Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-07-15

industry in treated in his report.
| Wisconsin. represented by Hon. Hal
ford Erickson, is to be enlightened up
on growing corn and grain, factory in
spection and the manufacturing in
dustries Of the State.
| President Wright made a few re-
marks in which he said that Governor
Merriman. the head Of the 18th census.
had sent along one of the heads Of de-
partments of the work, to tell the con-
vention what is to be done, and he
introduced Hon. l.. T.. Powers Of Min
nesota, who is the chief statistician OF
the agricultural department of the 18th
census.
| Mr.. Powers has a fine voice and Is a
part:
1T is a pleasure to again be with you
all for / have been with you so many
years as member that l feel that ]
belong here. l will tell you something
Of the forthcoming census and the
methods that differ from those of the
advantage. In the 11th census the
changes in which we hope will be Of
| advantage In the l1th census the
it was source of bother.
Congress this time has specified that
the census shall be divided into two
parts, the census proper and the ex-
ira. The proper will include the peo-
pie the manufactures and agriculture
with its phases and Congress has
specified that the work shall be COM
pleted in two years from next June.
1t will be done. for We are 10 let moth
work as called upon. There Will be no
sacrifice as to efficiency. We shall have
none but the best to work on the CEN
sus We east no reflections upon the
past census boards. but we are merely
proftng by their experiences and We
cannot under such circumstances but
do better work. The laws regarding
the coming census will be of assistance
to us and President Wright of this
convention is responsible for many OF
them. Heretofore there has been but
one chief Now Congress has created
the director and five heads. the latter
who act as the cabinet of the chief.
Each has a section marked out and
there will be a coordination of work
between the branches. BY SO doing we
| duplicating, yet every point will be
! covered. For example: The agricul-
tural and the manufactures depart
ments might conflict in the way OF the
dairy business. But as it is arranged
we will work together. This will also
lessen the expenses. Then all work
ing Of the work will be under one roof
as a building is to be erected for us.
| Already the preliminary work is six
months farther along than in the last
census at this time. That assures more
perfect work.
"One cannot make a perfect report
without property gathering data.
Here is the root of all evil in the great
er number of cases. Many OF the
| agents. heretofore, have been men with
no experience whatever and they have
gone to work with but "A hours notice
of what their duties will consist To-
day the supervisors have been ap-
pointed and have been ard are receiv-
| ing instructions from headquarters
The enumerators are being appointed
and they. too, will have weeks of drill
| and practical illustrations shown them
of their work. All will be trained so
that the best work along all lines Will
be expected. In this we need the in
| fiuence of every member of your con-
vention in seeing that we are given
nothing but the best of men for the
work that they will be engaged in. We
have a most efficient corps of clerks In
Washington, and believe the standard
is higher than in any other department
of the service. We shall have model
service.
| People ask, Is this permanent
census?' No. it is not 1t will not be
permanent unless the present census
is successful as we trust it will be. In
that case we have every reason to be-
leye the census will be a permanent
thing. l believe Governor Merriman is
the man of all others to conduct the
census and have no doubt of the sue
cess that will follow"
President Wright said in brief
THE United States industrial COM
mission is the logical outgrowth or
modern legislation. No Legislature
can secure the facts it needs or under
which it can consider the legislation
II must be referred to COMMITTEES VINO
in turn investigate and report the re-
suit of their findings. The committees
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