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Statistics of manufactures, by type of industry, 1915
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| Establish-ments | Capital | Employees on wages | Wages paid | Cost of materials | Value of products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | $ | number | $ | |||
| Iron and steel products | ||||||
| Axes and tools | 29 | 3,768,939 | 925 | 538,367 | 712,090 | 1,924,961 |
| Boilers and engines | 51 | 16,106,315 | 4,155 | 2,246,868 | 3,050,194 | 8,546,488 |
| Bridges, iron and steel | 13 | 18,171,878 | 3,712 | 1,627,612 | 5,088,472 | 9,611,553 |
| Chains | 5 | 942,585 | 661 | 156,136 | 151,829 | 760,910 |
| Dies and moulds | 7 | 358,494 | 141 | 79,435 | 28,622 | 193,715 |
| Foundry and machine shop products | 536 | 68,914,734 | 19,985 | 10,093,232 | 14,387,898 | 36,736,288 |
| Gas machines | 7 | 906,292 | 136 | 93,748 | 142,975 | 414,448 |
| Iron and steel products | 95 | 74,369,256 | 20,588 | 10,593,956 | 29,436,623 | 50,599,711 |
| Safes and vaults | 4 | 296,364 | 30 | 19,428 | 16,510 | 58,092 |
| Saws | 13 | 1,595,937 | 264 | 187,058 | 299,107 | 729,109 |
| Scales | 9 | 901,751 | 303 | 162,426 | 477,330 | 855,959 |
| Skates | 6 | 49,674 | 29 | 16,130 | 7,805 | 41,923 |
| Stamps and stencils | 17 | 180,720 | 110 | 65,544 | 34,111 | 158,460 |
| Wire | 25 | 3,810,924 | 979 | 505,603 | 2,028,157 | 3,510,494 |
| Wire fencing | 17 | 2,175,458 | 353 | 255,936 | 2,048,626 | 3,022,615 |
| All other industries | 17 | 3,327,694 | 1,307 | 626,237 | 1,297,321 | 3,257,694 |
| Total | 851 | 195,877,015 | 53,678 | 27,267,716 | 59,207,670 | 120,422,420 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | ||||||
