Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-24
And You Will Have to Answer
Every Query of the
Census Taker.
INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL
Enumeration Cannot Show Replies to
Any One But His Employers Com
plete List of the Vermont Enum-
orators Who viii Start Out
Next Week Friday.

Next Week Friday.
on the FIRST day of June, which Is next
week Friday. or some day within the next
two weeks, u man will call at your door
and ask YOU lot OF ques lions about your
sell and every one else in the 4dmily; what
you've been doing III the last year, and
how successful you were in doing it.
You've got to answer all his questions,
even If they seem pretty personal, because
your Uncle Sam wants to know all about
you. But 1t isn't necessary for any one
else than your Uncle and his census TAX
crs to learn the least item of all the in
formation which you are obliged to di-
vulge. While the law protects the census
men, it also protects you. What informal
ton you give is strictly confidential to the
Government, 1t il not to be communicated
10 any person whatever, and no use VIII
be made of 1t which can affect iniuriously
in any way the interests of individuals.
Communication to any person by the GEN.
Sus taker of any information obtained by
him in the discharge of his official duties
Is punishable, upon conviction, by fine
OF not more than 500 The census takcr
is not allowed to show his schedules, when
filled, nor to retain copies Of them, and it
Is his duly to destroy all imperfect copies
not returned to the supervisor OF his dis
trict. The penalty for making any iicti icus
or untruthful statement concerning amy
individual enumerated is a fine up to 5000
and imprisonment up to two years, The
census enumerator can't work side lines.
such as Canvassing for directories news
papers or magazines, or selling or adver-
Using any article whatever lie can't
delegate his authority to any other per-
son. and he cannot be accompanied by any
person other than Census Office emuloyc.
Even the use of interpreters, unless sle-
ciaily authorized, is barred. As soon as
the enumerators business in your house
is finished he must leave the premises.
Besides his schedules, going to show his
authority the enumerator will wear a
bade on his vest.
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS.
When the enumerator arrives at house
or apartment with his schedule, his ann
viii be TO get the name OF each person in
the house and the relation Of each to the
head OF the family, whether wife, child,
boarder, etc. Then the color. race, sex,
date of birth (month and Year, ana age
a last birthday. The next questions will
relate to the conjusal relations of the in
dividual-whether single. married or di
NorCcd, number Of years married, number
of children born to mothers, number Of
children living, the nativity OF each per
son and nativity of father and mother Of
each person Then come questions relative
to citizenship. whether citizen or not; if a
citizen whether naturalizcd or not; year
OF emigration to United States ii foreign
born. The occupation, trade or profession
of each person 10 years old or above VIII
be asked, and whether they can read or
write English or not. Then follow que s.
tons regarding the home; If owned or
rented; if owned, whether mortesged or
not.
The census day is the day on which the
census hesins, that is June |. All ques-
tons asked of you are TO be answered W .; h
reference to that day. SO. if the enumela-
tor doesn't reach you until June l. and you
We're married on June 2, you Will go down
in the census of 1860 as single. because you
were single on June l. So, too, II there has
been 4 death in your family between June
] and the day the enumerator calls, The
dead person will figure in the census a 5 a
living person. And if there has been "A
birth i'm the family since the first day of
June the newcomer will not help to swell
the population tables. But all deaths in
the family in the last year will be record
ed
Besides the population and mortality
schedules, which are outlined above. there
are the manufacturing and agricultural
schedules, making four branches in all
that are to be included in the census this
=
there is comparatively little manufacture
ing, the industrial statistics will he collect
ed later in the summer by special agents
appointed for the purpose. The manufaC-
turing schedules are therefore withdrawn
from the regular enumera tors in these
larger towns The places in Vermont so
treated are Barre, Bennington, Brandon,
Brattlehoro, Buring ton, Colchester, Derby,
Fair Haven, Lyndon, Montpelier New
port Mortified, Poultney, Proctor Ro X
insham, Rutland, St. Adams, ST. Johns
bury Springfield, Swanton and West Rut-
land. For these 81 places u special agents
will he appointed to collect the manufac-
turing statistics.
The agricultural schedule Is likely to
trouble both enumerators and farmers
moro than any other branch of the census,
because many farmers do not keep any
books, The questions deal with the value
of farms, buildings, implements and ma
ChinerN, amount produced and value of
farm products in 1899, amount expended
for fertilizers and labor number and val
ne of all farm animals June /, there being
As branches of Inquiry. with many sub
divisions.
THE ENUMERATORS
The collection of all this mass OF infor-
nation Will fall upon the enumcra tors The
2ji cities. towns and cores in Vermont
have been divided into 290 enumeration
districts with AN enumerator for each
district In general, town lines were fol-
lowed in making the districts but some of
the larger places were divided into two
or more districts ana In a few instances
two small towns were made one district
The selection of these 29o onumerators
from about 500 applicants is the task
which the supervisor of the census for
Vermont Walter r.. Gates OF this city, has
been engaged for several months past.
The selections were all made according TO
the merits of a test schedule, which was
IN the nature of an examination paper.
and which was designed to show the can
didate's ability to comprehend and follow
instructions and the legibility of his hand
writing. With a few exceptions these 900
enumerat ors have all been commissioned
and have received their supplies. Special
enumerators have also been appointed for
four Of the principal institutions In the
state Following is the list of enumera-
! tors for the entire State:
ADDISON COUNTY.
Addison, c. w. Adams; Bridport, J. r.
! Rice Bristol, c. NJ. Sneden; Cornwall, +.
II. Warner Ferrisburgh, o. G. Baker;