The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-22

Each Enumerator will Visit an Average OF
1900 Persons The Preliminary Work is
Well Advanced and the Authorities Are Of
the Opinion That T,ore Wni be no Trouble
In Doing the Work in the Given Time.
Seventeen census supervisors from
Pennsylvania, and two from New
York went to school for supervisors in
Harrisburg and were told Wy Frederick
Wines, assistant director of the census
from Washington, just what they have
to do to get an accurate census. Mr.
Wines was asked all manner of ques-
tions and when the meeting adjourn
ed the supervisors were pretty well
informed as TO their duties.
The enumeration of the population
will begin June Ist, and be completed
in thirty days. The collection OF manu-
featuring schedules will follow soon
after, and will be substantially com
pleted by July 3Ist.
1t is the aim DIR. Wines told the
supervisors, 10 give to each enumera
tor, on an average, 1900 persons to
be counted, but at the same time to
follow as closely as possible the politi-
cal lines of division of the state into
voting precincts. The rates of com
pensatlon will be SO adjusted that any
competent person can earn from So
to SIS day during the time employed.
Mr.. Wines stated that Pennsylvania
has better force OF supervisors than
during any previous taking Of the
census, and that the department. ex-
pected big results from the state. Mr..
Wines advised the supervisors to send
IN the list OF the enumerators as soon
as possible, and under no circum
stances to be later than April 28th
He said it was the aim of the depart
men, to get the instructions in the
hands OF the enumerators by May Ist
During the first census many of the
enumerators did not receive their in.
struction papers until June rst, the
day for the commencement OF tht
census LAS result many OF them.
SAID Mr.. Wines, "stuck their instruc
, tions into their hip pockets; this yeal
we are going to try to get them into
their heads"
. Special attention is to be paid thi;
. year to political divisions. The name
OF every voter in every election pre-
cinct, ward, township, county ant
, state will be taken, SO that hereafte
Tor time at least, election frauds b.
) the methods of bogus voters would b'
r stopped. This census would give
, complete list of voters and repeating
E could hereafter be easily detected.
!, The supervisors are to be absolute
t masters OF the situation. They will
: be expected to make all appointment
for enumerators and the commission
> are to be signed by them.
: Several OF the supervisors said the,
had received no applications fo
enumerators in certain districts. MI
Wines said this was frequent com
plant, and that the supervisors woul'
: have to go out and find some person
to do the work. If district is miss
=, ed it means just that much less il
y population and political representa-
! ton.
:, The question of employing minor
n was raised, and Mr.. Wines state
o there was no rule against their az
c pointment. In extreme cases, if
& man or woman of mature age canno
y be secured as enumerators, then
!. minor could be appointed, but he mu
J. be competent and endowed with con
mon sense.
u Mr.. Wines also suggested that aft
D. the supervisors had been notified tn;
- their lists of enumerasors had bee
- approved by the department that tt
=, supervisors ho,d conference with tt
enumerators at the county seats,
give full instructions for the mannt
of taking the census.