Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-23
CENSUS PREPARATIONS
Plans Being Made for Quick and Ae-
curate Work BY the Enumerators-
Schools to BE Established at Gen.
trial. Points for instruction Of the
Appointees.

Washington, D. c., April 22.-Direc-
tor North of the census bureau has
completed plans for taking the next
census, beginning April Is, next year.
Ten years ago, tn enumerators were
started out in their respective dis
tricts June 1, but it has been decided
to begin work on the next census six
weeks earlier, when the permanent
populations of the cities will be in
their regular domfciles.
In Minnesota there will be much
larger force in the field than there was
ten years ago, when there were seven
supervisors and LOO enumerators.
Next year there will be nine supervis-
ors, or one for each congregational
district, and 1900 enumeratOrs.
In some states Il e big cities have
been segregated and formed into sep
crate districts, but Director North has
figured Il out that III Minnesota, by
following congressional district lines.
with an ample force in each district,
the results will be just as good as
il there were seperate city districts.
Patronage 10 Tempting.
The compensation of the supervisors
will be 81 500 per annum, with an adj
ditional 81 for every thousand people
enumerated, making total compensa-
ton in the rural districts about 3d.
900 and in Minneapolis and St. Paul
districts probably more than that
amount.
The enumerators will be paid so
much per capita, except in districts in
which the enumerating is dimcult on
avvount of sparse settlements, where
a per diem salary will be paid. The
supervisors, which will appoint the
enumerators, which makes tie patron
age for this work rather tempting.
The supervisors are to be appointed
by the president, and confirmed by the
senate, but, as In past decades, the
naming of the supervisors probably
will be left to the members of the
house in the respective districts. They
are to be appointed as soon as pos
sfble after the census bill is passed
by congress, and when they are named
and confirmed the director will COM
mence their education for the import
ant duties they are to perform. This
education will be conferred upon the
northwestern supervisors at schools
to be located in Minneapolis or st.
Paul. the teachers of which will be
experts from the permanent census
bureau in this city.
It is expected that the supervisors
will have completed their education
bv Jan. / next, so that they IN at
once begin the appointment of their
enumerators, to whom, in turn, they
will give the same lessons thev have
received. On April Is the enumerat-
ors will take the field, and they must
have their work done within thirty
days. In cities of 5000 population or
more they must be more expeditions
and must complete the count within
fifteen DAYS.
The supervisor in each district will
open an Office at a central point frorc,
which the work of the enumerator5
will be directed, and In that ONCE he
will have force of clerks and aids
fer the prompt transaction of bust.
ness.
Manufacturer Census, Too.
The supervisors will not only look
after the count of the people In their |
districts. but in all brohilit" will
supervise the taking OF the census of !
manufacturers, which is to be taken |
separately from the census of people |
and agriculture. Special agents will be |
appointed to do the field work, and
they will receive per diem pay, run
ming in some cases as high as 50 per
day. ...s.. ~, -. ~
In North Dakota there will be two
and about 400 enumerat-
ors, against 2S0 of the latter. ten years
age - .~....
In South Dakota there will also be
two supervisors, with an increase in
the number Of enumerators from 457
to about 60.
Wisconsin. will have ten supervisors
with an increase In the number of emu
merators from 1900 to 2,220, the same
number rs Minnesota.
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