The Washington herald., 1909-07-21

The division of the United States and
Porto Rico into Census supervisors dis
trIcts and the designation Of the num-
Der OF Census supervisors to be employed
for the Thirteenth Census, 1910. has been
completed by United States Census d.
rector, Z. Dana Durand. and his final
recommendations have been transmitted
In bulletin form 70 Secretary Nagel, Of
the Department OF Commerce and Labor.
There viii be go supervisors districts;
S29 being the number into which the
United States is subdivided, and one COW
ering all OF Porto Rico. The number
Of supervisors will equal that OF the
districts, 800 In all. that being the limit
fixed by the act OF Congress, authorizing
the Thirteenth Census.
Alaska and Hawaii will have their cen
sus taken under the supervision Of spe-
cial agents Of the Census Bureau.
Next IN order will be the appointment
OF supervisors by the President. confr-
nation by the Senate being required; and
then. In due course. tho supervisors VIII
designate 20 the Census Director the
persons selected 10 act as enumerators
and, with his consent, employ them. IL
win be some time before the questions
involved In this stage OF the Census or
ganization are determined and all the
appointments satisfactorily adjusted.
Limit Not Expired.
Director Durands report as 20 the num-
Der Of supervisors and their districts is
fully three months IN advance OF the time
limited by the Census law. which requires
that tho division and designation shall be
completed at least six months prior to
the Census enumeration date. April Is.
1910 II was prepared by Census Geo.
grapher Charles S. Sloane. and. following
the provisions of the Census law, the
boundaries OF each supervisors district
have been made to conform TO a Congress
sional district. as far as practicable, TAX
ing into consideration the density OF pop
ulation and the difficulty Of communi-
cation.
The States IN which the supervisors
districts conform exactly to the Congress
siOnal districts are Alabama, Arkansas.
Florida. Georgia, Indiana. Iowa, Kansas.
Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi. Ne
brasba North Carolina, Oregon. South
Carolina. Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,
Washington. and West Virginia.
Those in which the supervisors dis
tricts differ from the Congressional dis
tricts are California, Colorado, Illinois,
Louisiana. Maine. Maryland, Michigan,
Missouri. Montana New Jersey. New
York, North Dakota, Ohio. Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wis
consln.
Those which are separately considered
as a single supervisors district are Ari-
zona, Connecticut Delaware, District %
Columbia Idaho. Massachusetts,. Nevada.
New Hampshire. New Mexico. Rhode
Island, Utah. Vermont. and Wyoming.
Precedents Respected.
Several cities. and a good many coun-
ties including cities. are each considered
separate supervisors district. In the
main, precedents have been respected IN
this work and where departures have
been made. or differences between a su-
pervisOr's district and a Congressional
district established. there Is no si6nifl-
carce in them beyond a regard for the
convenience and faculty OF the Census
enumeration.
Included in the report are a set OF
sketch maps showing the outlines Of the
counties. the boundaries OF each super
visors district. its population IN 1900. and.
IN many instances. State and Federal
enumerations made since 1900 have been
inserted.