The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-01-27
ENUMERATORs' PAY.
Census Director Establishes a
classification of the Conn
pensatIon.

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ferent parts of the country and the
differences in the nature and extenl
of the local difficulties confronting
the enumerators in the larger geo.
graphical divisions of the United
Estates have influenced and guided
United States Census Director Dur
land In the adoption of a classifca-
ton of enumerators' rates of COM
fpensation, 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 enumerator will earn SUBJ
stantially the same actual amount
In one district as In another, even
though the population may be much
sparser in one than in the other,
with other conditions also different.
Regard is paid to the fact that pre-
vailing wages and salaries are high
er 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
enumerators 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.
The rate will range from S. to
So per day for the enumeration of
the rural areas outside of cities
and towns. Six dollars is the high
est rate authorized by law.
This announcement was made by
Census Director Durand to-day, in
order TO counteract the deterrent
effect upon applications for enuH1s
orators places in the far west and
Southwest states of the widely cir
culated and erroneous statement
that per capita rates OF pay were to
be given in the sparsely populated
regions named.
In this connection the Director
has issued TO the census supervisors
a detailed statement of rhe classifi-
cation of rates adopted for the COM
pensation of enumerators in the
Thirteenth Census, commencing
April IS next.
There are three general rates
the per capita, the mixed, and the
per diem.
The first and second general
rates have FIVE subdivisions each.
The per diem rates range from s. |
to $3.50. 81. SO, IS, $3.50, and 50,
aud are to be paid for day of
eight hours work.
For enumerators on the per capita
basis, which will be that most wide
ly used, the pay for each inhabi- |
tant is: Class A, cents; class B,
III cents; class c. 8 cents; class D,
81 cents; and class E. q cents.
Such enumerators will also be
paid for each farm as follows: Class
A. 20 cents; class B, 225z cents;
class c. rs cents; class D, 27Hl
cents; and class E, 80 cents. These
rates are In each case S cents or
more higher than those paid in
1900, when the range was from S
to 20 cents. For each establish
ment of productive industry the
rate for each class is so cents. For
each barn and inclosure containing |
live stock, not on farms, the pay Is
10 cents for each class.
Under the mixed rate, which Is
a combination of the per capita and
the per diem. there are FIVE subclas-
ses alphabetically arranged, and
the per diem is: Class F. 81, G. $I.-
IS; H, $3.50; I. 81 rs; and J, 81.
For each inhibitant the pay is:
Class F, cents; @; M cents; and
Fl, III cents, I, III cents; and ].
3 cents. For each farm: Class F,
IS cents; G, II II cents; 81. IN
cents; and ], 20 cents each. For
each establishment of productive
industry the rate Is 20 cents for
each class.