The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-17
THE CENSUS BUREAU


Is now NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Direc.
tor Wines Issues Formal State.
mcnt to Persons Who Intend to
Apply for Positions-An Assurance
that Efficiency Will Count Above
"PuIl."
washington Post: The Columbian
Building on Fifth street. between D and
E streets, has been rented by the Gen.
gus Office. and possession Is to be taken
ct once. .t
The structure has just been complet-
ed. and the Census Office will be the
first occupant. It is six stories In
height with plenty OF light and air and
IS In every way admirably adapted to
the purpose for which It was selected,
The arrangement for the rooms has not
yet been made. but Chief Clerk Chllds
who was very busy yesterday ,superin-
lending the moving OF the office from Its
present location In the Marlnl building,
will be at the new Columbian to-day,
and will conclude the final arrange
Il is understood that that monthly rent
will be paid fol-, the building. 1t Is not
deemed desirable to enter upon u
lengthy lease.
The pressure, for places under the
Census has become so great as to lead
10 formal statement from Assistant
Director Wines, calling attention to the
requirements OF the office. This state
meat is as follows:
There are, under the census act, not
more than sixty places provided for
above the grade OF q clerkshlp Of class
/. In which the maximum rate OF CON-
psnsation IS $1,000 per year. or these.
one-fourth are what may be termed
staff positions, which only can be filed
by experts, and none others need apply.
Applicants for clerkships of higher
grade than class I will be expected to
enter the lower class and await the
chance OF promotion; otherwise promo
ton In the office as a reward for effl-
Client service would be impossible, und
the Director would be deprived of the
opportunity to select from his force OF
clerks those found upon trial to be best
fitted for the oversight and command
of the large number OF men and women
10 be disciplined. The highest wage
will not be paid in the first instance to
clerks OF class /, but they will be re-
qu!red TO earn their promotion. All
employees OF the office receiving more
than 5000 per year will be: required to
submit to. an educational test. Com
paratlvelv few appointments to clerI-
ca! Positions will be made before June
1900 fg'
ut is useless to forward to the direc-
Coz applications for the appointment as
enamerator. The enumerators will be
selected by the supervisors; the super
viSors, who, under law. must be NOM
mated by, the President and confirmed
by the Senate. will rot be appointed be-
fore December OF the present year on
the converting OF Congress. The place
OF supervisors Is worth $1,000: that OF
eaumcrator about s159;--Ehe term OF
employment OF an enumerator will not
exceed thirty days.
Special agents will probably not be
needed before the enumeration in June,
1900. The number which will be need
ed thereafter is no: now known. The
principal, II not the exclusive demand
for special agents, will be in the Divis-
ION OF Manufacturers. They will be paid
not to exceed IS per day, together with
their necessary travelling expenses and
when absent from home, an allowance
will be made them in lieu of subsistence
not greater than So perssday They
should possess experieneeSa and k7owl-
edge OF the world. andH their general
grade Of qualifications should be as
high as tina: OF good. ordinsry COM
Terc'al traveller Cor n. wholesale house.
All applications for appointment are
dcck:tcd, filed and irdexed In the office.
and vii! receive consideration In due
course Of time. Nothing is gained by
uadua haste in forwarding them. APP
plicaticas should state The age OF the
applicant, the degrse- OF his education.
the Character and duration Of his pres
eat Unemployment. OF the length of time
unemployed. the amount of salary or
wages Paid him in his present Or last
place OF employment. the minimum sal
n-y which he IS willing 70 accept in the
Census Office, the character OF the posi-
ton sought. aad IL qualified to render
special service in some particular d.
rection. the nature ana evidcnce OF such
qualifications.
"All applications Should be accom-
panied by references pr.rrecommoda-
tious. They :hould be In the applicants
own handwriting. It is believed that
the nlnber OF applications will prove
10 be ten or>tTelve times as great ut
least as the number. OF clerks needed.
and that, therefore. very large ma
joritr OF the applicants are doomed to
disappointment. Assuming that the
number to be employed in the office al
Washington will be approximately 5000.
Including lasorers, mechanics, messen-
gers and scrubwomcn. this. wil! be at
the rate Of employe TO every 10000 o,
the population in 1880; or since the num-
Der OF counties in the United States Is
slightly in excess OF $500. q little more
than one to a county IL distributed on
that geographical basis. Regard will
DC paid ia geographical distribution. but
only within such limits as are coasis-
tent with the interests OF the work 20
be done. PolitIca! considerations will
be who!ly subordinate to those 81 capa-
ella, and efficiency on the par: Of the
applicant" fGF