The Glenwood post., 1910-04-09
UNCLE SAM
WONT TELL
Esulleraters Not Allowed to
eMe Out Facts And
Figures Secured
MUM IS the WORD

Supervisor Baird of Delta, who has
been spending the past few days visit
ing the various counties of his district
that he might give the final instructions
to the enumerators, who will on next
Friday start the work of counting
noses and gathering information of val,
ue to the government, was in Glenwood
Thursday and talked for over an hour
to the enumerators of this county.
In beginning his talk, Mr.. Baird
made very positive statements regard
ing the secrecy of the work. "You
enumerators are forbidden to give to
even your closest friend the informa
tion you gather. You must not divulge
to anyone the number of cattle, horses
or other stock possessed by man nor
must you give any information regard
ing anything else that you learn while
during your work. mean by that that
you cannot give to your county assessor
list of the holdings of any man or
woman. Should you be elected to the
odlce of county assessor in ten years
from this time, you must not use tile
will be halei into court by the govern
ment and given the fine prescribed by
law. The information must not BE- di
vulged to anyone and the government
will not give it out to any department
other than the census
The enumerators fred all sorts Of
questions at Mr.. Baird, but he was
equal to the emergency and had his an
swers on the tip of his tongue. He em-
phssized the necessity of listing every
person in the county and of getting cor
rect information.
Tha Garfield county enumerators will.
with tho exception of one, receive So
per day for their work. This is male
necessary because of the difficulty Of
travelling through the mountains.
In closing his talk, Mr.. Baird again
referred to the secrecy that must he
maintained and said the enumerators
must remember that the figures secured
must not be given to anyone. This, he
said, would serve to make it easier TO
secure figures from the stockmen and
when the latter learned that the gov
ernmeut was not giving information 20
assessors or anyone else and that the
information would never be divulged,
it would make the work easier and more
reliable data could be secured.
1t is certainly to be hoped that the
people Of this county will do all they
can 70 assist the enumerators. This
can be done by willingly answering the
question arranged by the government
and which will be asked by the enumer'
ator. Each enumerator will wear
badge and will have his commission
with him, thus fimfammers cannot de-
ceive the rancher. The cattlemen OF
Colorado are unit in their willingness
to give accurate figures for they are
anxious to have the truth known about
the stock of the state.
Another feature and one that has
but recently become part of the work
Of the snumerator, will be the securing
Of valuable facts regarding irrigation.
A special schedule has been sent out
by the government, which is supplement
al to the regular agricultural schedule.
Under this list of questions the govern
meut will learn the amount of water
used by farmers for irrigation, the num-
Der Of acres and the crops raised under
the system. In addition, the cost OF
maintenance of iitches and reservoirs
will be desired. 1t is believed that the
Information will show that the cost of
water in Colorado is small and that II
will serye as one of the best advertis'
ins mediums the state ever had If If
cen be shown that the average cost pee
aero for water is from fifty cents to one
dollar, the people can readily See the
good to be gained by letting the eastern
people know Of the fact.
Mr.. Baird is very anxious that cor
rect information be gathered on this
subject =. well as all others and urges
The farmers to give freely all informn-
t;os desired by the enumerators.