The Huttig news., 1910-02-05
fNuNERaTOas' RATE or PAY.
Census Director Durand Establishes CIassi-
 fiCation of Compensation of Takers.


 ferent parts of the country and the differences in thenature and extent of she local difficulties confronting the enumerators in the larger geographical divisions of the United States have influenced and guided United States Census Director Durand in the adoption of classi- fication 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 substantially the same actual amount in one district as in an- other. even though the population be much sparer in one than in the other. with other condition also different. Regard is paid to the fact tfat prevailing wages and sal aries 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 enumerators sub stantially uniform. Where the per capita rates would not give suffie- ient 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 re-. ceived 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 $5 to $6 per day for the enumeration of 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 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 unreason- ably low
 The enumerators in the thinly inhabited country sections of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas also will be compensed on a per diem basis. Certain diff cult or sparsely settled enumera- ton districts in other states will be included among those to which the per diem rates will apply, as the conditions of the enumeration will be such that an enumeration could not make fair earnings at any of the per capita rates establised.
 This announcement was made by Census Director Durand recently, in order to counteract the deterrent effect upon applications for enum- efator's places in the far West and Southwest states of the widely circulated and erroneous statement that per capita rates of pay were to be given in the sparsely popu- lated regions named.
 THE CLASSIFICATION OF RATES.
 In this connection the Director has issued to the census supervis- orS a detailed statement Of the classification of rates adopted for the compensation of enumerators in the Thirteenth Census, com mencing 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 $3 to $3.5O, $4, $4.5O, $5. $5.5O and $6. and are to be paid for a day of eight hours work
 For enumerators on the ger cap