The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-11
actual returns show something bet
ter. he will hold to his ninety-million
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ter. he will hold to his nlnety-million
estimate.
Prepared Information.
There will be some innovations in
the next census. and they are expect
ed to improve the reports. For in
stance. the country farmer is to be
Afforded an opportunity to consider in
advance the statements he shall make
as TO the conditions prevailing with
reference to his holdings, and the
same advantage 10 to be given heads
of families In cities as to the enumer-
alton Of their households. In both
cases sheets are to be passed around
before the ofncial calls Of the enumer-
ators In the hope that both ruralists
and urbanite will be more complete
In their returns than otherwise they
might be. There also is to be un-
usual care. in the supervision Of the
work Of the renumerators. In the
cities supervisors will camp on the
heels Of the men with the pencils dur
ing the first day Of their work and
in the country districts the sheets
themselves ils b especially scru-
tinized
The inquiry will comprise three
principal branches: Population, agri-
culture. and mining and manufactur-
ing. The questions will cover the
acreage. the value and the product Of
farms, including an especial enumera-
tion Of animals. as it will the capital
vested. the value Of products, and
number Of employees Of mining and
4ufacturing plants.
The enumerators will want to know
a good deal about you for the popula.
tton volumes. They not only will in.
sist upon knowing your sex, but will
expect you to reveal your age, and
will ask you to tell whether you are
white, black. mulatto, Chinese, Jap
anese or Indian; whether you are
married or single, and IL married how
often: whether you are American OF
foreign born. and IL the latter, that
you give not only your nationality
but your race and mother-tongue
Then, If you are a woman. you are
to tell how many children have been
born to you; and, in any event, you
are to tell all about your education
your parentage and your employment
All this information is to be for the
general average and for the ear only
of one Of the enumerators. He IL
sworn not to reveal any of the awful
truths.
Census Cost.
The mere getting Of the informa.
ton will cost the government the
pretty sum Of $5,600,00O. OF this
amount $4.500.000 viii lbe paid to the
enumerators, and the remaining mil
lion to supervisors. With few ex-
cepttons the enumerators will be paid
on the basis Of the work done. In
the country the remuneration will be
from twenty to thirty cents for each
farm reported, while the pay for
names will range from two to four
cents. The districts will average l.
500 sAamss, 1,00e In the country and
1900. In the cities. In the southern
states there will be two enumerators
In each district, one white, and the
other black. ALI told there will be
about 1.500 negro enumerators, but
some Of them will be employed in the
northern states. In the south the ne
groes will be visited by enumerators
OF their own race, as will also the
whites by their own people. There
also will be about 500 women enumer-
ators. In point Of numbers New York
will lead the list with $500 enumera-
tors, while Nevada will close the pro-
cession with &c.
The result of the labors Of this ar
my of people will be published in
twelve or fifteen large volumes, which
will come out from time to time for
two or three years after the compile
tion of the work in the field. All
the tabulatton, as we'll as the general
preparation of the matter for the
printer will be done in Washington
under Mr.. Durand's supervision.