Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-28
SUPERVISOR READY
TO COMMENCE WORK
Those Desiring Positions in Gen.
sus Enumeration May
Apply at Once.
Remuneration WORTH WHILE
Average in Last Census Was s3.75 Per
Day, While Some Earned Much
More Than That.

Applicants for positions as censu;
| enumerators for Utah should send iT
their names to Hugh A. Mcmillan
census supervisor for the state. whose
Office is located at room SOC Dooly block
! The schedules. or application blanks
| have not arrived yet. owing to delays
at the government printing Office at
Washington. but notices of intention
| to make application Will be acknowl-
edged by Mr.. McMIlIan's office, and
the schedules will be forwarded on
their arrival.
According to, information received
Monday from Director Durand at
Washington any person having a COM
mon school education and of good hab-
its may readily pass the test for the
position of census enumerator. which
will be given Feb 5, 1910.
This test, it IS stated by Inspector
Durand, will be reasonable and prac-
teal. 1t will consist in filling out a
sample schedule OF population from a
description in narrative form, and
those whose labors will be in the rural
districts viii be required to fill out
an additional agricultural schedule
REQUIREMENTS NEEDED.
The requirements mentioned by the
department as being necessary in the
case of men or women who desire to
serve are as follows; They must be
citizens OF the United States and resi-
dents of the district in which they wish
to act. They must not be less than
is years of age nor over 20, and they
must be physically able to do the work.
They must also have good habits. and
be trustworthy and honest. and be able
TO write legibly and with ordinary ia
cility.
THE PAY Is GOOD.
The pay is said to be good and ac-
corling to reports of the census of
1900. a number of those engaged in the
work in Salt Lake City made more
than So per day. SiXty-two enumer-
ators in this city earned on an aver
age S367 a day. and 81 made a little
over IS per day on an average. Eigh-
teen enumerators are shown to have
made more than Sc a day but as they
operated In outside districts, there may
have been the expense of a horse to be
deducted.
Considerable latitude is allowed the
director in the matter of compensation,
the pay in the cities ranging from 2
TO cents a name, the average being
2is cents. In country districts, farms
and outlying places the remuneration
may go as high as 80 cents q name.
The total number of enumerators re-
quired will be close to 10000, all of
whom are required to file their applica-
tons, properly filled in not later than
Jan. 25. The names will then be sent
to Washington by the supervisors of
the different states. and the names
submitted will there be approved by
he middle of March in preparation
FOR the work, which will begin April
Is.
The enumerators working in the city
will have IA days in which to complete
heir work, and those In outside dis
riots will be given four weeks. In
he city there will be an enumerator
'or each election district and in the
country districts one enumerator will
DO allowed for each election precinct.
Under this arrangement there will
probably be more applications than
places. but all the applications sub
nitted will be carefully considered and !
Mr. Mcmillan will pass upon them in
he order OF fitness, as shown by the
ests Feb. 5, after which the names
selected will be sent to Washington for
approval
AS the names of those who are to act |
n Utah will not be passed on for at |
east six weeks. Mr.. Mcmillan invitos |
LII who are interested to call at his |
'ffice in the Dooly block, when full ex-
'lanations will be given to intending |
applicants.