The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-04
ENUMERATOR'S PAY.
Census Director Duraad Establishes \
Classification Of the Cozpensz-
ton % Census Takers

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TIE varY4ng sage =eaies - different
Parts Of tie eoerfry I'D re differences
in ire nature ard EXIT = the 4ocal
difficulties co-fro1tirz the eruuerat0rs
in the l4rEer EseErz pnieal divisions q
TIE Unitea State h4v- Influenced and
+ c-.55e-i United states Census Director
Darari n TIE ADOPTION q . cassiflca-
tor = srurerztu-s rates Of ceupe--
sz.ion. xItEi- tae hints prescribed =
he Erltea States CezsE a. enacted
ov Cc-Ersss-
The different cases q rates I'll u
- zrnI1e1 trst = general re average
+ e-zzss-ater all earn Substantially the
same zct14l amount 10 ole district a.
II another. even though the regulation
ulay = much spsrser n ere thar II
ire ether. Nth other conditions also
different Regard : pad - the fact
that prevailing wages ard salaries are
Eaer u some parts = tHe eozrt-g
thar = others. bit. aside from TINS.
me Directors : ain : 70 adjust ire
rates 80 as % make the earnings q
enuuerato-s substantially uniform
" mere the per capita rates wo1ad not
give sufficient pa. the per dem rates
f are prescribed TIE rates N general
Sll = 50 adjusted a. . gre 5 slightly
higher average amount % tae eaz-er-
stors tran Trey received II 80.
Per diem rates e az NJ. K I'd =
f ire census e-uUeratorS II tke sEzrsely
settled r1r4. distress = Arzzc-a. GaiI.
F .0-ula- Co.a-a1o. I5sAu. Montana. Tex
-. I tz1. asrz-Etc1 Ard wyoming.
Iee rate s5 ra--e from : - - pr
Gzy fG- tE4 enumeration - ire rara.
areas outside = ez.i=s I'D .ew-s. Slx
dollars Is ire highest rate authorized
+ oy azw.
TIE Dlreetor realizes tHzt II many
+ districts 9 the Tar vest Z wI.l u in
f poss.o.s . secure competent E1en u
act IS e1gmsrztors &. rate OF CON-
| penszt2on less than that beng paid for
! ordinary classes Z 7SoTk : the same
erea- Were en4uerasorx = such dis
t-icts paid only on the Der capita basis.
! their compensate ton would be anreason-
ably AoE.
! The enarerate-s in the thinly inhab-
: tied country sections of North Dakota.
South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas
also Kill De CON pensztezi on Der diem
basis Certain difficult or sparsely set
Ted enumeration districts in other
states VII oe included among those to
which tire per diem rates will apply. as
ce sGca TIA. Al er1E1sf4tar could 10.
make far earnings a. ar q the per
capita rates established.
ms announcement VS. made n
Census Director D1raa1 tozag. j. order
70 co11terzet Ire deterrent effect 4p1a
applications for er1rsrators places II
ire Tar vs. ard southwest states q
ne widely circulated al erroneous
statement ia: Per capita rates : pay
were = . EaTea n fsse sEa<se3s uor1-
lated regions Eaue1
THE CLASSIFICATION or RATES.
L tEss connection TIE Director has
issue. - ire census supervisors : de-
ta3.s1 Statement = Tie e.4S> .il-at5or o
rates adopted f. the compensation q
eHGUer2tavs in tire Ih.rte=Hth Census.
commencing Aurll ! rex
There 4Ee three genera rates Ire
Per capita. ire Hlxss ard t1e Der diem.
TIE E.st ard secona genera rates
have i've Subdivisions e4cn.
I1s per ciem rates range from s. &c
8. -. 81. s. - s.. $50 and s. and
are . * paid for day q eight hours
wor.
For enanerato-s On the per capita
bass. winch Elll D. that most widely
used. the pay FOR each inhabit4nt Is:
C-zss 4, , cents: class 3. p cents:
class L, cents, class D - cents
and class Z, cents S1ch enumerators
wlll also be paid for each farm a. fol-
lows: Class A, - cents, class 3, -
cents. class {. > cents: class .. = IL
cents: and class Z. 3 cezes. These
rates are IN each case ) cents OF more
higher than those pad II 800, when
the range vas from : 70 y cents
For each establishment Of productive
Industry TIE rate for each class Is 81
cents. For each harm and inclosIre
containing i've stock. not On farms, the
pay : 10 cents Tor each class.
Under the mixed rate which i CON-
bInatlo1 OF the per capita and the per
diem. there are I've SUB classes alpha
beticzlly arranged. ard the pr diem Is:
C.zss 2. s.. G. sl.25; II, s. -. /, s. .;
and !, 8. For cash lnhzbi1ant TIE paw
:. LASS T, : cents; q. - cents: Il.
- cents: !. , p cents ard J. 8 cents.
For each farm: Cl&ss 2. : cents. G.
= - cents. II. = y cents. ard J.
y cents each. For eaeh esta ollStren;
d productive industry. TIRE rate : p
cents fo- ezr1 c.zSs.
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