The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-11
To Take the 18th Decemial
SenSus Of Country
ONLY 2O8 FOR VERMONT
President viii Take People Into His
Confidence Regarding the Recent
Tariff Fight in Congress, in
Speeches in the West.

Washington, D. G., Sept. i1.-About
sixty-iiye thousand enumerators win be
needed for the Thirteenth Decennial cen.
sus Of the United States, and also Of
Howell and Porto Rico, according to es-
Inmates prepared for Census Director
Durand by Geographer Chas, S. Sloane
Of the census bureau IN whose division
the enumentors' districts are defined
and fixed. Thigis an increase Of about
1000 over the number of schedule.car.
riers in the census OF 1900.
Director Durand points ont that the
per diem enumerators in 1900, according
TO the provisions of section is Of the
act approved March 3, 1899, we're re-
qulred to work ten hours a day, but,
IN the act providing for the Thirteenth
and subsequent decennial censnses, the
time is fixed at s hours a day. This re-
duction in the daily hours viii require
an additional number OF enumerators in
the portions Of the country in which the
per diem rates viii prevail
The present census law requires that
the enumeration Of the population shall
be taken as Of the fifteenth day Of April.
1910, and the ennmerators must for
ward their returne to the supervisors
within thirty days from the commence.
ment Of the enumeration, except that
IN any city having five thousand or
more at the preceding census, the enum.
GRAFTON shall be completed within two
weeks
IN looking into the details Of the es-
Inmates, Oklahoma and Washington are
conspicuous, as they win call for about
q 800 per cent increase over the 1905
force Of enumerators.
Pennsylvania will continue in tire lead
ershipi having slightly the largest mum
Der Of enwmegatogw; the 1910 force being
estimated as 800 against 400 in
1900 New York IS second With q prob.
abe 5000 for 1910 as compared with -.
Sal IN 1900. Next win come Illinois.
then Ohio Texas. Missouri Nassachu
sets, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota.
and CALIFORNIA; an needing 1000 or more
enumeators each.
Noteworthy increases IN population
will, ia 1910, occasion about 30 per
cent Increase over the 1900 force ia
California, Florida, Georgia. Massachu,
sefts, Montana. Nevada, New Jersey.
View Mexico, North Dakota. Texas, West
Virginia, and Wyoming
There viii very likely be on material
Increase in the number Of enunerators
for Vermont ard only small additional
force for Arkansas, Iowa, Maine, Oregon,
Rhode Island, South Dakota and Ten
nessee.
Vermont had eos enumerat0rs IN 1900.
It Is probable that tlie same number
can complete the enumeration IN 1910.
Washington, Sept ii-Nho wants
job helping the United States govern
meut count noses IN the Thirteenth De.
cennial censusf
Whoever does had better begin study
ing for the examinations Cali census ar
pointees must pass q competitive test) Il
for they ocoiir At two hundred or more
cities throughout the country On October
"a.
Three thousand persons win be given
temporary employment BIZ Uncle sam
during the next census wofk Those who
are most successful in the examinations
this month may expect appointments AZ
$500 a year; but if their service is salts
factory they may be promoted up to MS
much as $500 q year All appointments
are on probation subject to termina
tion at the end Of ono month, or a long
CT period, provided tile appointee doesn't /
make good All appointments BY law
expire on June 90 1919 The average
tenure Of Office, as estimated by Director |
DHrand, viii probably be one year, but
the general duration win range from sis
months To two years None of the new
clerks can hope to secure transfer to I
the permanent classified service, with I
out passing a further Civil Service ex
amina ti0n.
Those who hope to get Jobs with the I
census bureau mustn't be afraid Of work |
nor too proud to try other things than /
clerical service According to the circu
lar issuel by Director Durand four class
es Of work is required operating card |
punching and card tabulating machines; |
typewriters, adding machines
and the likes manuscript tabulation and /
other clerical work, and sub-clerical
work, such as messengers, watchmen,
etc. The census bureau wants II dis
linetly understood that 1t will not EN- +
ploy clerk who isn't willing, If neces.
sary, to work at punching Of calculating /
cards, on a piece work compensation
No person may expect to get a census /
Job if he Is an habitual drinker, or af I
aieted with consumption. Deaf mutes, |
however, are perfectly eligible. Only one
person from a family win be permitted I
.0 enter the census work,
The examination will cover the follow
ing spelling; arithmetic, including YER /
lieal and cross addition, percentage, and I
/ simple exercise in tabulation; letter /
writing; penmanship; copying from
plain copy, and with an additional credit I
Tor speed in finishing the entire exami
nation. An optional test in typewrit
ing IS also open.
The names Of those passing the exam
nations all over the country will be