The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-07
CENSUS AGENTS
Special Men Will Be Needed to Collect
Data From Manufacturers.
DO YOU WANT TO BE ONE?

If So, Read Over This Article Care
fully and Then Enter the Class
for Examination at Columbia
Some of These Positions Will Pay
Good Salaries.
A competitive examination before
the board of civil service examiners
for special agents in connection with
the collection of statistics of manu-
facturers and mines and quarries,
will be held in Columbia on Novem-
her 8. Those who most successful
" stand the examination will be
among the eligible of the 1,6OO to
1900 persons who will be employed
by the national government FOR the
purpose indicated.
The applicants will be required
to take a practical test in hlllng
ont a schedule, such as is used ID
the actual work of a special agent.
Applications for a card emitting
persons to take the examination must
! be sent to the director of the census
at Washington. Applications Will De
receiDd 4rom women having the
required experience and education
but the opportunity for the employ
ment of women in this work is slight
and but few, if any, such appoint
ments will be made.
AS far as possible it is desired
to obtain for this work persons VINO
have had college or university cours-
es in statistics or economics ana
persons who have had service in the
accounting department of some man
ufacturing or other business estao-
lishment. Applications will be re-
| ceived, by the director of the census
| until the close of business, on Oc-
tober 25, 1909. Blank applications
NAV be obtained by addressing the
director of the census, Washington
D. C. Applicants must be between
the ages of 20 and 60 years, must
be citizens of the United States, and
in good health and physical con-
dition. Good character and habits
must be vouched for by at least two
persons personally acquainted with
the applicant.
Generally speaking, the duties OF
special agents will consist in obtain
ing in person, from manufacturing
establishments and mines and quar-
ries, the statistics required by law
as indicated in the printed sched-
ules with which they will be furn-
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.
Special agents will be divided into
two classes: Glass l, chief special
agents, who will collect statistics and
supervise the work of assistant spe-
cial agents within given territory
or district; and Glass 2, assistant
special agents, who will be assigned
TO the collections of statistics under
the direction of, and substitute to,
special agents of Glass 1.
Special agents of. Glass l will re-
ceive compensation at the rate OF
from $3.50 to Sc per day (includlng
Intervening Sundays.) Special
agents of Glass 2, if paid by the day,
will receive from So to 81 for each
day (including intervening Sun
days); such agents may, however,
be compensated on a piece-price bas-
is.
Special agents of Glass will be
EMPLOYED from to 155 months, and
those of Class from three to six
months.
Each special agent will, upon ap-
pointment, be assigned an official
station, and no expenses OF SUBJ
sistance will be allowed any special
agent while working in the imme-
diate vicinity of his station.
Special agents who are necessarl-
" absent from their designated sta
tions. engaged on official business,
will be allowed their actual and ne
cessary travelling expenses and per
diem in lieu of subsistence under
regulations to be hereafter promul-
gated.
No appointment of Glass , will
be made until about January /, 1910.
There will be two separate tests
in filling the schedules, designed for
special agents of Glasses and 2
respectively. Any applicant may
take either alone, or both, and fail
ure 70 successfully pass the test
of Class will not necessarily pre-
clude eligibility for appointment in
Class -
The test for special agents of Glass
will consist principally of the fill
ing out of a sample schedule from
the details given in typical balance
sheet and income account, supple
mentcd by other data in tabulated
form necessary to complete the sched-
uic.
The test for special agents of Class
will consist principally of the fill
ing out OF a schedule from a simple
narrative statement Of facts rela-
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