The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-11
BROUGHTON NAMED
FOR CENSUS BERTH
Supervisor for Washington
Is Named Today by
President Taft.
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with the Spanish-Amerfcan war loan
Since then he has been connected with
the auditors office as a clerk of the
fourth class. For the past five years
| ne has been assistant chief of the pay
masters accounts division. having SUI
pervision OF the settlement Of the &C
counts of naval disbursing, officers.
ships. stations, and Yards.
In June, 1903. Mr. Broughton resigned
temporarily, and accepted ar appoint
ment as fleet clerk TO the fleet paymas-
! ter of the Atlantic battleship feet on its
historic cruise around the world. Upon
his return with the feet he was rein
stated in his former position
Talks of Plans.
Speaking today of his duties as super
visor, Mr. Broughton declared he would
make special effort TO obtain a high
class force Of enumerators. whose hon.
esty and accuracy could not be ques-
TONED. He said further that he had
! been Informed that 225 enumerators
would be required to count the District
The number employed in 1900 to do this
work totaled $50
While not hazarding a guess as TO how
long 1t would take 10 complete the task.
Mr.. Broughton said he understood that
at the Twelfth census the enumerators
/ IN nine-tenths Of the cases, completed
I their work in week. Washington's
proximity to the Census office, he
pointed out, will enable the supervisor
TO obtain almost immediate action or
settlement OF debated or disputed ques-
! tons, and therefore the work should 80
I forward rapidly.
Il is understood that Mr.. Broughton
will not enter upon his duties for several
weeks.
More EnumeTators Added
Eleven thousand more enumerators
than were employed during the census
OF 1900 will be required to count noses
during the forthcoming census Of 1910.
Announcement was made today by Di-
rector Durand that Geographer sloane
has estimated that the increase in pop
ulation throughout the country will re-
quire the services Of about 5000 emu
merators, as compared with about So
900 in the last count.
portion of this increase is accounted
( for by the fact that the enumerators
Of 1900 worked ten hours A dav, while
in the coming census Congress spe-
| cifically provided for an eight-hour day.
According to law. the enumeration OF
population shall be taken as Of April
% 1910, and enumerators must forward
/ their returns to supervisors within
| thirty days from the start Of the count.
except that in any city Of 5000 inbab-
itants or more at the preceding census.
the enumeration must be completed in
two weeks
Increase in Population.
The estimates for enumerators indI-
cate strikingly the increase IN popula-
ton since 1900. Oklahoma and Washing
| ton lead the States in the percentage Of
increase-both requiring nearly 800 per
cent more enumeratOrs. According 70
the estimates, Pennsylvania will have
the largest number of enumeratOrs-
| 900 this time. as against 4.720 in 1900
New York is second. with a probable
1900 for 1910, as against 4,55l in 1850
Then cores Illinois, Ohio, Texas. Mis-
souri,, Massachusetts, Indiana, Michi-
gan, Minnesota. and California, m the
order named-an needing 1000 or more
enumerators.
Noteworthy Increases In population
Will occasion about a 80 per cent in
crease over the 1900 force IN California.
Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mon
tana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico.
-NoI III DdkoIdt leNds, west virginia,
and Wyoming. There will prOba bly, be
! no Increase Of enumerators for Yer
! mont
/ In 1900 Ohio was counted by 1884 emu
merators; next year that number will
be increased 20 $3.50. Pennsylvania had
4-lZo enumerators In the last census, this
! time IL will require 500. the number in
! Philadelphia alone being increased from
! 1853 10 300. Allegheny county was
counted IN 1900 by 553 enumerators;
probably 500 viii be required in 1910
| Porto Rico was counted by. 9l7 emu
Tnerato-s. in 1900. II Is now estimated
| that there will be at least 1850 required
next wear.