The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-15
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Get ready for the census man. Promptly
a, . O'Clock this morning the Official count
begins and az that hour I. 100 snumerators
will begin their rounds in Manhattan and
The Bronx working under the direction
Of Chief inspector Falck.
4 just two weeks has been allotted As the
/ time in which 10 count the noes OF New
Workers and by that time every person.
togsther with his or and his 49,. or any
, other hOofed animal that he may possess.
must he enumerated.
The Loo snumeraiors for Manhattan
and The Bronx got their final instructions
yesterday at MS Broadway. To-day much
of the activity will he transferred TO the
public schools. for these are TO be the dis
trict headquarters to which the snusnerR-
tors will HING in their rspOrts There
are fifteen special agents. each in charge
Of part Of the territory to be covered.
and under them are SIXTY -four inspectors.
each in charge Of district in which from
twenty To thirty enumerators will 20 to
from .5Oo 10 :. coo names in the two weeks.
AnybOdy refusing to tell his or her age
and all about himself Or herself to the
census man il likely to get into trouble.
Ihe lAw compels you to answer all hie
questions and IL you don't the census man
can call the police. All the enumeraiors
have been told to Use moral snAsion before
resor ing to the poles. but they were also
warned not to let Uncle Sans count Of
@Nl.Naa
like TO argue. so IL wiz bsNbsst TO answer
the questions right on the bat.
In order to facilitate the census this
year special form oT blank was prepared
and distributed by the eRlimeraiors two
weeks in advance Of the censlls mans
call TO be filled out by families. COnse-
oueniiy when the census enumeratoFs
start on their rounds to-day they expect
to bs able to copy on their own blanks
the information from these. which viii
save time IL a family has filled out one
Of these forms inielIixentIy the census
mans call will not last long.
Ia addition To the question aAsked a. the
last cetlsahs this time folks will he asked IL
they own any real estate and 10 30 whether
or not u ~ mOTtRaged. Also they Will
u - feared that some confusion may arise
over this. for 80 doesn't follow that " you
were horn in Russia Russian In your
mother tongue. IL may H. one Of half a
dozen languages spoken ia the Russian
empire. Eact censll- enl1n~rAtor has q
hst of ths Tongues OF the different coun-
iri~s for guidance. A Western senator
- Said tn be Responsible for this inBovR-
tioe.
The census enumeratorr have also TO
count every boofed animal. which will
mean a visit Ia all rho STABLES in their dis
trict. Every building must be- visited
and acosI0t taken Of it's inhabitants. The
n'unbsr OF names taken every day is Ia
be sent 10 the headquarters in Broadway
which IA tsITn must forward "a tO WAshing-
ton More men have been employed this
time. according to Assistant S,Ip@rv isor
haviland, and " IN the expectation that
with the checking syst@m devised there
will be little II any padding
Al the enumerators Who start on their
visits to-day are under oath not to divulge
any % the information thew obtain for
political purpo>e- OF for p,Tpo~es % jury
Or military duty.