The copper era., 1910-02-03
EnumeratOr's Rates of PAY.

of the local difficulties confronting
the enumerators in the larger geo.
graphical divisions of the United
States have influenced and guided
United States Census Director
Durand in the adoption of a classif-
cation of enumerators' rates of COM
pensation, within the limits pre-
scribed by the United States census
law enacted by congress.
The different classes of rates will
be so applied that in general the
average enumeration will earn sub
stantially the same actual amount in
one district as in another, even
though the population may be much
sparser in one than in another, with
other conditions also different. Re-
gard is paid to the fact that prevail
ing 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 enum-
orators substantially uniform.
Where 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 Ari-
IONA, California, Colorado, Idaho F.,
Montana, Texas, Utah, Washing ton
and Wyoming.
The rate will range from S. to Sc
per day for the enumeration of the
rural areas outside of cities and
towns. Six dollars is the highest rate
authorized by law.
The director realizes that in many
districts of the TAR west it will be
impossible to secure competent men
to act as enumerators at a 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 compensation
would be uureasonably low.
The enumerators in the thinly in
habited county sections of North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and
Kansas also will be compensated on
a per diem basis. Certain difficult
or sparsely settled enumeration dis
tricts in other states will be included
among those to which the per diem
rates will apply, as the conditions o.
the enumeration will suchth at ar
enumeration could not make fail
earnings at any of the per capita
rates established.
This announcement was made BY
Census Director Durand recently, il
order to counterfeit the deterren
effect upon applications for enumer
ators' places in the far west ant
southwest states of the widely circu
lated and erroneous statement thai
per capita rates of pay we're to b,
given in the sparsely populated re
gions named.
The director has issued to the cen
sus supervisors a detailed Statement
of the classification of rates adopted
for the compensation of enumeration
in the Thirteenth Census, commenc
ing April Is next.
There are three general rates-th,
per capita, the mixed and the pc
diem.
The first and second general rates
have five subdivisions each.
The per diem rates range from S;
to So. so, 81, 81 so, So, $3.50 and Sc, anC
are to be paid for a day of eigh
hours work.
For enumerators on the per capt.;
basis, which will be that most widely
used, the pay for each inhabitant is
Class A, ? cents; class B, q cents
class c, cents; class D, 81 cents
class E, cents. Such enumeration:
will also be paid for each farm al
follows: Glass A, 20 cents; class B
22t cent; class G, % cents; class d
274 scents; class E, 30 cents. These
rates are in each case 5 cents or more
higher than those paid in 1900, when
the range was from 10 to 20 cents.
For each establishmentof productive
industry the rate for each class is 81
cents. For each barn and Enclosure
containing livestock, not on farms
the pay is 10 cents for each class.
Under the mixed rate, which is Z
combina of the per capita anG
the per diem, there are five subclass
es alphabetically arranged, and the
per diem is: Glass F, 81; G, S1.25; H
Sl.5O; I, S1.75 and J, 81. For each in
habitant the pay is: Class F, ? cents;
! G, % cents; H, q cents; 1, q cents
J, 3 cents. For each farm: Glass F,
Is cents; G, III cents; H, II! cents
L and J, 20 cents each. For each es
Establishment of productive industry
the rate is 20 cents for each class.
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