Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-25
LOCAL CENSUS IS
 SOON TO BEGIN Supervisor Howell Passes Through Pine Bluff From
 New Orleans. HAS MANY LOCAL JOBS To Give Out for Census Takers Some Oi the Requirements
 and Plans.
HAS MANY LOCAL JOBS

1 Supervisor of Census John ". ifoW- ell, of Hot Springs, who has cna"se of the census work in this district passed through Pine Bluff yesterday on his way home from New Orleans. 1 where he went last week to alter I meeting of the census supervisors, who were called to that city 3y Direc . 1or of Census Durand ci Washington. and were practically schooiHl while there in census taking
 The school and conference ~aa held at the St James hotel a2i lasted two days.
 ] MT. Howell reports he found the director, MT. Durant, to be most al fable and kindly gentleman and quite enthusiastic over the woEk of the census, which he wishes to exceed in thoroughness and accuracy, any census so far taken.
 He also found the supervisors, WHO were assembled there, from Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, to be fine looking body of men, and appar- entlv well equipped for their work.
 Mir, Hunt, chief statistician, anu Dr. Jones. of the census bureau, were with the director and assisted i'll the work of instructing the supervisors.
 1t was learned that the work of d1- yidiug districts is well under way and will soon be completed.
 Supervisor Howell has completed that part of his work, and Is ready to send In his scheme of division. The nuestion of appointing enumerators will next be taken up. These appoint ments will be made by the director of census, after an examination of ap- plicants to be held in each county seat on the 5th day of February. Arrange ments will be made by the director for the civil service boards in each county to hold these examinations.
 MT. Howell says these examinations will not be at all technical, but Will be practical, and not very difficult They will consist largely in the filling ont of sample schedules of population, farms, etc.
 There are about three plans Of com pensation for enumerators. One IS straight per diem pay; another is a mixed pay of so much per day, and so much per individual of the population, farms, etc. The third IS so much for each unit of population, and other statistics.
 The director has said any active enumerator can make three or tour dollars per day The field work will begin on the 10th day of April next Judge Howell says he has not had, so far. more than about half enough applications for these appointments. There are many of the enumeration districts from which no applications have been sent Il.
 In a few days he will issue cir cular letter to the newspapers Of the S1SIn CpuSuS ulSlllS tio hiiis, NhNiiA .S assist in arousing interest in the census, and having capable and active people, such as teachers, school grad uates, country doctors, bright farmer boys and other eligible people, apply for appointment. The supervisor does not appoint enumerators, but he is required to scrutinize carefully all applications, and assist the director to select the best material. Ths census work, being scientific and not a political job, no discrim- nation will be made on account Of politics.
 The director does not care to even know the politics of an applicant | Those who have experience In census work will have the preference, quail l fications being equal,
 The supervisor says that after the enumerators are appointed he Will call those of each county together at the several county seats, ana thoroughly instruct them i'll their du- ties.