Evening journal., 1909-08-04
TAKE CENSUS OF
STATE IN 1910
One Supervisor to Direct the
Work in the Three
Counties
SALARIES THE
MEN WILL GET

Preparations are already under way
for the taking OF the decennial census,
which work will be performed during
1870. In Delaware there will be but
one supervisor of the census who will
direct the work i'm the three counties.
The position pays $500 a year There
will be quite a number of enumerators
in each district. I'm order to facilitate
the work as rapidly as possible.
According TO the census bill, each
enumerator viii be charged with the
collection in his subdivision OF the facts
and statistics required by the popula-
ton and agricultural schedules as fol-
lows. To visit personally each dwell
ing house, and each family therein. and
each individual living out of a family
in any place of abode, and by inquiry
made of the head of each family or
OF the member thereof deemed most
competent and trustworthy 20 obtain
each and every item of information re-
quired by the act. the schedules being
Name, relationship to head OF family.
color. sex. age. conjugal condition, place
of birth of parents number Of years in
the United States. citizenship. occupa-
ton. whether or not employer or em-
pioye. and II cmploye, whether or not
employed at the date of the cnumer-
alton and tho number of months un-
employed during the preceding calendar
year whether or not engaged in agri-
cultural. school attendance. literacy,
tenure OF home and whether or not a
survivor OF the union or confederate
army or navy; and II under rs years
of age whether ruptured orippld or de-
formed: and the name and address of
each blind or deaf and dumb person.
The enumeration of institutions shall
include paupcrs. prisoners. juvenile de-
linqnents insane, focble-mindod blind.
deaf ANA dumb and inmates of be-
ncpolent homes.
Schedules relating TO agriculture
shall be name. color and country Of
birth OF occupant Of each farm. ten
urc. acreage Of farm. acreage of wood b.
land and character Of timber thereon.
value OF farm and Improvements. value
ol farm Implements number ana value
of stock ON farms-and ranges, number
and value of domestic animals not on
farms acreage of crops planted and 10
he planted during year of enumeration
aud The acreage Of crops and quantity
cl value of crops and other farm pro-
ducts for the year ending next proccd-
ing the enumeration.
The Compensation.
Compensation of onumcrators shall
bc determined by the director of the
census as follows: In subdivisions
where he shall deem such remuneration
sufficient, an allowance OF not less than
two, nor moro than four cents for each
inhabitant; not less than 20. nor more
than 80 cents for each farm reported
10 cents for each barn ana inclosurc
containing live stock not on farms. and
not less than 20. nor more than 3J
cents for each establishment of pro.
luctive industry reported In othci
snhofv isions the director I'll ccuyus MAJ
fiX "a mixed rate of not less than one
nor more than two dollars pcr day. and
in addition. an allowance OF not les
than nor more than three cents fol
each inhahitant enumerated and no
less than Is. nor more than 20 cent,
for each farm and each establishment
~ productive industry reported.
In spsrscly settled communities
straight per diem compensation will be-
fixed by tho director of the census. Il
shall not he less than three nor mori
than six dollars per day OF eight hours
actual hcld work