Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28

will enable the director to work several
important reforms. When the thirteenth
census is to be taken the permanent force
can be very easily expanded by the en-
plOyn.ent of additional clerks of the low
est grade ana the work done with an
Outstanding and freedom from friction
which will contribute greatly to the
cess OF the enumeration. Mr. Merriam's
expectation is that the head of the Office
in 1910 should be able to beat even the
record of this census and complete the is
sue of his statistical volumes not in seven
years, or even In two years, but in one
year after the enumerators have prepared
their schedules. To accomplish such a re-
suit it will be necessary, says the director
to take the census not in June. has been
the custom, but about April Is, which In
his judgment. Is very much better date.
The Permanent Organization.
The chief officers of the new bureau will
be organized as follows: AS chief clerk
who shall serve also acting director
during the absence of the director, Mr.. Ed
ward McCauley; chief statistician in
charge of the population division, Mr.. Will
liam G. Hunt chief statistician in charge
of the manufactures division, Mr.. S. n. d.
North; chief statistician in charge of the
agriculture division, Mr.. LeGrand Powers;
as chief statistician in charge of vital sta
tistics Mr. William A King; geograph-
er. in charge of the geographical and mis-
cellaneOuS DIVISION, MT ChdrleS G- sloane;
as appointment clerk and disbursing off,
Ger, Mr.. John w. Langley.
Generally speaking, the 80 clerks Of the
permanent force will be evenly divided
among the five divisions first named, the
force under Mr.. Langley being of neces-
sity exclusively technical. The work of
these divisions will be arranged that all
five can be steadily employed until time
to prepare for the next census. But in
1905 Mr.. North and his subordinates must
collect the statistics of maDnfac-
lures confined to manufacturing estab-
| lishments conducted under what is known
as the factory system Certain clerks
must each year devote themselves to the
collectiin of statistics relating TO the cot
ton production of the country and to the
births and deaths in registration areas"
So the extra statistical labors of the bu-
reau must be limited to only portion of
the clerks.
The first two months, July and August,
Will be given over to general plans and an
nual leave; that is to say, the director de-
sireS first that his Subordinates shall en-
tirely recuperate from the severe strain of
the past six months, and intends to give
all of them a full vacation of thirty DAYS
during the heat of summer. Half the $50
clerks will be excused during july: the
other half during August Meanwhile he
and his chief assistants will prepare a full
program of office work, which will probably
consume all the time intervening before the
time for the thirteenth census.
New tasks outlined.
The present outlook is that the agriculture
division shall first devote itself to statistics
as to wealth, debt and taxation; the manu-
facures division to mines, mining and such
electrical industries as telegra phing, tele-
phoning and electrical transportation con-
Germs; the population division to a mono
graph on occupations, for which the data
are now at hand. and to social statistics
relating to cities; the vital statistics d.
vision to statistics as to special classes
which the law defines Including the in
sane, feeble-minded deaf, dumb and blind"
and relating ito crime, pauperism and be-
nevolence, including prisoners, paupers
Juvenile delinquents and inmates of be-
nevolent and reformatory institutions"
Mr.. Langley and his clerks will perform
the work usually assigned to appointment
and disbursing clerks. The task of the dis
bursting office will be comparatively light
and not take much of Mr.. Langley's time
But the work of the appointment clerk will
not only embrace all the problems with
which other appointment clerks must cope,
but the adjustment of the entire bureau
to the regulations of the civil service COM
mission and the Interpretation and applica-
ton of the law creating the permanent bu-
reau. In brief, Mr.. Langley must not only
supervise the regular labors of the appoint
ment and disbursing forces, but must serve
as law officer and conform a new bureau to
old standards as well. Next to the direct
ing responsibilities of the head of the bIl-
reau those assigned to Mr.. Langley are sun-
doubtedly the most crucial duties involved
in the establishment of the permanent Office
How well he is equipped for these special
tasks Is manifest in the record of the tenn
porary bureau, when nearly So, geo enumera-
tors and about 3, $50 clerks were examined
appointed and assigned to work without
conflict and with an incredibly small
amount of dissatisfaction.
Quarters and Equipment.
AS far as possible the clerks of the perma-
nent bureau will be given desks in the main
wing of the present building, that which
faces on b street. The lease on this struc-
ture extends until 1904. with privilege OF
renewal at the same rental and % the