The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-14
COUNTING FOLKS
Work of Taking the Census Be-
gins Friday, April IS
TO TAKE THIRTY DAYS
instructions Frem the Department
of Commerce and Labor Re-
gdrdlng Enumeratino

The census begins April Is and
must be completed in thirty days.
The enumerators will wear badge
inscribed .s'United States Census,
1910"
The law requires every adult per-
son to furnish the prescribed infor-
nation, but also provides that it shall
be treated conidentially, so that no
injury can come to any person from
answering the questions.
The Census Bureau, prior to April
10, will distribute to every farm own
er and tenant in the state a blank or
schedule containing the Census ques-
tions relative to farm operations and
equipment. This should be filled up,
If possible, not later than the morn
ing of April Is, but if anyone has
been unable to fill it up by that time,
he should do it as soon afterward as
he can.
People who do not speak English or
who do not understand the schedule
completely should get help from
others, if possible, in filling it up.
The president has issued a procla-
nation, calling on all citizens to CO.
operate with the Census and assuring
them that it has nothing to do with
taxation, army or jury service, COM
pulsory school attendance, regulation
OF immigration, or enforcement of
any law, and that no one can be in
jured by answering the inquiries.
1t is of the utmost Importance that
the farm census of this state be COM
plete and correct.
Therefore every farm owner and
tenant should, promptly, fully, and
accurately fill up the Advance Farm
Schedule" and carefully preserve it
for-the enumerator when he calls
| The Washington authorities in
charge of the census are counting on
roll of not fewer than 9O,OOO,O 900
names. This estimate is based upon
calculations of the experts, and makes
allowance for an increase according to
the tendencies shown in the last three
previous censuses. Between 1870 and
1880 the increase in the population
was 80 per cent; between 1880 and
1890, Is per cent; between 1890 and
1900, q per cent. If the decrease
should continue at the same ratio
there would be falling off this year
of the rate of gain to II per cent.
The immigration figures for the past
decade have been greater, however,
than for any Of the previous ten-year
periods. Making allowance for this
augmentation from outside it is cal
culated that the increase for the past
ten years will be about Is per cent,
and as. in round numbers, the figure
for 1900 was 76, 100000, it is now cal
culated that there will prove to have
been an addition of about 100000
souls.
The mere getting of the informa-
tion will cost the government the
sum of S5,5OO,OOO. OF this amount
81 500, 900 will be paid to enumerators
and the remaining million to super
visors. With a few exceptions the
enumerators will be paid on the basis
of the work done. In the country
the remuneration will be from 20 to
80 per cent for each farm reported,
while the pay for names will range
from 2 to cents. The districts will
average 1900 names, 1000 in the
country and 1000 in the cities.
The result of the labors of this
army of people will be published in
twelve or fifteen large volumes, which
will come out from time to time for
two or three years after the compile
ton of the work in the field.
E. E. McCrea of Alexandria, super
visor of the census for the sixth con-
gressional district, was in Sank Centre
Wednesday evening and met enumer-
ators of this vicinity. A dozen or
more were present and for an hour or
more Mr. McCrea explained the meth
DDS of conducting the work of enum-
Grating. He answered questions, and
in the time allowed gave the enumer-
ators such information as would en-
able them to proceed intelligently and
expeditiouSly witrthe work.