1893 - State Library Information Center

STATISTICS OF LABOK AND [NDUSTIUES.will appear upon comparison of thene dutn with correspondingclasses reported at the CCIISUH of 18S0, are duo to chanson in theclassification. Great care was exercised in UHfli^nin^ (he individualreports to the different CIUBHCB, and eopioufl cronn referencesare made in the cawo of those general claflnefl in which Home ol theproducts are common. When different hranchen ol the Hiime industryfollow immediately in alphabetical order, tlieno cross referenceshave been omitted. When two or more plantH owned bythe same corporation, firm or individual are located in the samecounty or city, and isugugud in the aame industry, they are tabulatedand counted a,H one establishment.Owing to changes in the form of inquiry and the inclusion atthe eleventh census of certain industries omiltod at the census of1880, as stated above, the data reported at the two census periodscannot be considered as an exact indication of the growth ofmanufacturing and mechanical industries during the decade*Differences in classification may also account for the apparentincrease or decrease in specified industries, ua compared with1880. These qualifications should be taken into consideration inreading the following comparative suimnaricH for the wholecountry, as computed by the U. S. Census oilice, and for NewJersey. Without this caution some very erroneous conclusionewill be arrived at.The following comparative nummary HIJOWH the totals lor theUnited States in all classes ot tuauiittivtnvm UH reported lor thetwo census periods:ITKMN. 1WN). \HHiKNumber of establishments reporting:ifi. r vi