Evening journal., 1910-01-03
AID CENSUS MAN
AND HELP STATE
DR.. L. H. Ball, Supervisor,
Emphasizes Necessity Of
This Point
SHOULD CHEERFULLY
GIVE INFORMATION

That in aiding the Census Bureau and
its representatives in Delaware to get all
the facts it wants for the new census to
be taken next year will be the one best
way in which Delawareans can help their
state in the contention of DR.. L. Heiser
Ball, who is the Delaware census-talSer.
Only by an accurate counting Of Della
wares population can this State take its
proper place In the list OF the nations
states according to DR.. Ball who said to-
=, day;
MY suggestion is that an accurate
census Of Delaware's people, business and
industries will do more than anything
else at the present time to advance the
interests of the State. To secure a correct
account OF the people and business inter-
ests will do more than any other one
thing to give Delaware her true standing
among the cities. We are all interested in
the upbuilding of the state, and we should
all be willing to do whatever we can in
helping toward a correct enumeration Of
our people and our business interests.
Every citizen of Delaware should take
pride in having his city occupy am ex-
allied position among the cities of the
world, and five all help the enumerators
when they come into the homes of our
people next April to secure the correct
account OF our families We will do our
part as good citizens in placing Delaware
among the first states in the land.
when the enumerators start out 10
tabulate the population of Delaware it
will help them much TO be kindly re-
received and the information they ask to
be freely given. Our people should real
ize that the answers TO the questions
asked them are taken down by the emu
n, ,oA;c5f g. etrictest confidence, and they
- sss.FN'qs,t -ear THAT they viii be asked
{ any q-osSf1 which canot be freely an
swered. The questions pertain mainly to
the family, and the act of Congress makes
# a criminal offense for any enumerator
or anyone else connected with the Census
Department to divulge any information
which he has secured by reason OF his
connection with the work. The act also
makes It a criminal offense for any per-
son over Il years of age to refuse or will
fully neglect to answer any of the ques-
tions contained in the schedule I'm the pos
session OF the enumerator or to give false
answers to said questions. 1 trust that
our people will enter into the spirit of the
occasion with broad minds and liberal
views and that they viii all help to the
best OF their ability in this great and i'm
portant work Unless 1 have the hearty
cooperation Of the people Of Delaware I
fear the task of enumerating our popula-
fion correctly will be a difficult one, but
5hn the other hand, II our people will look
this matter in the light of duty
aQot only to themselves. but TO our city.
ie''r State and our country. the task will
W. W. light one and the result good. Our
a. ,lntry depends upon her States, our
~ ties upon their people
h nsf do not know, therefore of any great
--sIOIe fn7pUf taiIr Task 10 be under
Ken in the coming year than a correct
nsus showing Delaware's exact popula-
tlon and a correct account Of her business
and manufacturing industries"