Amador ledger., 1910-01-28
Census Enumerators'
Rates of Pay.

washington, january q, f9lU'
The varying wage scales in different
parts of the country and the differences
in the nature and extent of the local
difficulties confronting the enumerators
in the larger geographical divisions Of
the United States have Influenced and
guided United States census director
Durand in the adoption of a classified
tion of enumerators rates of compensa-
tion, within the limits prescribed by the
United States census law enacted BY
congress.
The different classes OF rates will be
so applied that in general the average
enumerator will earn substantially the
same actual amount in one district as in
another, even though the population may
be much sparser in one than in the
other, with other conditions also
different. Regard is paid to the fact
that prevailing wages and salaries are
higher in some parts of the country than
in others, but, aside from this, the
directors aim is to adjust the rates so
as to make the earnings OF enumerators
substantially uniform. When the per
capita rates would not give sufficient
pay, the per diem rates are prescribed
The rates in general will be so adjusted
as to give slightly higher average
amount to the enumerators than they
received in 1900.
Per diem rates of pay will be paid to
the census enumerators in the sparsely
settled rural districts of Arizona, Cali
fonia, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Texas,
Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
The rate will range from SIS to ST per
day for the enumeration of the rural
areas outside OF cities and towns. Six
dollars is the highest rate authorized by
law.
The directors realizes that in many
districts OF the far west it will be i'm
possible to secure competent men to act
as enumerators at rate of compensation
less than that being paid for ordinary
classes of work in the same area. Were
enumerators in such districts paid only
on the per capita basis, their compensa.
tion would be unreasonably low.
The enumerators in the thinly in
habited country sections of North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and
Kansas also will be compensated on a
per diem basis. Certain difficult or
sparsely settled enumeration districts
in other states will be included among
those to which the per diem rates will
apply, as the conditions of the enumer-
ators will be such that an enumerator
could not make fair earnings at airy Of
the per capita rates established
This announcement was made by CEN
sus director Durand to-day, in order to
conteract the deterrent effect upon ap-
plications for enumerators' places in
the far west and southwest states of the
widely circulated and erroneous state
ment that per capita rates of pay were to
be given in the sparsely populated
regions named.
The Classification of Rates
In this connection the director has is
sued to the census supervisors de-
tailed statement of the classification of
rates adopted for the compensation of
enumeratorS in the thirteenth census,
commencing April Is next
There are three general rates the per
capita, the mixed, and the per diem.
The first and second general rates have
five subdivisions each.
The per diem rates range from So to
S. so, $4, $3.50, IS, $3.50, and Sc, and
are to be paid for day of eight hours
work.