Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1909-09-18
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PLACES FoR l5p DEE WAgEANs
That Mumber Will De Required - Take
State Cansas
WAFHE6rpN, D. G.. September Ssh
Approximately sS.000 enumarasoFs will
be needed ior the thirteenth daeennial
census Of the United States. Hawaii
and Porto Rico, as shown By . report
jnas Submitted to the Director Of she
Census By Gsoeraphsr George 5. Sloane,
Of the Census Bnrsau, IL whose division
the nnmerators districts are defined aud
fixed. This i 90 Increase 81 II 600 over
the number employed 10 the census Of
1900.
Director Durand points out th6t the
per diem enumerators In 1900 were re-
quired 20 work 10 hours day, bot in the
act providing for she thirteenth and sub
sequsnt decsuniai censuses, the time 10
fixed at eight hours q day. This rsduc.
tion in the daily hourn will require an adj
ditional number Of snnmeraiors in the
portions Of the country 10 which per diem
rates will prevail.
The present census Law requires that the
enumeration Of population shall be taken
Is Of April 18th. 1910 and the enumsra.
tors must forward their retnrns to the
supervisors within 30 days from the be-
ginning Of the enumeration, except that
in any city having 5000 inhabitants or
mora at the preceding census, the enum-
Grafton shall be completed within two
weeks.
In looking into. details 9th estimates,
Oklahoma and Washington srs con.
spicuous, as they win cali for 800 per
cent. increase over the 1900 force ofennm.
orators.
Pennsylvania will continue in the lead
ership, having slightly the largest NUM-
Der Of ennmsrators, the 1910 force being
estimated at 600 against 4720 in 1900.
New York is second, With probable 5000
for 1910, as compared with 454l in 1900.
Next will come Illinois, then Ohio. Texas,
Missouri, Massachusetts,, Indiana, Michi-
gan, Minnesota and California, all need.
ing 1000 or more enumerators each.
Noteworthy increases in population will,
in 1910, occasion 80 psr-esnt increase
over the 1900 force inc California, Florida,
Massachusetts,, Montana, Nevada, New
Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakosa, Texas,
West Virginia and Wyoming.
No material increase is likely in Che
number Of enumerators for Vermont. and
only small additional force for Arkan-
sas, Iowa, Maine, Oregon, Rhode Island.
South Dakota and Tennessee.
Increase in the enumerators in Penn.
sylyania win centre largely 10 Philadel-
phia and Allegheny counties. The num-
Der in Philadelphia will be increased from
1859 10 1900, to 1900 in 1910. Allegheny
county was counted il 1900 by SIS
enumerators, and will require 800 in
1910.
New York State was counted by 4541
enumeFators in IA days in 1900. Il isees.
timsted that in 1910 it will readirs at
least 5000 ennmerators-1so0fn Manhat.
tan and the Bronx and 1900 for Brooklyn
and Long Island.
The New Jersey population was taken
in 1900 by 1923 enumerators in 1910 It
will require at least 100 men. New Mex:
leo in 1900 was counted by l95 ennmera-
tors in % days.
Maryland was counted in 1900 by 765
enumerous 10 20 days. The work 10 1910
will probably. be accomplished in the
same time by 900 enumerators, the prin.
cipai increase being in the city OF Baiti
more. which bad 327 suumerAlors at the
twelfth censns, and will require 400 enum-
orators next year to completesthe enum-
Grafton in the time required by law.
In Delaware the force will be increased
from los to $50.
In ell partsef the country there will be
marked increase. the South showing great
gains. 10 Alabama there has been au 10.
crease from 1900; in Georgia. fFom 1875 to
1850; ia Loniaania, from 726 70 $50; In |
Virginia, from ll0O to 1900; in West vir-
giuia, from 5SS to 800.
In she far West similar gains have |
been made, but the most marked in-
stances are in States in which great
centres Of population are located. The
increase 10 Illinois will be from S40O to
to-S9OO Cook county will require 1900
While the Indiana cities
have increased, parts Of the State have
not grown much since 1900, 80 that the
1852 districts Of 1900 win be expanded to
200 in 1910. Ohio was counted in 1900
1884 enumeratore; next year the mum.
Der viii be increased to $500.
Tue enumeration Of Oklahoma sud
indian Territory 10 1900 required 469
working 20 days. The in.
'rease in population has bsen so great
hat at least 1900 enumerators must be
Employed in the new State.
10 the District Of Columbia the growth
n snburban district has been great, and
he force win be jumped from 1850 to 2o5.
The Island possessions will also require
Increases. Porto Rico was counted BY
NJ enumeratorp IN 1910 Is is estimated
bat there win be ut least 1850, while 10
Hawaii the number will be raised from
0s to $50.