The Brunswick news., 1909-08-11
GEORGIA GETS
H ENUMERATORS
MUCH SPECULATION AS TO WHO
WILL RECEIVE APPOINTMENTS
IN THIS STATE.
Expected That President Taft viii
: Name All of the Enumerators at
Summer Home This Week-Demo-
Gratis and Republicans to Be Named
{ for Georgia.

The appearance of a dispatch from
the president summer home at Bev-
erly, Mass TO the effect that the
chief executive expected to dispose
of the matter of census enumerators
throughout the United States this
week. caused considerable specula-
ton in the city as to who would most
likely receive the appointments in
this state
AS the boundaries of the supervi-
SOS districts. according to an act Of
congress. there will be eleven district
enumerators in Georgia. These dis
trict enumerators will appoint assist
ant enumeratOrs in each county, who
will also appoint -enumerators for
each precinct thereby minimizing the
responsibility and the work
The dispatch from Beverly stated
that Secretary of Commerce and La
Dor Nagel and Director of the Cen
sus Durand were to go to the presi-
dents summer home with a list of
names, and that the president hoped
to announce his position by the time
they leave. 1t is understood that num-
er0us applications for appointment as
district enumerators in Georgia have
been forwarded to Washington. If
the president follows the policy he
has fixed upon, he will divide the ap-
pointments equally among the dem
ocrats and republicans in this state
If the presidents policy regarding this
matter is strictly adhered to- there
will be no active partisans, but act
i've and capable men who are willing
to give their best services. If this
class of men is selected to fill the
positions, there should be no fear
that the state, counties, cities and
even the precincts are not to receive
fair enumeration.
Letter of TransmttaI.
The following letter of transmittal
giving some interesting points con-
cerning the coming thirteenth census
is being sent out by the department
of commerce and labor and bureau of
census to the commercial bodies OF
the United States, one of which has
been received in this city:
Department of Commerce and La
Dor, Bureau of the Census, Washing
ton, D. c., July 6, 1909. Sir-I have
the honor to transmit herewith cen
sus bulletin SO, containing a descrip-
tion of the supervisors districts into
which the United States has been di-
vided for the thirteenth census, pre-
pared by Mr. Charles S. Sloane, geog-
rapher.
Section 9 of an act entitled Ar
act to provide for the thirteenth and
subsequent decennial censuses,' ap-
proved July 2, 1909, provided:
That the director of the census
shall, at least six months prior tc
the date fixed for commencing the
enumeration at the thirteenth and
each succeeding decennial census
designate the number, whether one
or more, of supervisors of census fol
each state and territory, the District
of Columbia, Alaska and Porto Rico
which they are to act; except thai
the director of the census, in his
discretion, need not designate super
visors for Alaska and Il e territory
of Hawaii, but in lieu thereof may
employ special agents as hereinafter
appointed by the president, by and
with the advice and cor sent of the
senate; provided, that the whole oi
supervisors shall not exceed three
hundred and thirty; and provided
further, that SO far as practicable and
desirable the boundaries of the SUI
pervisors shall conform to the boun-
daries of the congressional districts
''In accordance with the above pro-
vision, the United States has been
divided into three hundred and thirty
supervisors districts. exclusive Of
Alaska and Hawaii The boundaries
OF each supervisors district have beer
made to conform to a congressional
district, so far as practicable, taking
into consideration the density OF pop
ulation and the difficulty of commun'
ication, except that. in few large
cities and several states, it is obvious
that the work can be better and more
efficiently conducted by following th'
practice of previous censuses, ant
placing the entire state or city un
der one supervisor. Each district al
described will be under the direc
charge OF a supervisor of census.
81 have included in the bulletin
set Of sketch maos. showing the out
lines of the counties. also the boun
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