The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-10-13
CENSUS AGENTS
Special Hen Viii Be Needed to Collect
Data From Manufacturers.
IDO YOU WANT TO Be One?

Do YOU WANT TO BE 0NE?|
II So. Read Over This Article Care
fully and Then Enter the Class
for Examination at Columbia
Some Of These Positions VIII Pay
Good Salaries.
4 competitive examination before
the board Of civil service examiners
for specia! agents in connection with
the collection Of statistics Of manu-
tacturers and mines and Quarries.
will be held in Columbia on Noven-
Der 3. Those who most successful
IS stand the examination Will be
among the eligible Of the 1900 to
1900 persons who will be employed
by the national government for the
purpose indicated.
The applicants will be required
TO take practical test In al!ins
ont a sched ule. such as is used in
the actual work 0! special agent
Applications for a card emitting
persons to take the examination must
DE sent 20 the director OF the census
at Washington. Applications vii! oe
recei,Nd from women having the
REQUIRED experience and education.
but the opportunity for the employ
nent Of women il this work IS slight
and but few. II any. such appoint
ments will be made.
AS far as possible it is desired
10 obtain for this work persons WHO
| have had college or university cours-
% in statistics or economics. and
persons who have had service IN the
accounting department Of some man
ufac,uring or othe. business estao-
lishnent. Applications will be re-
ceived by the director Of the census
until the close OF business. on Oc-
tobe- oS, 1909. Blank applications
NAV be obtained by addressing the
!:rector Of the census. Washington
|D. C. Applicants must be betwee''
the ages of 20 and 50 years. mus'
be citizens Of the United States. and
in good health and physical con
iition. Good character and haoiss
must be vouched for by At least twe
j persons personally acquainted will
the applicant
! Generally speaking. the duties o.
special agents will consist in obtain
ing in person. from manufacturing
establishments and mines and qua!
r;es. the statistics required BY Law
as indicated in the printed scaed
ules with which they will oe tu7n
ished. These statistics cover invest
ment, quantity and value OF pro
ducts and OF raw materials used
number Of employees and their wages
character and quantity OF power
etc
Specia! agents will be divided int
two classes: Class I. chief specia
agents. who will collect statistics AM
, supervise the work OF assistant spe
.ial agents within given terrttoF
Or district; and Class ?. asststao
special agents. who will be assignee
70 the collections Of statistics unde
,:.~.;.n of ,oS Substitute &c
special agents Of Glass /.
Special agents OF Glass ]. will re
ceiye compensation at the rate o
from $3.50 TO Sc per day (includin
Intervening Sundays.) Specia
agents Of Glass 9. if paid By the day
will receive from So to 81 for eacI
day (including Intervening Sun
days): such agents may. however
be compensated on piece-price oas
is.
Special agents Of Class will b
employed from s to 15o months. aa'
those OF Class . from three to 81
months.
Each special agent will. upon ap
po!ntment. be assigned an ofncia
station, and no expenses of sub
s!stance will be allowed any specia
agent while working in the imme
iia;e vicinity Of his station.
Special agents who are necessari
" absen, from their designated sta
tions. engaged on official business
will be allowed their actual and ne
: cessary travelling expenses and pc
diem in lieu OF subsistence unde
regulations TO be hereafter promul
gated.
No appointment Of Glass : vii
be made until about January l. 1910
There will be two separate test
in filing the schedules. designed TO
special agents OF Glasses / and
respectively. Any applicant ma!
take either alone. or both. and fai!
ure to successfully pass the tes
of Class will not necessarily pre-
clude eligibility for appointment II
Glass ..
The test for special agents OF Clas:
| viii! consist principally OF the fill
ing out Of a sample schedule from
the details given in typical balance
sheet and income account. supple
mented by other data in tabulatec
form necessary to complete the sched'
uie.
The test for special agents OF Clas:
| . will consist principally Of the Eli
ing out Of schedule from simple
narrative statement OF facts re!a.
tive to a manufacturing .esablish-
ment. in which statement Will appea!
all the figures and facts necessary