New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
BANNING 18th CENSUS
n;rsrtor North Preparing to Count
the american People.
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a,r s9-It viii cost s.5oooao more
- census OF 1e1e than that of eight years
20 'She ao,o,lnt of the increased number OF men,
SO ,s children estimated at twenty-five nii-
Fo,s but the work viii be Tar better oohe'
ka - = one of the notable advantages OF such a
s.nent bureau organization as the ohi'eu seases
Tsr'-s-+.inei since ssc0 aside from the valuable
hes ns.;cal work it has been accomplishing in
via - .i-,e every DAY. The Director Of the
Int \ D. North. has made has arrange
teAs-N, So enumerafing the population two years
En- ,s Notwithstanding the Increased ana
ben1- .eor-u,afian that viii be gathered. he con-
FaIlss s,fr,ases the cost at only sl4oooea This
fccao ,-ss1 he submitted TO Congress at the next
s. &c afr. North desires the appropriation IN a
ssss0'- . that all arrangements for the taking
isiap -. srs may be completed without any worry
Z, the census 49,
sont money ,..
49, -, .,nuaI cost OF the permanent census bureau
nan 81 oeaoao figure which is considered
,,s,r small when the number OF employees N
10's-a and the value and variety Of its worh
ne saared A tremendous amount of statistical
sre o,s+snt,v accomplished in the bureau 1t
W." ,,,sc.s The cotton ginning statistics IN the
HeN Eo-,aerl. secured by the Agriculture De-
ss.,4 and some seven hundred agents are en-
- N this work alone and in gathering otheE
- crop statistics. This work costs the bureau
- ,s1f Of It's annual expenditure Congress
a.- a,-acfes that the population OF the cities be
Gso - .,,allv and this work costs more than
- The biennial compilation OF the lists or all
s-,r,ent employees and their salaries is another
,ou down under. guidance Of Mr.. North al
.. Was formerly looked after by the De-
--,sut ef the Interior.
TEST OF PERMANENT BUREAU
~. permanent census bureau. which was de-
- for the purpose OF securing more accurate
more speedy census statistical returns. viii en-
- as first great test m the taking Of the next
- and the officials anxious 10 meet ali the
+-a7,ents and expectations. The preparations
=. .As-4ear-b great count have been under way
. ,,-s 4tau a year with the experienced force
= tss t,ecaue specialized for such work, and they
= he Continued throughout the coming winter
y y sr-vsI enumeration by cznvassers throughout
=. ,,r,urrv viii begin IN April, 1919 The present
- force Of the bureau win be greatly IN
- and IN all more than sizty-five thousand
vr-z-s:orx VIII be employed The organization
:, .,rn~1se $50 districts covering the United
s..,ss Hawaii Porto Rico, the Panama Canal zone
- ans samoa Il was proposed also 10 take
- cz,sus OF the Philippines, but the enumeration
r. nat archipelago was taken about three years
= -ba PhjIippine government having been IN
,teurs of Il and Il thought better 10 let that
rzs-nrent decide when the next census should
b taken.
sprsBBLE OVER CIVIL SERVICE RULES
ons NJ NJ Norrf's chief aims. and ene Of the
.4.-zs +fa- he viii insist On. is that he may oe
r-745 runr,etert men 10 carry or the work II Is
r7siagred important by many who have had great
sruseace II gathering like data that the clerica4
s-s Hsld forces should be chosen by competitive ex-
-,,s-5on i1nder the Civil Service Commission
r+z.-nzn Cr7srnpaclker Of the House Census Com
-,--ee holds the opposite view, and introduced q
ri a. tbs last session providing that the force be
sr-nured ty the director OF the cens1s bureau on
3 uon-Curn perftiye exaInn alton prescribed by hI'
.s examinations 70 be conducted by the Civil Ser
rcs Commission thus producing large qualified
Is, from which selections could be made on The
Recommendation Of members OF Congress
rre-r x-ss considerable criticism Of the method
proytaed IN the bill for the appointment OF the
a-re force OF men by the director OF the census
bureau The committee decided. however, that It
-nul5 b4 iu1nracticafle 10 have these clerks and
ernl7zss selected under the Civil Service law Mi
r-unuacker does not believe that q sufficient num-
be- OF efficient men and women can be induced 10
70 into competitive Civil Service examination Tor
z tern that Is temporary in its character ana 1or
sssrjes which could not exceed 5000 a year. He
also pointed ont that although the service is tenn
rorarv in lis character the work is ernergent and
rhs great bulk OF IL merely mechanical, consisting
hs-Felv Of the operation of punching machines,
sorting and operating Jabulating devices ano, as
there is provision in the bill giving the dlreclor
G the census authority TO pay the clerks on 1he
recsw0rk basis he believes that from SStheD 10
szaso can be saved Mr.. CruInpacker holds that
CEI Service Iaw, as there is no provision made
.0r il n the classified service.
The bill cid not come 10 vote because OF the
opposition which developed toward the non-corn-
rsdrive examination system and il is probable that
the competitive method will be used Both lfie
Secretary ,f Commerce and Labor and the com
Mission appointed by him insisted that the exam
-nEtons should be competitive
SCOPE OF THE WORK.
Besides the count of the population there will be
q census Of agriculture that viii cost about TWO
farmers institutes grangers societies. agriculture
and livestock associations all over the country II
esTers the acreage OF farms and the acreage aof
the principal crops, together with census Oh lhe
6urnestic animals on farms and ranges that have
6Es1 relation 10 agriculture. The manufactures
q the COUNTY, will also be thoroughly enumerated.
and al the products o1 manufacturing establish
nents vii he tabuIa1ed and the best figures at
t2azhe presented IN the report Mines and quar-
res sln also be thoroughly investigated and their
worth estimated. The next census will NOT, now
ever, include mortality statistics, or any Of the
minor studies thai cared for every year by the
permanent bureau
Ihs results OF the Thirteenth Census viii be pub
Eshed in not more than seven volumes-three less
anzn were required IN 1860 Congress will make
soequspe appropriations for printing. and viii au-
Gorlze facilities for publishing the volumes as
Rapidly as possible. All the most modern devices
3G electric TabulatiOns which were rented eight
years ago hut are now owned by the government
VII BE used the reports from the so
esn'c1 supervisors begin 10 come in