The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-02-27
10 COUNT THI PEOPLE.
fEO Census Districts IL Washington
Duties Of The Census Takers.
About $50 Of These OffieeFs 70 be a ;.
POintedssInfOFmatiOn About the
work ana Fay PPescFlbea.

About $50 Of These OfGieeFs % be A.
pOlneedssInfOruatl About the
work ana Fay Prescribed.
The census bureau is making swift ar
rangements for counting the people in
this country. General Porter, the super
intendent, and q dozen chiefs Of bureau
under him, two dozen or more clerks Of
the first class, and beyond these hundreds
Of other clerks, stenographers, geograph-
erS, draughtsmen, lightning calculatOrs
and expert accountants are working like
bees and ready TO 90 on with the work
when the work commences on the FIRST Of
June. The whole census has to be taken
between June LIST and the LIST Of July.
The census bureau Is having Q great
deal Of trouble in getting any satisfactory
estimate on which to base the work in |
the new states. They have grown 90
rapidly.
It is q big task. Six millions four
hundred thousand dollars have been ap- |
propriated for the census, exclusive Of
printing the reports. The supervisors are
nearly all appointed. The districts are
all laid out, and the candidates for the
position Of enumerator are beginning to be |
herad from.
The census bureau is having . great
deal Of trouble in getting any satisfactory
estimates Of the population Of Washing
ton. It has divided the state into two dis |
tricts, and the supervisors have been
named. The districts are as follows by
counties: s...|. .srs
First district-C CLARK, Cowlitz, Chehalis,
Clallam, jefferson, Mason, Pierce, Pa
cifc, Lewis, skagit, SkamAnia, Snoho-
mish, King, Kitsap, Thurston, Wahkia-
KUN and Whatcom.
Second district-Adams, Asotin, Col
umbia, Douglas, Franklin, Garfield, Kit
titas, Kliekitat, Lincoln, 0kanogan, Spo-
kane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman
and Yakima counties. The estimates Of
the population which the next census are
expected to show are as follows;
First district. ....................l .l2O, 900
Second district ............l .l05, 900
Total. .....................Z .Z2o,OOO
With this as q basis Of estimation, the
number Of enumerators for the state will
be about 225 or $50. These persons will
draw pay from the government for thirty
days. Candidates are beginning to come
to the surface. The supervisors are au-
thoriEed to decide on the number Of en-
umerators needed, and to make the ap-
pointments, but the representatives In
congress who are supposed to have some
influence with the supervisors are already
beginning to get letters urging the claims
Of those who want to help make tho
count.
The supervisors have been appointed,
but have not yet been confirmed by the
senate; in fact, no one In the counties
have, as yet. For the First district, viii
D. Jenkins, Of Whatcon,, has been ap-
pointed, and for the Second, J. M. Hill,
Of Pullman.
These two gentlemen will have good
deal Of work on their hands that does not
have TO be done by supervisors in the
older states that have not been growing
at such q rapid rate within the last decade,
It is the aim Of the census Office to allow
one enumerator TO each l 800 Inhabitants.
The law allows q maximum Of 1000 In
habitants to each, but the law was made
to admit Of satisfactory work In the large
cities, and the census bureau recognizes
that in the most Of the counties Of the
country far less than the limit can be
counted In thirty days. The Office ex-
poets that In the new states one enumer-
ator will probably be able to take care Of
the statistics for 1000 people. In the
cities Of Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane Falls,
Walla Walla and some others the enum-
orator will have more than that; in most
parts Of the state that will be the Limit.
The pay Of the enumerators Is some
thing that the several hundred candidates
will be anxious to know about. This de-
pends on the density Of population and
the amount Of travel which Is necessary
10 make the enumeration. As nearly as
they can be formulated, the department
IL laying down the four following classiA-
cations:
In all cities the enumeTators viii be
paid two cents per name. In thickly set |
tied agricultural districts where the dem
sity IL from thirty to seventy inhabitants
TO the square mile, the pay will be two
cents for person and Is cents for each
farm and its products.
Az the districts become more sparsely
settled, the pay VIII be increased to two
and one-half or three cents for each per |
SON enumerated. and to 20 cents for each |
farm and its products.
In any county where the pay under the |
above rates win not amount TO Is q day,
. salary will be allowed Of from t3 day |
to % day. This allowance win include
the expense 10 which the enumerator
may be In travelling and paying his lodg- |
ing and board.
In all Of these cases Il 10 the intention
Of the government TO allow enumerators |
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