The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-22

latlon mty DE mucn Spdrcer In one
than In the other. with other condi-
tons also different. Regard Is paid to
the fact that cvailing wages and
salaries ara hignes IN some parts of
the country than i'm others, but, aside
from this the Director IS aim is to
adjust the rates so as to make the
earnings Uf enumerators substantial
ly uniform. When 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 alishtly higher average amount
to the enumeratoJg than they received
In 1900.
Per diem rates of pay will be paid
to the census enumerators in the
sparcely settled rural districts of Ari-
zona, California Colorado. Idaho,
Montana, Texas Utah, Washington
and Wyoming.
The rate will range from IS to $6
per day for the enumerations of the
rural areas outside of cities and
towns. Six dollar! Is the highest rate
authorized Nv law,
The Director rallies that in many
districts of the far West 1t will lie
impossible to secure competent men
| to act as cnumerators at rate of
compensation less than that being
lpaid for ordinary classes of work in
the same area. Were enumerators in
such districts pa!i only on the per
capita basis, then compensation would
,be unreasonabIy low.
The enumerato's In the thinly in
habited country sections of orth Da-
kota, South Dakota, Nebraska and
Kansas also viii lie compensated on
a per diem basi: Certain difficult or
sparcely settled enumeration districts
in other states Will be included among
those to which tn" per diem rates will
apply, as rte conditions of the emu
meration win be such that an emu
lmerator could moi make fair earnings
at any Of the rate per capita rates
Established.
This ann) ,ncement was made by
Census Director Durand to-day, In
order to counterdct the deterrent ef-
feet upon applications for cnumera-
tors places I'm the far West and
Couthwest states Of the widely clrcu-
| lated and erroneous statement that
per capita rates of pay were to be
given In :iC spaIcely populated re-
gions namec.
The Classification of Rates.
In this connection the Director has
issued to tie census supervisors a de-
tailed statement of the classification
of rates adopted for the conpensa-
ton of enuinera. .Jrs in the Thirteen-
tn Census, commencing April Is next
There are three general rates-the
per capita the mixed, and the pei
diem.
The first end second general rates
have five subdivisions each.
The per 1iem rates range from 81
TO $3.50, 81 $4.5J. Sc, $3.50 and 50
and are to lie paid for a day of eight
hours worn.
For enuG,erator, on the per capita
basis, which will be that most widely
used, the pay for each inhabitant is:
Class A, cents; class b, 1-2 cents;
class c. 3 .ents; class ID, 1-2 cents;
and class II 4 cents. Such enumera-
tors will nlso be paid for each from
as follows: Glass A, 20 cents; class
| B, 22 IL cents class c, % cents;
SO cents. These rates are in each case
l5 cents or morn higher than those
paid in 1900. when the range was from
| IL to 20 cents. For each establish-
Inent of productive industry the rate
| for each c;ass IL 30 cents, For each
barn and inclosure containing live
stock, not on forms, the pay Is lO
cents for each c'ass.
Under tn, mixed rate. which Is a
lcombinatlo1 of The per capita and
the per diem, there are five subclasses
alphabetically arranged, and the per
diem is; Glass ID, ST. G, H25; III,
$3.50; l, Siib; an J, 81. For each In
habitant the pay is: Glass r, cents,
G.. IL cents; ii, : 1-2 cents; |, L.
cents; and J 3 cents. For each farm;
Glass f, 10 cents, q, II 1-2 cents; III,
| II 1-2 cents; |, and j, 20 cents each
For each establishment of productive
industry tn, rate is 20 cents for each
| class.