Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-02
PLAN IOWA CENSUS|
DATA AND STATISTICS OF MANU-
FEATURING INDUSTRIES TO
BE COLLECTED.
Resolution Authorizing state Depart
nent to Take Charge of This Work
for the General Government Intro
duced by Representative Buchanan.

for the General Government Intro.
duced by Representative Buchanan.
III acOrcance with a resolution IN
troduced into the Thirtieth General AS
semply by A. w. Buchanan, represent
atlVe from Wapello county, the Iowa
state labor bureau is to be enlisted
IN the work of taking the census OF
manufactures which is 10 be done by
the United States government next
year. Deputy State Labor Commits
sloner Arthur E. Holder is il Washing
ton where he has been for several days
IN conference with the heads of the |
census department relative to the work
which is to be done.
me government will furnish the
agents and they will DO under the di-
rectlon and management of State Labor
Commissioners E. d. Brigam. This will
be in accordance with the joint resolu-
ton introduced into the house by Rep
resentative Buchanan authorizing the
state department to act for the gener
al government in the taking of the
census.
Valuable Suggested.
Already the schedules which it is
proposed to use in the work of next
year have been examined by Commits
sioner Brigham and he has made some
suggestions of value to the department
Mr.. Holder in person will also convey
to the department at Washington some
suggestions as to the information
which will be of the most value to
the west, understanding perfectly the
wishes of the commissioner in the mat
ter. There is no considerable variance
of opinion anywhere along the line and
the federal department is taking the
judgment of the state officials in the
various states where cooperation has
been arranged for, as to what best be
included in the schedules. w. M. Stu
art is the chief statistician of the divis-
ion of manufactures of the United
States census bureau. AS soon as the
schedules are agreed upon they will
be printed bearing the card of the Iowa
department of labor, Commissioner
Brigham being named as supervisor of
the census for the state of OLIVIA.
Among the entries on the blanks
which will be furnished by the govern
ment for the manufacturers of this
state, are several score of inquiries as
to different branches of the business.
1t should be understood at the outset,
of course, that the information secured
by the governmen t by this census will
only be used in statistical form. The
names of concerns will cut no figure
and will not be published in any form
or revealed to individuals at the Office
of the labor commissioner.
Schedule for Census.
Among the entries on the schedule
will be the following, more specific of
course, than here given but as given
indicating the scope of the inquiry
therefrom if it is as thorough as State
Labor Commissioner Brigham expects
it to be:
Character of the organization, wheth-
er individual, firm, corporation or as
ISOLATION, cooperative or profit shar-
ing, etc.
Date when organization began to do
business.
Character of industry, kind of goods
manufactured or kind of work done.
Cauital ~ Owned or borrowed; per
cent. of land and buildings owned and
rented, value of items of live capital,
bill receivable, accounts, materials on
hand, stock in process OF manufacture,
finished products on hand, cash on
hand. etc, for the last day of the year
of the census. that is, June 80, 1904.
Value of machinery and tools.
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proprietors and firm members, includ-
ing both active and silent partners, but
not stockholders.
Number of salaries paid yearly to
officers of corporations. and men and
women acting as superinten y ITS, man
ayers, foremen. clerks and as other
employees, the male and female &C
counts being kept separate.
The greatest and least number EN-
| ployed during the year and the total
wages paid thereto, of men 16 years
and over, of women 16 years and over
and children under 16.
The average number of wage earn
ers employed during each month OF
the year, classified as to men and WON
en- over 16 and children under 16.
4 Al1Ouulo pau I'LL 1SnI III 1dClUly VI
works, for rent of power or heat, for
taxes exclusive of internal revenue for
rent of offices and buildings other than
! factory buildings, for interest, insur-
ance, internal revenues, for ordinary
repairs of machinery, advertising, trav.
cling expense and all other sundries
| bulked.
| Amount paid for contract work.
| Number, name and cost, not includ.
ing freight of all raw material on
hand, and used; and used in partially
manufactured form.
Amount and cost of fuel, mill sup
piles, all other materials and the
. amount of freight paid.
Selling value of all products, includ
ing by-products. and amount received
for custom work and repairing.
/ Classified earnings of wage earners
i for the week during which the largest
number were employed. This EN-
braces the weekly wages of men anG
women over 16 and children under 16
and their number. for the following
different classes of earnings: Those
earning under SO a week; those earn
ing between So and 81, between 81 ant
SIS and so on up to $40; those earning
between $40 and SO SO and S15 ST.