The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-11-11
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Mighty Few, Compared with Some
Other States.

mighty Few, Compared with SOM
Other States.
A bulletin has Just been issued b,
Director North of the census Office or
The Executive Civil Service of the
United States," and shows that there
were 25, ,675 persons employed by tie
government In the District OF Colum.
bia on July 1908. These figure dc
not include two or three Thousand
clerks, engineers, laborers, etc, en-
ployed by the government Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
Virginia Is the only southern state
which seems to have its share Of gov.
ernment employees, which is due. no
doubt, to the close proximity TO the
apital. On July /, 1903, the govern
nent. had nployed in the city of
Washington Lilo persons who claim
ed the state Of Virginia as their legal
residence. North Carolina had AS,
s. nth Carolina, 290 and Georgia 5l9.
Ii would appear from these figures
that S nth Carolina has been sighted
In the matter of government appoint-
ments. South Carolina's quota of
government 65 per cent exhausted,
and at the present time it is com
paratiyely easy matter for young men
and women from the Palmetto state
who stand high upon their state reg
lsters to get aroointments in Wash
ingt on. (N
a great many the Eastern states
have exhausted their quota, and in
Maryllnd, Virginia. Pennsylvania
New York and one or two other
states applicants are not permitted to
take large number Of tue civil ser.
vice examinations for the reason that
those states alleady have more ap.
pointments than they are entitled to.
Although the residents of the Dis.
trict OF Columbia are not allowed the
rights OF tizens Of states, such as
the right to vote, they get their full
SHARE Ut government jobs. One-fifth
Of the people employed In the govern.
ment service within the district were
either born in Washington, or have
since made IL their home. The exact
number OF government employees
whose legal residence is In the lis
trict o. Columbia is 5,348. New York
state has the next largest number,
2 2h6.
The department of state employees
the smallest force OF clerks OF any of
the great government bureaus. The
enti.e number is but 113. Virginia
das six representatives in the depart
ment ruled over by Secretary Hay;
North Carolina, three, and South
Carolina none. The department. OF
agriculture employs more persons
than any other branch OF the govern
ment. Under Secretary Wilson there
are 4, 1l5 clerks, scientists, gardeners,
laborers, etc. There are SO S nth
Caro- inians; 10 North Carolinians,
and 1873 Virginians working In the
department Of agriculture.
There are 4,048 employees III the de
partment OF the interior. Virginia.
iisS represented by 156 clerks, ETC.,
North Carolina by 10 and South Cafo:
lima by 81.
About two thirds of the govern.
ment employees in the district ar
men, the exact figures being 49,
men and 6,8S2 women. In regard to
the charter OF the work of the 25 675
persons upon Uncle Sans pay roll,
the bulletin shows that S,877 are en-
gagged IN clerical work; 1919 In pro
fessional technical or scientific occupa-
tionS; 55S in executive duties; 2,248
are doing mechanical work; S,266 are
sub-clerks and laborers, and I lot are
messengers, chad women, and the
like.
The table In regard to ages OF the
employees presents some interesting
figures. A larger percentage Of the
CLERKS are between 80 and 40 years of
age than. any other period. There
are 6,979 government employees be-
tween 30 and 80 years Of age. There
are 5000 between the ages Of 60 and
70