The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-03
CENSUS STARTED.
Eighteen Hundred Special Agents Col.
lecting the Statistics for 1909.

li'' 'll tAr1 - ~ llIk llltANl' UlNlf'l
the supervision Of Mr. William NJ
Sieuart Chicf Statistician for Man.
uiacturcs, and about 500 special
age ts viii De employed eventually in
the work, and they are from day to
day boins appointed by Director
Euaud from the eligible registers
established as result OF the Noyem-
b,r examination of candidates for
these positions.
Director Durand has taken eNtrlor-
dinary precautions To assure the man
ufacturcrs that all answer, will be
held absolutely occidental This
statement is conspicuously displayed
ON the front pages OF the various
schedules, and It Is also emphatically
declared that no publication will be
made In the census reports disclosing
the name or operations of individual
establishments iu any particular. The
act of congress provides that the bu-
rcau of the census shall not permit
any other tnau its sworn employees to
examine the Individual reports. II pro-
vides a'so that any employee who
shall, without the authority of the di.
rector of the census. publish or com.
municatc any information coming into
his possession shall be guilty of a
misdemcanor. and upon conviction
shall be fined not to exceed 81 900 or
he Imprisoned not TO exceed two years.
or both. in the discretion of the court
There is but limited time in
which to complete this work" said
Director Durand today. 1T Is essen.
tial that all the field employees exert
themselves To the utmost Those
who do good work will be reassigned
to other districts and retained in the
service until the work is finished.
II manufacturers or others furnish.
ing data object to supposed dis.
closure of the secrets of their bust.
ness, the special agents will assure
them that the results of their lndi-
vidual business will not be- made pub.
lie. They are required also to explain
that the information will not be used
for the purposes of taxation, nor In
any manner To identify the operations
of tho individual establishments, and
will not be disclosed TO any other bu.
reau of the Federal Government. Tha
intent of the law, which will be strict.
ly carried out. is 10 prevent the dis
closure of information which might
operate To the dctrimcnt In any way
of the person or establishment sup
plying il.
The period covered will be, whe'.
ever possible, that of the year ending
December 81. 1909 In the majority
of cases the data can be secured for
il, as the business year of most estab.
lishmcnts will correspond to the cal
cndar year 1909 For establishments
beginning operations for the first time
turing the year it will not be possible
70 make the report cover more thar
III" period actually embraced
"A manufacturing establishment
which is the unit OF enumeration Tor
the census. is deemed To be one or
more factories, mills or plants owned
or controlled by one individual. part.
n,rship, corporation. or Other owner
located in the same town or city, and
Tor which one set OF books Of account
Is kept As the statistics will be pr.
sentod by kinds and by c'asses of in.
dustries, IL is essential that the pre-
else character OF the work performed
by each establishment shall be clearly
determined. \ general schedule aust
be prepared tor each establishment re.
ported and, in addition, such special
supplemental schedule or schedules rs
may apply 10 the Industry If any.
The method OF the canvass requires
that few days prior 10 the day when
given firm is TO be canvassed he
special agent shall mail TO the mqrn.
tacturer copy OF the general scirl.
uI", with the proper supplemental
schedules. together with the reoues
that they be- filled out in readiness 70.
the special agent on his arrival in
IN" event this has not been done at
the time the agent cats. he viii pra
re'd to get the facts immediately
The Information socurtl m.s, be-
accurate In drafting the srAadule
every effort was made to frame the IN.
quIri's in su,h a form that ,nn an
swcrs To them can generally b. taken
directly from the hooks OF acru..a',
and the records of the establishment
canNasScd. In no ca are general
statements or estimates to be- accepted
whore II is possible to SECURE answers
directly from the books ~ accounts
and records