Evening star., 1899-09-20
CENSUS OFFICE ELIGIBLES
The List Embraces Names of 673 Appli-
cants for Appointments.
Examinations Here to BE Continued
the Remainder of the Week
The District Quota.

According to the official list Of the direct
or of the census there are on the eligible
list at the present time 6I3 names, divided
among the different states and territories
of the United States. The list has been
carefully figured out, giving an apportion-
ment to each state of the whole number
according to It's representation, and soon
as the new census building is ready and the
actual work of taking the census begins
there will be no delay in making all of the
appointments contemplated. 1t is un-
derstood that, so far as possible, this list
will be adhered to, and that no one state
will receive an advantage over another.
AS has already been printed in The Star.
the board of examiners will leave Monday
next for Lansing, Mich, where the first ex-
animation will be held. 1t has been found
necessary, in view of the increasing num-
her of applicants, to hold examinations in
this city every day during the present week.
and the board of examiners has no time
at present to mark the papers. Therefore,
all those who present themselves for the
examinations this week must not expect
to hear from them until next month.
District Quota.
Since it was stated in The Star that the
examinations. SO far as Washington is con-
cerned. would close with the present week
there has been an extra effort put forth on
the part of applicants from this locality to
be examined at once. The outlook for any
more appointments from the District, how
ever, is very dark. Washington was treated
in the apportionment the same any other
territory and given ten appointments OF
the total number. Already the quota has
been exceeded, there being on the rolls of
the census office at the present time twelve
clerks who claim the District of Columbia
as their residence. 1t may be, however,
after the actual work begins that it will
be necessary to put on a very much in
creased force from the District. With
minimum salary of $50 per month it is not
to be expected that clerks viii. come from
the far west to Washington. 1t is argued
that the pay is insufficient to warrant such
trip in view of the increased living ex-
penses at the capital. And so it seems
very probable that a great many of the
clerks who have been apportioned to the
far west will not accept the positions and
tho local applicants will have another
chance. The salary is fixed by law and it
is understood that it is the intention of the
director of the census to pay the tabu, tors
or those who operate the punching ma
chimes only the minimum salary of so
per month.
1t might be interesting to know that the
District of Columbia has an eligible list of
los, but it is not to the purpose of the di-
rector to prevent other Washingtonians
board of examiners returns from it's west
ern trip. This will not be until the early
part of 1900 however.
Maryland and Virginia.
Maryland according to the official appor-
uonment, is entitled to 6S positions, and at
the present time has an eligible list of 80.
Virginia gets GO appointments and its eligi-
be list at present foots up to 4s.
Inquiry has been made at the census Of
flee concerning the arrangements Of the de-
partment for holding examinations on the
Pacific slope. Director Merriam has made
careful preparation to take care of these
people and has designated Prof Carl c.
Plehn OF the University Of California, and
one of the supervisors of the census bureau
to act as examiner. He has been to Wash
ington and familarized himself with the
methods of examination and has notified
the office that on October 7 he will hold an
examination at San Francisco for the ap-
plicants from California, Nevada, Utah and
Arizona. On the 2Sth of October he will
conduct an examination at Portland, Ore,
Tor the applicants from Oregon, Arizona,
Idaho and part of Montana