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Statistics of manufactures, by type of industry, 1915

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Statistics of manufactures, by type of industry, 1915
  Establish-ments Capital Employees on wages Wages paid Cost of materials Value of products
  number $ number $
Clay, glass and stone products            
Abrasive goods 10 824,595 248 79,922 226,004 558,099
Brick, tile and pottery 230 16,426,585 2,558 1,110,662 652,388 2,931,575
Cement blocks and tiles 119 4,264,372 2,378 1,622,102 1,621,607 3,902,313
Cement, Portland 17 43,122,353 1,655 1,112,310 4,072,823 7,773,993
Glass 9 10,713,646 2,855 1,550,167 1,656,190 4,192,169
Glass, stained, cut and ornamental 16 348,538 216 114,322 94,887 400,314
Lime 51 2,481,304 663 306,358 270,064 809,326
Mirrors and plate glass 16 1,761,968 276 202,842 586,934 1,095,985
Monuments and tombstones 171 2,463,014 742 487,761 670,771 1,720,804
Sewer pipe 4 1,739,991 360 195,245 136,244 602,634
Stone, artificial 15 209,024 81 36,736 26,813 92,590
Statuary 3 101,811 37 27,919 9,033 60,744
Stone, cut 96 9,450,778 1,939 1,135,795 566,522 2,568,491
Wall plaster 3 503,199 35 20,564 28,257 79,830
All other industries 12 1,965,395 455 246,479 353,104 455,946
Total 772 96,376,573 14,498 8,249,184 10,971,641 27,244,813
Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17.