The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-02-19
LIVE STOCK ON RANGES.
Absolutely Confidential Treatment Of
Answers to Census Enumerato
Especial Correspondence,

Especial Correspondence.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. February Is.
The United States census bureau
is making extraordinary preparations
to ascertain the approximately ex.
&C number and value of live stock
on the ranges in the United States on
April 10 next, the date of the live
stock inventory, as required by the
ac' OF congress providing for the
thirteenth decimal census.
Fearful that for one reason or an.
other the live stock raisers may be
deferred from freely stating the num-
Der and value of their holdings. the
census bureau Is exerting unusual eff.
forts to assure the ranchmen and
farmers. especially Of the western
range states, that their interests
whether personal or corporate, can no
possibly be affected in any way by
their frank and full disclosure of
their. live stock possessions. The in
formation gathered by the census Of
flee Is held strictly confidential not
only in respect to the fact that un-
der no circumstances is 1t ever i'm
parted to any one not connected with
the census office, but In respect to its
ever being given to any other branch
OF the government
ASSURANCE OF SECRECY
In behalf of the census bureau"
today said Assistant Director vii.
liam F. Willoughby, II can give as
positive assurance of the confiden-
tial treatment of information called
for by the live stock questions In the
general agricultural schedule as
could II a confidence were to be i'm
posed upon me personally and prl
vately. The census bureau is con
publication of statistical facts. The
spirit of every act of congress pro
viding for the various decemlcal cen
suses has been. and is, that the in
formation as to individuals, firms
and corporations is to be given in
violable secrecy. It Is as mucf
privileged information as that i'm
parted by client to lawyer, by ,
patient to a physician, by a dyini
man TO a minister. 1t can not evel
be impaired to another branch o
the federal government, no matte
. how much the information may b
desired. No court ever has or eve
will ignore this immunity from pei
!. sonal or has mess involvement b.
slowed in return for information r,
, quired by United States census il
, qniriss To do otherwise would In
pair. II not wholly destroy, the sciel
: :ieic efficiency of the census worl
So far as the live stock census is Co
, cerned. the bureau, following fail
impartial, and unbiased method
quickly separates the person, firm
, or corporation from the facts fu
nished, and private or corporate idel
tity in connection with any censu
data remains sealed and sacre
in tie great safes Of the census o
fices.'
THE DIRECTORS REPORT.
In his annual report for 1909
+ Secretary Nagel, Of the departmei
, Of commerce and labor, Census D
Q rotor Durand stated:
4 "The thirteenth census act is mol
( specific than that for the twelft
0 census with respect to penalties upc
9 supervisors. enumerators. or other eli
y ployes who disclose informatit
which they secure. or who make fall
reports. While there is no eviden,
that employees of the census bures
In the past have been guilty Of II
proper disclosure Of information--e
p cept. possibly, in very few cases
9 these more specific provisions I
10 penalties are highly advantageou
Ii Although the census law requires pr
t. sons ihterrogated to furnish the
n formation called for on the duly a
thorized schedules, reliance I
prompt and accurate returns mu
{. rest largely upon the good win
those making the returns. Manufa