Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-14
JHE CENSUS.

The taxing OF tie 18th censu' Will be-
gin tomorrow moroieg.
TIE enumeration will cover the 40
states and two territories of the union
proper. and also Hawaii and Port, Rico.
Alaska, the Philippine Islands aud Guam
will not be included, as especial arrange
nents ara made for III neering tae peo-
Die OF those dependencies.
Under the statutes governing the work
tbs entire enumeration must be CON-
pIeted within q month, and in the cities
the work is limited t, Is days,
There are abcu. 10000 enumsrs ,rs
and It Is Estimated that The returns will
show q population of nearly 10000, 900.
Much interest is felt as to the showing
regarding the purely native increase.
The enumera!io1s between 1870 ani
1900 show startling tendency toward
Hrace suicide" aud it IL Director
Dnrand's fond hope that the reports OF
his 70, 900 eu oordinates may be sble to
check .hfs apparent decline.
The cru ners.ors will wear badge
inscribed "Ualted st tss Census 1910"
The law rqaises every adult person t.
furnish The prescribed information, hut
also provides that it ahall be trasted con.
fidentisllY, 30 tina! no injary can come
90 any person from answering the quss-
lions.
The inquiry will comprise three prin-
cipal branches-populstion, agriculture
and mining and manufacturing. The
questions will cover the acreage, the
valae aud the product OF farms, inc!ud-
ing an especial enumeration OF animals,
az it will ths capital Invested, the value
cf prodpct, and the number OF employees
of mining and manufacturing plants.
The erumeratoIs will want to know
a posd deal about You for the populs-
don Volumes. They not only will in
sist upon knowing your sex, tus will
expect you to reveal your aga, and will
ask YOU to tell whether ytu are Wh to
black, muIatto, Chinese, Japanese or
Iadian; whether you sre married or sim
ole. and II married how Often; whether
ycu sre American or foreign born, and
II the latter, that you give not only your
nationality, but Sonr race aud mttaer
tongue. Theu, II you ara woman,
you are TO tell how many children have
been born to ytu; and, in any event,
ycu ara to tell all about your educs-
ton, your parentsge and your employ.
ment.
With few exceptions the ennmera.
tors will be paid on the basis OF the
work done. Ia the country the remu'
neEa!ion will be from 20 to 80 cents for
each farm reported, while the pay for
nance will range from two to fonr cent?.
The districts will average !, 800 names,
1000 In the country and 1900 in the
cities.
Ia the southern stitss there will be
two enumers,ors In each dlstricr. one
white and the ether black. All I'D
there will be ab;u. l 500 negroes enumer.
ahrs, lu,tope of them Sill be en-
ployed In the northern states. Ia The
stub the negroes will be visited by
cru nerators of their own RACE. There
also will be about 500 women enumera.
ters.
The names of the enumeraters fcr
shis congressional district were published
Ia the Gszet!s Of the 5.h inst. Mr..
Albert Fletcher, jr., Of Warrentor, is
tbs district supervisor. The enumera.
terra for Alexandria are rs fellows:
First ward, David E. Robsy aud Ed
ward J. Flemiog.
Second ward, HarrIe White and 10.
ssph A. DalaDey.
Third ward, BrSxton B. Smith and
James Osllap.
Ftu,th ward, Osrl!n B. Creighton and
Robert w. Fsench