The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-13
CENSUS AGENTS
Special Men Will Be Needed to Collect
Data From Manufacturers.
Do YOU WANT TO Be One?

for Examination at Columbia-
Some Of These Positions Will Pay
Good Salaries.
A competitive examination before
the board of civil service examiners
for special agents in connection with
the collection of statistics OF manu-
facturers and mines and quarries'
will be- held in Columbia on NoVem-
Der 8. Those who most successful
" stand the examination will be
among the eligible of the 1,6Oo TO
1900 persons who will be employed
by the national government for the
purpose indicated. .
The applicants will be required
to take a practical test in filing
out a schedule, such as Is used IN
the actual work of a special agent.
Applications for a card emitting
persons to take the examination must
be sent to the director of the census
at Washington. Applications Will ia
received from women having the
required experience and education,
but the opportunity for the employ
ment of women in this work is slight
and but few, If any. such appoint
ments will be made. .
AS far as possible 1t Is desired
to obtain for this work persons "no
have had college or university cours-
az in statistics or economics, and
persons who have had service In the
accounting department of some man
ufacturing or other business estao-
lishment. Applications will be re-
ceiyed by the director of the census
until the close of business, on oc'
tober rs, 1909. Blank applications
may be obtained by addressing the
director of the census, Washington
D. c. Applicants must be between
the ages of 20 and 60 years. must
be citizens of the United States and
in good health and physical con
dition. Good character and hablt
must be vouched for by at least two
persons personally acquainted witt
the applicant.
Generally speaking, the duties OF
| special agents will consist IN obtain
ing in person, from manufacturing
| establishments and mines and quar-
| ries, the statistics required by la"
as indicated in the printed sched'
ules with which they will be furn'
ished. These statistics cover invest
ment, quantity and value OF pro
ducts and Of raw materials used
number of employees and their wages
character and quantity OF power
etc.
Special agents will be divided Int
two classes: Class /, chief specia
agents, who will collect statistics am
supervise the work of assistant spe
cial agents within a given territor!
or district; and Class 2, assistant
special agents, who will be assigned
10 the collections Of statistics under
the direction Of, and substitute to
special agents Of Glass /.
Special agents of Class l will re-
ceive compensation at the rate o
from $3.50 to Sc per day (includine
Intervening Sundays.) Specia
agents of Glass 2, II paid by the day
will receive from SO to 81 for each
day Uncluding intervening Sun
| days); such agents may, however
be compensated on a piece-price bas'
iS.-
Special agents of Class 1 will be
employed from 6 to 1866 months, and
those of Glass 2 from three to SIX
months.
Each special agent will, upon ap-
pointment, be assigned an official
station, and no expenses OF sub
sistance will be allowed any special
agent while working u the imme-
diate vicinity of his station.
Special agents who are necessari-
" absent from their designated sta
tons. engaged on official business,
will be allowed their actual and ne
cessary travelling expenses and a per
diem in lieu of subsistence under
regulations to be hereafter promul-
gated. 800
No appointment of Glass 2 will
be made until about January /, 1910.
There will be two separate tests
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