The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-27

into several districts, each being under
q head. who is directly responsible 70
Supervisor Mcmillan for the work OF the
enumerators employed. King county is
In district No. 1, and is in charge Of su-
pervisor's special agent, +. l.. Feurt. In
the work in this county Mr.. Feurt will
employ sixty-fve enumerators. forty of
whom will work in the city of Seattle
and the remainder In the country dis
trfcts Beside these, w. M. Inglis has
been appointed by Supervisor Mcmillan
to take entire charge of the manufactur-
ing census for this city. There have
been elk of these special agents in this
district--Seattle Tacoma, Whatcom,
Fairhaven, Everett and Snohomish.
wv
NADHILE thirty days Ii allowed the
WV supervisor In which to complete
WV his state work. that length of
time is only allowed enumerators en-
ployed In the country. The work IN all
cities and towns I'm the state must be
completed by June 10, and In the per-
Torrance of their duties the enumerators
will look to all citizens to use every eff
fort that will tend to facilitate their la
bors. A n
Aside from the manufacturing schedule,
there are four papers that win require
filling out In a great majority OF homes
First there Is the population schedule,
then the mortality schedule. the defective
sight, hearing and speech schedule. and
the agricultural schedule. Beside these
each enumsrator IL furnished with 4 gen.
eral Indian population schedule. The re-
enumeration for the work IL based on q
scale. Those employed in the country
will receive IS per day. In the city and
towns for general population the pay Ii
NJ cents per name of person living, 2ls
cents for each Indian name. l7h cents
~ x
cents for each death. cents for each
name OF person with defective sight,
speech or hearing. cents for each pro-
prietor owning live stock on farms or
ranges and for each manufactures e.
tablishment 20 cents.
In the enumeration of deaths only
those deceased within the year prior 20
May 81, 1900. will be listed and no chill
dren born after June i, 1900. will be in
cluded
ri N the work about 70 be begun cfti-
Gems can do much to facilitate by be-
ing prepared before the enumerator
calls, As much OF the burden OF furnish
Ing tho Information required will fan
upon women at home during the day
time the Importance of this warning Is
as great or greater to them. In the prep
aration of the papers for use In taking
this census IA great many OF the ques-
tions included In the enumeration ten
years ago have been eliminated. In the
present series by those In charge. II Is
stated every Interrogation IL pertinent
and has its purpose in the final result
The law under which the census 10
taken gives every enumerator the right
of admission to every dwelling. includ-
ing Institutions and manufacturing es-
adjustments within his assigned district.
Each Will be known by "a special badge
representing a shield with an eagle
perched on top, bearing the Inscription,
United States Census. 1900"
Every person interraEated is required
To answer TO the best of his or her
knowledge the questions propounded.
failing to do which he or she is subject
to punishment. All answers must be
given correctly and the enumerator IN
Obliged under tho law TO treat all infor-
nation SO given IN confidential manner.
IL Ia also made the duty OF every person
TO assis, In every way possible all emu
merators.
SITaHE time allowed for completing thu
work In Seattle IL but nfteen DAYS
~ Forty men must finish II within that
period. and therefore will have but little
time TO waste. when ono Of those hav-
ina charge of q district calls at a house
and hnds any person over ~ years OF
age at home that person IL presumed 10
be able 10 furnish the desired informa-
Noh concerning members or the family.
In order to be able to do this some gath
erinE OF facts viii De necessary. More
particularly Is this true OF the questions
contained In the schedule OF population
Where "A house Is found tn which others
than the family reside, boarding or Iodg-
Ing houses. for instance. and these oc-
cupants are not usually at homo during
the hours at which the enumeration is at
work. a special form containing questions
20 be answered is inciosed in a self
addressed envelope viii be left with the
person at the house for delivery TO the
person regarding whom the questions
cannot be answered IL is the duty OF
this person Immediately upon receipt OF
the special form 10 M II out and leave
II with the person delivering IT, that the
enumerator may get Il when he makes
second call, This information he will
himself transcrihe on the general sheet
As already stated, schedule No. /
known as general population schedule is
the ono containing the questions the
head OF the family found at home will
be required 10 answer, and a majority
Will probably need some study The frat
required Is the surnames, given and in.