The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-08
MEN WANTED
FOR THE CENSUS.
Supervisor Hasn't Received Ap-
plicatiOns For Jobs
IN MANY COUNTY PRECINCTS
Has to Look Up Suitable Men-what The
Probable Cost In Stark County Will
Be-some Questions to BE
Asked.

Be-Some Questions to BE
Asked.
The time Is rapidly approaching for
the taking of the census and the census
authorities are on the alert getting
ready. The enumerators will begin their
| work on the first day of the coming
June. They will all have finished be-
fore the month is ended. In Canton and
all cities of over 5000 people the work
must be finished In two weeks time. In
Stark county there will be sixty-three
enumerators. These will be under the
direction of a county superintendent
who will supervise the work in this
county alone. In addition to this there
will be three men selected who will
make a canvass of the shops and pro-
ductive establishments an gather sta
tistics Of an Industrial nature. The
superintendent of the county and the
industrial enumerator will receive 81
day for their services. The enumera-
tors will be appointed by the district
census supervisor, William Hostetter,
of Lisbon. He has had considerable
difficulty in securing census takers in
some places. In number of the dis
tricts in Canton and Stark county there
were no applicants for the places and
he was compelled to get assistance in
hunting up suitable men who would do
the work. The pay for census taker Is
under the control Of the supervisor in a
measure. Enumerators are allowed
from two to three cents for each name
and each death reported; from 15 to 20
cents for each farm and from 20 to 30
cents for each productive establish
ment or mandatory. If the names are
are scarce the supervisor may allow the
enumerator compensation. by the day
from SO to Sc for ten hours work.
In Canton there will be an enumera-
tor for each precinct and two for the
townships, one for that part east of
Market street and one for the west. In
Alliance each ward will get census
taker and in Massillon each precinct
will have one. Many Of the townships
are to have two. the districts being
divided so as to make the work easy for
each.
The enumerators are expected to
average about $75 each for their work.
This would make the census takers
cost for the county about $4,725. In
addition to these will be the superin-
tendent and three statistical enumera-
tors which will bring the cost in Stark
county up to over 5000. 1t Is estimated
that it will cost for Ohio over $500, 900
and from $12,000,000 to SIS, ZOO, 900 in the
whole country.
The questions that the enumerator
will have to ask each citizen are
practically as follows:
/. Surname, christian name, initial.
q Residence, street, number Of
house, the head of the family.
3. Color or race.
4. Sex.
5. Age last birthday.
8. Day, month and year when born.
Z. Are you single, married, widow,
widower or divorced?
s. Number of years married.
8. How many children?
10. Number of children living.
II. Sex of these children.
H. Where were you born? If in the
United States, give state or territory,
II of foreign birth, give name of the
country also.
49, Where was your father born?
Your mother? (Same conditions as the
foregoing)
H. If of foreign birth, when did you
come to the United States?
Is. How many years since you came
to the United States?
16. Have you been naturalized? How
many years since you became a citizen?
II. What is your occupation, trade or
profession? (This question applies to
persons 70 years of age or over.)
IS. How many months of the year are
you employed?
49, How many months have you at
tended school?
20. Can you read?
Il. Can you write?
22. Give the main facts concerning
your education.
%. DO you own the house in which
you live?
"a. Do yu rent the house in which
you live?
25. If you own the house, is 1t free
or mortgaged? (The same questions ap-
ply to farms.)