The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10
By William Atherton Du Puy

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| all else but they viii have confidence
IN that which comes from the church.
Likewise are the teachers Of public
| schools In foreign sections called upon
TO explain the object OF the enumera-
tlon, to their pupils and these in turn
explain 10 their parents, The idea
is carried home III this second hand edu-
cation that wIelds so great an influence
IN Amerlcanizing the new comers. The
supervisors In all the districts have
methods of their own of reaching the
mass Of the people. The ward boss
plays no small part. Rivalry between
towns cause them TO use every endcavor
to get all the inhabitants enumerated
IN an attempt TO surpass each other In
the official records, The public spirit
of the commercial organizations leads
10 efforts toward the recording of all
the Industries of given community.
In Chicago, for instance, various cont
mCrcial bodies have contributed large
sums of money TO he expended cduca-
tionally and otherwise in preparation
for the enumeration.
In Many Languages.
The presidents s proclamation issued
a month ago has boen printed in the
form of an attractive poster in twenty
| two different languages. The whole
country is TO be placarded with these
posters. No show that has ever gone on
the road has been so widely billed rs
has the coming enumeration. The post
ors OF a given language Will be put up
IN the haunts of the men who speak
that language.
The consular and diplomatic repre-
scntatiyes of the different nations have
also issued procamations to their own
people in America, explaining the cen
sus 10 them and iustructiug them TO
answer freely the questions of the emu
merators Among these, also prepared
us placards for posting. the most inter
esting is that OF tho Chinese, duly in
terprcted into the hicroglyphics Of the
far east and containing the seal of the
Chinese empire.
Enumerators Young Men.
The enumerators who call upon you
are likely to be young men of good
appearance, attractive personalities,
pleasing address. Il decided preference
has been shown to young men in the
colleges who are anxious to earn money
10 help along with their educaiions.
Great numbers of these thoroughout
the country Will GO 10 make up the
fact gathering army. The salaries are
in some coses per diem payments and i'll
others so much for each individual
enumerated. When it is all over the
badges OF authority which have been
worn through the campaign may be
kept as souvenirs of the task accom
plished. This is in accordance with the
precedent of European countries but
over there the custom is often TO give
no other reward than the badge and the
honor that goes with it, This country,
however. with ten million dollars 10
spend, that amount having been appro
priatcd by congress. is more liberal in
extending a monetary reward.
Transference to Card.
When the taking of the census is
completed the returns for each indi'
Vidual Of the ninety millions will be
transferred TO n card. This will be the
record of the facts IN connection with
each The card will be run through one
of the machines that the necessity of
the census bureau has developed. and
that machine will punch holes in IL In
accordance with the entries upon il
The position Of these holes wlll represent
sex. age. nativity. occupation and all
manner of other things with relation
to the individual in question: Eventual
" the ninety million cards viii be com
pleted with their holes indicating the
facts about each individual
Wonderful Machine.
In conjunction with the punching ma