Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-10-15
SPECIAL CENSUS AGENTS TEST.
Census Director Durand Announces
November as the Date.

November 3 as the Date.
Census Director f. Dana Durand an
nounces November 8 next as the date
for making practical test of the quail,
fications of applicants for appointment
as special agents for the collection of
the thirteenth census statistics of manu-.
features, mines and quarries. Blank
applications may be obtained now by
writing the bureau of the census. No
applications which are received after
the close of business October 25 will
be considered.
In circular of instructions relative
to the subject, approved by Secretary
Nagel of the department of commerce
and labor, the director states that about
January l, 1910, the bureau win employ
from 1000 to 1900 special agents. As
far as possible it is desired to obtain
for this work persons who have had
college or university courses in sta
tistics or economics, and persons who
have had service in the accounting de-
partment of some manufacturing OF
other business establishment.
When an application is complete in
every particular it should be mailed
to the director of the census, Washing
ton, ID. G.
If the applicant IS statements are sat,
Iisfactory, card will be mailed to the
applicant advising him when and
where to appear to complete the pre-
scribed test in filing out schedule
such as is required in the actual work
of a special agent.
Applicants must be careful to state
in their applications the place selected
for taking the practical test. A list
of the places where this test may bt
taken is given below.
They must be citizens of the United
States, between the ages of 20 and G
years, in good health and physically
able to perform the required duty.
Possibly applications will be accepted
from women having the required expe
rience. The special agents will be di
vided into two classes: Glass i, chief
special agents, who will collect sta
tistics and supervise the work of as
sistant special agents within a giver
territory or district; and class 2, as
sistant special agents, who will be as
signed to the collection of statistics
under the direction of, and subordinat,
to, special agents of class /.
Chief special agents of class 1 will
receive compensation at the rate o,
from $3.50 to SO per day including in
tervening Sundays. Assistant specia
agents of class 2 if paid by the day
will receive from So to $4 for each da,
Including intervening Sundays; bu
such agents may, however, be compen
stated on piece-price basis.
The chief special agents will be EN-
Iployed from six to fifteen months, an,
the assistant special agents from tire
to six months. No appointments o
assistant special agents will be mad
until about January /, 1910.
On November next, applicants VIII
have been furnished with a card o
admission will be assembled at tn
places named for the purpose of takinl
the practical test in filing out
VI biiS hlhA ubSu III blG dCbud
work of special agent.
Through the courtesy of the Unite
States civil service commission, tn
practical test will be taken before tn
local board of civil service examiner
on November 3, 1909, at any of tn
places named below Applicants mus
state in their applications where the
desire to take the practical test Fail
IRE to do so may resultsin failure to b
examined.
Washington - Spokane, Bellinghan
North Yakima, Port Townsend, Pull
man, Seattle, Tacoma, Vaneouvel
! Walla Walla.
Idaho-Boise, Moscow, Pocatello.
Montana-Billings Bozeman, Butt,
Great Falls, Helena, Kalispel, Mile
City, Missoula.
egon-Astoria, Baker City, Eugene
Grants Pass, Pendleton, Portland
TOO MUCH FOR CASH