Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-14
The CENSUS.

The taking Of the 18th censu' will be-
gin tomorrow moroing.
The enumeration will cover the 40
states and two territories of the union
proper. and also Hawaii and Poit1 Rico.
A asks, The Philippine Islands and Guam
will not DO included, as especial arrange
meuts are made for tu n1ering sae pee
pie OF those dependencies.
Under the statutes governing the work
the entire enumeration must be CON-
pleted within O month, and 10 the cities
the work is limited II 10 days,
There are abCu! 10000 enumsrs IRE
and Il IL estimated that the reiu'ns will
show a population of nearly 10000, 900.
Much interest is felt as to the showing
regarding the purely native increase.
The euumeYa.ious between 1870 and
1900 show o startling tendency toward
Grace suicide" aud 1t Is Director
Dursnd's fond hope that the reports Of
his 70, 900 suOoIdiDstes msy be sble to
check :his apparent decline.
The eDu nerstors will wear badge
inscribed "Uaited st tss Census 1910"
The law rqalres every adult person t.
furnish the prescribed information, tut
also provides that It shall be treated con-
fidentially. 80 tina! no irj can come
90 any person from answering the quss-
tlons.
The inquiry will comprise three prin-
cipsl neutrality-suspicious., agriculture
and mining and manufacturing. The
questions will cover the acreage, the
yslae aud the product OF farms, includ-
ing 40 especial enumeration Of animals,
az 1t will this capital invested, the value
NJ prodott, aud the number OF employees
of mining and manufacturing plants.
The euumerstoTs will want to know
a good deal about you for the populs-
dion yoiumes. They not only will In
sist upon knowing your sex, tu, will
expsct YOU to reveal your age, and will
ask you to tell whether ytu are VII to
black, mulstto, Chinese, Japanese or
Indian; whether you are married or sim
ole. and If married how Often; whether
yCu sre American or foreign born, and
II the latter, that you give not only your
nationality, but your race aud mttoeT
tongu.. Thsu, II you are woman,
you are 10 tell how many children have
been born to you; aud, 10 any event,
you era to tell all about your educs-
ton, your psreutsge and your employ
ment.
With a few exceptions the euumers'
f)rs will be paid on the basis OF the
work done. la the country the remu.
neEs,ion will be from 20 to 80 cents for
each farm reported, while the pay for
usmes will range from two to iour cent?
The districts will average l, 800 nsmeS,
1000 10 the cOuntry and 1900 Ia the
cities.
Ia the southern stitss there will be
two euumerators 10 each district. one
white and the ether black. All tJld
there will be abtu, l, 800 negroes enumer'
aters, lu, lone of them will be eu-
ployed Ia the northern states la The
stu,h the negroes will be visited ny
cru nerstors of their own race. There
also will be about 500 women enumera'
tiers.
The names OF the enumeraters fer
chs congressional district were published
10 the Gazette OF the 5.h Inst. Mr..
Albert Fletcher, IT,, Of Wsrrentop, is
chs district supervisor The enumeIa'
iers for Alexandria are as fellows:
First ward, David E. RObsy aud Ed
ward ]. Fleming.
Second ward, Hsrrle White and Jo'
ssph A. Delaney. -,
Third ward, BrSxtOu B. Smith aud
james OallaU.
Ftu,th ward, Osrlln r. Creighton and
Robert w. French