The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-05-28

The work Of taking 1910 says Director of
the Census f. Dana being by army Of not less
Than 10 geo cnumeato average 1900 inhabitants
The the direction of supervisors of whom
there &3O During May there will pour into the Census OFFICE
about 1870 ions Of schedules containing the names and characteristics
of approximately 900O0N0o people and presenting the principal
facts regarding the business OF millions of farms
Partly because of the recent public interest in race suicide
much attention will be given family statistics at this census
than preceding In order make possible close analysis
of the ccd of the different classes of populations the schedule
will distinguish the time between those married women who
only have been married
three study the number Of children born
marriage those who have been married
only will give much information which could not be secured
getle will furnish Il broader basis Of knowledge than
hitherto existed determining how far the original American
The task Of bua,ag the great mass :, Of RouaEn sass
modern machine methods The machines to be used
the Of 1910 the general principles those used
have been made chat the work can be done much more heapE
and rapidly before.
The necessity machinery
different characteristics of the population must be presented in
rous combinations with one another Were necessary to count
merely the number of persons who possess each given characteristic
their other characteristics the abuaon would
require either machinery at the exceedingly simple
chne TO illustrate Suppose the facts recorded regarding each
tnT the nTar Of males and te nnIe Of females thn nTer
the number of coored the number born the United
States and the number born abroad the number married. single
number each age When however, it
know these facts in combinaonfo example to know how many
white males born abroad of given married. or how
cooed PERSONS born IN the ned States OF given age are single
much complex methods of abuaton become necessary.
those named There indeed several thousands of combinations
acts which have be presented.
In order to do this work economically the system of punched
cards employed For each Of the approximately 9OOOO0OO persons
separate card is prepared Each card has spaces by which every
possible characteristic of the individual disclosed
ues can be shown has for example for male and
other female another set of ced "feld
uing white muato Indian and Chinese another
the possible of another the possible countries of BIRTH
the like small round hole punched indicating the proper
with regard each in each of these fields BY running
cards through ubuatng machines, which make
through the holes punched the facts regarding
corded desired series of combinations.
a teen
radically from that in 1900 It somewhat
addngmacine The machine has
labeled keys, precisely spaces
the card The clerk with the population schedule
the punching work done acknowledgements proper
key each field thereby setting punch in readiness
corresponding space After all the
pressed button touched and the which previously beer
automatically fed into the machine is thrust upwards all the
holes punched at the time. BY convenient little
the cards for males automatically discharged compart
and those for females into another. Three hundred
punching machines will be operated day and night
of clerks Each clerk 1900
hours, and is expected that the entire 900O0OOO will
punched within 100 days.
The which
is the number of people regardless of all distinctions com
interest prompt report of the number Inhabitants repor
be the Congress session as basis ro
the new apportionment Of representatives.