Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-01-23
CENSUS RATES.

The varying wage scales in differ
ent parts of the country and the dill
ferences in the nature and extent OF
the local difficulties confronting the
enunerators in the larger geograph'
ical divisions of the United States
have Influenced and guided United
States Census Director Durand in
the adoption of a classification OF
enumerators' rates of compensation,
within the limits prescribed 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 sub
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 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 a
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
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho
Montana, Texas, Utah, Washington
and Wyoming.
The rate will range from IS 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 far west it will be
impossible to secure competent men
to act as enumerarors at a rate of
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 unreasonably low.
The enumerators in the thinly in
habited country 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 includ
led among those to which the per
diem rates will apply, as the condi-
tons of the enumeration will be
such that an enumerator could not
make fair earnings at any of the
per capita rates established
This announcement was made by
Census Director Durand today, in Or
der to counteract the deterrent ef-
feet upon applications for enumer-
ators' 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 re-
gions named.
In this connection the director has
issued to the census supervisors a de-
tailed statement of the classification
of rates adopted for the compensa-
ton of enumerators in the Thir-
>teenth 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, $3.50. s., $3.50, and S.
and are to be paid for day of eight
hours work.
For enumerators on the per capita
basis, which will be that most widely
used, the pay for each inhabitant is:
Glass A, 2 cents; class B, 21a cents;
class C, 3 cents; class D, 3k cents;