products of the establishment for the census year there are included fuel, rent of pow er and heat, and mill supplies. The cost of materials, however, does not include unused materials and supplies bought either lor speculation or for use during a subsequent period. The value of ;jrodrcls in 1909 was $113.230.000, and $79,376,000 in 1904, ar. increase of $33,860,000, >r 40 per cent. The average per establishment for f'ioi was approximately $<si.0c3 and $57.'.MO hi 1904. The value of products represents their selling value or price at the plant as actually turned out by the factories during the census year, and ?does not necessarily have any rela tion to the amount of sales for that year. The values under this head al so include tho ainouut received for work done on materials furnished by others. Value Added by Manufacture. The value added by manufacture represents the difference between the cost of materials used and their value after the manufacturing processes have pear separately In the final reports, as well as such Items of office ami oth er expenses as can not bo elsewhere Classified. In U'OP the amount was $G.903.000. and In 1004. $6,013,000, an Increase of $800.000, or 15 per cent. Tho average miscellaneous expense per establishment in 1909 and 1904 was approximately $4,t>00. The salaries and wages in 1900 amounted to $24.117,000, and in 1004. THREE MARYS AT THE TOMB been expended upon them and they become products, in 1909 the value added by manufacture was $47,223,000, and in 1904, $29,407,000, an increase of $17,816,000 or Gl per cent. The value added by manufacture in 1909 formed 42 per cent of the total value of pro duets, and iw 1904, 'M per cent. Miscellaneous expenses include rent of factory or works, taxes, amount aid for contract work, which will ap $16,224,000, an Increase of 7,893,000, or 19 i>cr cent. hi 1909 the number of salaried of ficials and clerks was ;5.l!'>7. and in 1901, 2,389, an increase of 868, or 30 per cent. The average number of wane-earn ers in 1909 was 73,046, and in 1904, 59,441, an increase of 13,605, or Iii! per conl. I_ WHY BASTE? PRESENTS I Toudenc) Seems to Slake Caster u Season far Chlng Presents. It Is hard to see why any holiday except Christinas should he observed by sending presents to friends, yet we seem to be generally falling into that custom, whether the day be New Year's St. Valentine's. St Patrick's or Easter. If the fashion spreads no doubt ere long we shall feel constrained to In clude the Forth of* July and election day In the list of gift sending occasions Even good things may be run Into the ground. Simple presents for children afford them joy at Easter. For them are decorated eggs, boxes of sweets, sugar rabbits of papier nun-lie ones stuffed With sweets. Crown people.' in ac cordance with the exaggerated gift bestowing fashion, often send expen sive jewels and bric-nbrac to their tri?mis at Easter. Why they should it is not easy to discover, for there is no i -a8on in it. For St. Patrick's day there were on sale pretty picture postcards in vivid green whereon to speed the compli ments of the season. The same at tractive idea might be much more gen erally adapted to Easter than has been done. Postcards in Easter colors white, yellow and green -might well have appropriate resurrection and oth er symbols printed upon them for use at the joyous yet sacred spring fes tival. There, too, are artistically adorned Easter poems. Hut Power gifts and Moral decora tions at Easter are the best of all. In the warmer climes of Christen dom there is an annual Moral festival, Where llowt rs are abundant it comes just preceding Lent and is commonly called the Mower carnival. In our country, cxcopl in California and now and then In a southern state, there Is seldom a Mower festival of any kind, although there might well be such <'\en in the northerly part of the land in May and June. It is customary to have- shining lllos, "pure lilies of eternal peace." in our churches on Easter Sunday. But even (there the resources of the Easter col ors are not brilliantly brought out. Yellow , vivid, radiant. da/./.IIllg - is not that the color of the halo of the saints? Have not certain esoteric cults chosen it as the symbol of developing spir ituality? And in the colder regions of this land the splendid daffodils "Eas ter Howei'S," they are well named are often the only ones in bloom outdoors at Kaster Mine; They arc tho fir: I units of the awakening power of the sun, humid of what is to coiuc. The flushing y< How daffodils are hardy as the hardiest. Thoy etiduru any amount of freezing, Their dried buiiis may also bo token up from tho home garden In tho fall and potted in sandy earth and put In a dark place till about two months before Taster, then brought Into the light and tended, and they will bloHsoin gloriously at the sacred time. Our Kastcr churc decorations do not Include half enough of the significant yellow in their color scheme. Neither at this time do we have half enough flowers of any kind in our bonus. E.is ter cards have become tiresome. Ex pensive gifts are meaningless; besides, we cannot afford them. Hut llowers, the most beautiful of all the Creator's Hifts except just a little child, are al ways there for us. They never weary us. Daffodils, lilies, snowdrops, white azaleans, costly or small in prico, may be sent as remembrances to our deal est year by year, and they will not bo bo rod therewith. Indeed, tho same vareity of flower from the same per ion t<> the same year after year becomes a badge of unfailing remembrance and significance. Kastor Superstitious. Draw the ckh of violet hue. Means friends fond and tine. Pink will bring you luck, A lover lull of pluck. Gladly take the ere, of grnoil, Good fortune soon Will be seen. Wealth ami happiness with the egg of gray. Keep it and hide safety llWIiy. The egg of blue Means lovers few. I>o not touch the egg ot red it you do you'll never wed. A lover ibis very night If you draw the egg of white. You'll marry in another town If you ( boose tl . ogg of brown. - WILLIAMS' KIDNEY PILLS Have you overworked your n< rvotis sys tem and caused trouble With your kid neys and Madder? Have yen pains In loins, side, back ami bladder'/ Iluve you a (lobby npponrnnen of the face, and un der the eyes? A freipionl uenlre to pass urine? If so. Williams' Kidney I'll la will run- you?DmuKlBt, Price We. WILLIAMS MFC. CO., Prop... Cle?rl?nd. Ohio LAUKKXS DRUG ? 0. I.aureus, S. C. These Three forin the Keynote of the eSnceess of Hopkins T ISflMGHBE* SPRING AND SUMMER 1911 Will be known as the "Gray and Brown Season" in Men's wear, but until you've seen the beautiful woolen samples from HOPKINS TAILORING COMPANY, our Baltimore Merchant Tailors, you have no conception of the variety of shades and patterns that can be designated in these colors. A Suit or extra pair of Trousers made just as you want it from your choice of fabric at less than regular tailors price ought to interest you. We will be glad to show you Hopkins' line. SWITZER COMPANY Exclusive Agents for Laurens, S. C.