Middletown transcript., 1910-01-29
ENUMERATORs, RArss Of PAY
Censas Director Dmraad Establishes 4
classification Of the Compensation

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il Classification Of the Compensation
il WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 22d, 1910.
il The varying wsge scales in different
Eparts Of the country and the differences
Ein she nature and extent OF she local diff.
hculties contrO lting the enumerasors In
she larger geographical divisions of the
United States have Influenced and guided
United States Census Director Durand in
the adoption Of q classification of emu.
n,eratoTs' rates Of compensation, within
the limits prescribed By the United States
Ceuaus Law enacted by Congress.
The different classes OF rates will be 90
applied that in general ths average emu.
merafor will earn Substantially the same
actual amount In one district as in an.
osher, even though the population may
Be muCh spsrssr in one than In the other
with oster conditions also different. Re-
gard ispaid to she fact that prevailing
wages aEsd aalariee are higher In some
parts ofsle country than in others, bat,
aside fr6msthis, the Directors aim 10 to
adjust tbs rateS 90 to make the earnings
OF sHunIesatOrs substantially uniform.
Where tbs per capita rates would nos
give sufficient pay, the per diem rates
are prescribsd. The rates 10 general will
30 60 adjusted as to give . slightly higher
average amount TO the enumerators than
they reeeiyed 10 1900.
Per diem rates OF pay will be paid to the
census enumeFators in the speFsely set.
sled rural districts of Arizona, Oalifornia,
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Texas, Utah,
Washington, aud Wyoming.
Tbs rate will range from S5 70 $6 per
day for the enumeration Of The rural areas
outside Of cities and towns. Six dollars
10 Ehe highest rate authorized by Law.
The Director realizes that in many dis.
sricta of thetar West il will be impossible
to secure competent men TO act as enum.
orators at rate Of compensation iess than ;
that being paid for ordinary classes Of
work in the same area. We're enumera-
tors in such districts paid only on the per
capita basis, their compensation would be
unreasOnably low.
The enumerators 10 the thinly inhab-
tied country sections of North Dakota,
South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas also
will be compensated on per diem basis.
Certain difficult or sparsely settled emu
merasion districts in other states will be
included among those 60 WhiCh the per
diem rates will apply, as the conditions
Of the enumeration will be such that an
could not make fair earnings
1t any Of the per capits rates established.
This announcement was made by Gem
sus Director Durand to-day, In order TO
couBteFact the deterrent effect upon ap.
pliCasions for enumerators' places in the
iar West and Southwest states of the vide.
y circulated and erroneous statement
hat per capita rates Of pay we're to be
given in tbs sparseiy populated regions
named.
The Classification Of Rates
In this connection the Director has Is.
Iued TO she census supervisors detailed
statement of the classification OF rates
Idopsed for the compensation Of enumeF.
Itors In the Thirteenth Census, com.
nencing April Is next
There are three general rates-ths per
apita, the mixed, and the per diem.
The first and second general rates have
i've subdivisions each.
The per diem rates range from 50 10
$50, a. 81 so, IS, S. so, and 90. and are
o be paid for day of eight hours' work.
For en1merators on the per capita basis,
Vhich will be that most widely used, she
'ay for each inhabitant is: Glass A, Q
ents; class B, 22 cents; class G. 8
snts; class D., 81 cents; and class
], cents. Such enumerators viii
lao be paid for each farm as folloWs:Class
!, 20 cents; class B, 22S cents; class G, %
ents; class D, 273 cents; and class g, 30
snEs. These rates are In each case 5 cents
T more higher shan those paid in 1900,
Then she range was from 10 70 ~ cents.
or each establishment Of productive in
ustry the rate for each class is 80 cents.
or each barn and inclosure containing
re steel, nnt On faEms, the nay L. 10
snts for each class.
Under the mixed rate, which Is coms
ination OF che per capita and the per
- Il.
ally arranged, and the per diem is: Glass
, 81; G, s1.25; 3, $3.50; I, $l.75; and ],
3. For each inhabitant the pay is: Class
, 2 centp; G, 29 cents; Fl, 22 cents;I /, 22
,nss; and ], cent?. For each farm
lass F, IS cents; 6, 171 cents; H, III
,nts; I and ], 20 cents each. For each
OF productive industry the
Ite is 20 cents for each class.