The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-09-11
COUNTING
THE PEOPLE

d
i5e needed for the Thirteenth Decen-
nial Census of the United States, and
also of Hawaii and Porto Rico, accord
ing to estimates prepared for Gen.
sus Director Durand by Geographer
Caas- s. Sloane, of the Census Bureau
III whose division THE enEnerators'
districts are defined and fixed. This
! Is an increase of about 1000 over
the number of schedule carriers In
the Census of 1900.
Director Durand points out dhat
the per diem enu-neratOrs in 1900 &C
cording to the provisions of section
16 of the act approved March 3, 1899.
Were required to work ten hours day
but. in the act providing for the Thir
teenth and Subsequent decennial cen
suses. the time is fixed at hours a
day. This reduction in the daily
hours will require an additional mum
her of enumerators In the portions of
the country in which the per diem
rates will prevail.
The present census law requires
that the enumeration of the popIla
zion shall be taken as of the fifteenth
day of April. 1910, and the enunera,
tors must forward their returns to
the supervisors within thirty days
from the commencement of the emu
meration, except that in any city hav
ing five thousand inhabitants or more
al the preceding census, the enumera-
ton shall be completed within two
weeks
In looking into the details of the es-
Inmates. Oklahoma and Washington
are conspicuous, as they call for about
BOG per cent increase over the 1900
force of enumerators.
Pennsylvania will continue in the
leadership. having slightly the larg-
est number of -nerators: the 1910
force being estimated at $500 against
1920 in 1900. New York is second
with 5000 for 1910 as compared with
i5i1 in 1900. Next will come Illinois
then Ohio. Texas, Missouri, Massa-
chusetts, Indiana, Michigan, Minneso-
Ia, and California; all needing 1000
OF more enu.scerators each.
There will very likely be no mater
ial increase in the number of enumer-
stors in Vermont and only a small
additional force for Arkansas, Iowa
Maine, Oregon, Rhode Island, South
Dakota, and Tennessee.
Taking up the subject by states, II
is noted that Alabama in 1900 was d.
vided into 1892 enumeration districts.
the increase of population will not re-
quier more than 1900 districts in 1910
The average enumeration district in
.
areas, more population can be count
ed by the enumerators in 1910 with
ont exceeding the time limit set In
the Census act, as the average time
required by each enumerator to com.
Plete his work in 1900 was 90 days and
4 hours. A considerable increase in
the number of Arizona districts will
be made, owing to the growth of the
population in certain sections. The
/ fsw,,o
against 12S in 1900. In 1900. the 92s
enunerators in Arkansas were en-
ployed 81 days and hours Only a
slight increase in the number will be
necessary for 1910. California, in 1900
was enumerated by 1868 men. A great
Increase in population. especially II
the southern part of the state will re-
quire about 1000 enuneraEors to do
| the work in 1910. The Colorado force
in 1900 numbered 391. The increase
in population and the reduction of
| the working day from 10 hours to s
hours will require about 500 enumera-
| tors within the time limit in 1910.
The number of Connecticut enumera-
tors will be increased from 554 to $50.
Delaware's list will swell from los to
$50. The District force will jump
from 160 to 225. The number of Flori
| da enunerators required will in
|
| The rise in Georgia's population will
| require the number OF enumerators to
| be advanced from 1876 in 1900 to
| about 1850 in 1910. Hawaii will be in
creased from 1OS to about $50.
Idaho's force will he advanced
from 164 to 200. The increase in H.
linois will be from 34O9 to about 1900.
Cook county will require about 1.50O
| enumerators. While the Indiana cit
les have increased. parts of the state
have not grown much since 1900. so
that the 1852 districts of 1900 will be
expanded to about 22O0 in 1910. A
very slight increase will be required
| in Iowa. The 1870 districts used in
| 1900 will number about 1850 in 1910
| The Kansas districts will rise from
1405 in 1900 to 1900 in 1910 Ken.
lucky, which had 1929 enumerators
In 1900 will need about 1900 in 1910
An increase in Louisiana districts
from 726 to about $50 will be neces
sary.
The 495 e1unerators in Maine. In
1900. averaged about 90 days. As a
large proportion of the population IS
rural. and the growth of population
small. $50 enumerators in 1910 will
undoubtedly complete the work with
in the tine allowed. Maryland was
counted in 1900 by 765 enumerators:
In 20 days. The work in 1910 probably
will be accomplished In the same
time by 900 enumerators; the princi
nal increase being in the city of Bal
timore. which. which had 327 enuEn
orators at the Twelfth Census, and
will require 400 enumerators mex
year in order to complete the enusner
alton in the time required by law
Massachusetts, contains q large pro
'porfion Of urban population, and had