The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-04-09
CENSUS TAKERS
ARE NOW READY
To BEGIN WORK
WILL BEGIN NEXT FRIDAY AND
MUST FINISH WORK IN
THIRTY DAYS
Questions That Are Asked BY The
Enumerators Must Be Answered
Completely and correctIy-Vast un-
dertakine BY Government.

If cne has not already done 50 il. will
socn be time to decide uooI on X age.
and the numerous other 1uestiofls that
VIII, within the next ten days be Fro
pounded by the census takef. April r.
the enumerators will start out. and az
they are limited to on ' fifteen DAYS
IN the cities of more than 5000 noD1-
latlon, and thirty days il the rural
districts. in which to compIe'a lheir
jobs they will get busy when they call
on one to tell all that Uncle Sam
wants to know about that one.
AS said before when Uncle Sans
representative calls around Ike :uclr.
nation sought will have to be iorth-
coming-or somebody will get into
trouble, and serious trouble at that.
There will be no evasion allowed only
the truth and nothing but The truth
and this applies to ages as well as ma,
tivity.
1t Is useless to get mad with the
census taker if he propounds what
may seem to be impertinent questions
he is simply following out Uncle
Sans injunction
These questions will have TO have
an answer however, a prompt and
correct one:
What is your name?
Where do you live?
What is the number of your family?
What is the relationship OF each
person to the head of the family?
Personal description.
Also nativity, occupation, whethe:
or not educated, whether or nc; one
owns his home, whether Or nor a sur
vivor of the civil war, and wneth II
or not one is deaf, dumb or blind
This does not constitute the lis. by
any means, as these apply TO the cities
while the farmer will be called upon
to give the number of acres that he
owns, and plants. Not only that, but
they must ascertain the numbe" of
acres planted in each specific crop,
whether cotton, corn, peas, potag"cS,
etc. The farmer must also anGwc!
regarding his Indebtedness on his
farm, his farm expenses, the number
of domestic animals, the number rf
animals born en- his farm last year,
the number of domestic animals pur
chased. sold alive or slaughtered last
year, the number of fowls three
months old on his farm on the 18th
of the present month. and then some
more.
After much hard work Supervisor
Perham of the Eleventh district has
about completed his list of enumerat-
ors, having sent out Il great quantity
of the necessary supplies yesterday.
The list will be completed by the first
of next week. The precincts where
colored enumeratOrs have been deSig-
mated are composed largely of negroes
being so divided as to separate the
enumeration of the races.
Director of Census Duran1 has sent
cut from Washington the Proving
pertinent points regarding the census
j taking and it will be well to read
them.
Points Regarding The Census
The census begins April l., and mCst
be completed in two weeks III cities
, and in thirty days in all other areas.
The enumerators will wea" a badge
inscribed United States CensGs. 1870.
The law requires every aFul. per
son to furnish the prescribed ,,nforma-
ton, but also provides .haT h shall
( be treated confidentialIT. SO that no
injury can come to any person from
, answering the questions.
The president has SIS Icd procla'
nation, calling on all citizens to CO.
operate with the census and assuring
them that it has nothing 10 do WITH
taxation, army or jury service, com
pulsorv school attendance, regulation
of immigration, or enforcement Of amy
law, and that no one can be injured
by answering the inquiries.
1t is of the utmost importance that
the census Of population "Ad aer1cui-
( ture in this state be complete and cor
rect.
Therefore every person should
promptly, accurately, anl completely
answer the census questions asked by
| tire enumerators.
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