Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-10
The Census Man is Coming.

most complete that has ever been pub
lished. In this census the enumerators
are requested to list all horses, cattle
and other stock owned and kept in
towns and cities. Heretofore note has
been made only of live stock on farms.
The following is list of questions
which will be propounded by enumer-
ators:
Name in full.
Relationship of each member to the
head of the family.
Color or race.
Sex.
Age, at last birthday.
Day, month and year when born.
Are you single, married, widow,
widower or divorced.
Number of years married.
How many children.
Number of children living.
Sex of these children.
Place of birth.
Birthplace of father.
Birthplace of mother.
If foreign born, date of arrival in
Uuited States.
How many years residence in the
Uuited States.
State if naturalized. If so, how
long ago.
Occupation, trade or profession,
(This question applies to persons OF ten
years old or over.)
Number of months during the year
not employed.
Number of months spent in school.
Jam you read?
Can you write?
Give the main facts concerning your
education.
Do you own the house in which you
live?
Do you rent the house in which you
live?
If you own the house, is it free from
mortgage?
There are twenty-six of these ques-
lions and it is doubtful if the inquis-
tive Lii Hung Chang could complete a
more comprehensive list. 1t has been
concluded that the questions relative
| to chronic diseases which were asked
at the last census were utterly value
less as statistics, owing to the general
inclination of the public to evade an
swering. 1t is announced that one of
the chef purposes of the director Of
the twelfth census is to obtain accu-
rate figures as to the wealth and re-
sources of the various states and cities
of the Union. This is regarded as val
liable material by Director Merriam,
who oversees the entire work from his
headquarters in Washington.
The year 1900 and 1901 will consti-
tute the greatest census taking years
in the history of the world. Besides
the United States fourteen of the prin-
cipal European countries are to have a
census. The census of the United
States however, will be more extensive
! than that of any other country.
The census of 1890 cost the govern
ment$1 ,271 800 and more than 10000
men were employed in taking it. The
cost of the present census will neces-
sarily exceed that figure. Chief Re-
| porter.
The com missions for the census en-
umerators in the Seventh district have
been mailed from the office of the GEN.
|
Merriam, head of the census depart
ment, received, fixes the compensation
to be received by the enumerators.
The pay is based on the returns. Each
district is classified A or b, and COM
pensation allowed as follows:
For each living inhabitant enumera-
ted class A, 2 cents: Glass b, 81 cents.
For each farm returned, class A, 10
cents; class b, III cents.
For each manufacturing establish
ment returned, class A, 90; class B, %
cents.
In the following the compensation is
5 cents each, with no distinction as to
class.
Each death reported, each person
defective in sight, hearing or speech,
each prisoner reported, each proprietor
reporting live stock on farm or ranges.
Iowa Capital.
For the purpose of facilitating COM
munication with the enumerators of his
district during the taking of the CEN
sus, Supervisor f. f. Everst of this
district is sending to the enumerators
request that they send to his office
their present address, nearest postofiice
during the month of June. and nearest
point at which they could be reached
by telegraph and telephone during the
same month. Enumerators are also
requested to send their full names, a