Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-09
FIFTEEN MILLIONS COST
OF LAST CENSUS TAKING
BY DIRECTORS REPORT


I multltudes OF eases HETEROGENEOUS
which are properly applicable are
not answered al an and that the
statistics on several subjects as tab
ulated show relationships which are
s.lf-evldently Incorrect
"The need FOR more competent
ouumerators is thus obvious There
seems 10 be- little hope OF securing
any great Improvement 10 the char
acter OF enumerators by mere minor
notifications OF the present method
OF selecting them The difficulties
.i1 the present method are funin-
mental and not mere matter OF
detail After careful consideration
tho Census Bureau has reached the
conclusion That much better results
Du boz obtained bs unNllur tha sore
sIr. ol t.a maII carriers f0 do 'he
Hreer Hfi or fh. rWuH nnlWr-a-
r.n CHAIN o.. aGy o'HDr Goa DIE p..u
IIr postmaster general haH also
given consideration 10 this plan and
believes b. would boz entirely feas-
ible. m least loo the ease Of rural
districts. and that 30 would not I'M
terfora materially with the regular
aud prompt distribution OF the mall.
/ There would be- somewhat greater
/ difficulties involved In utilizing the
city mail carriers than the rural car
riers II Is probable that the for.
mcr also could be adyantageously
employed. but the precise method
} by which the greatest advantage
could be- gained from using the city
mail carriers. with the least incon-
ycnience to the public. mus, be a
matter OF further Investigation and
consideration Meantime. II the plan
iof using the rural mail carriers is
adopted at the special agricultural
census OF 1915. much valuable eX-
perience will be- secured which will
be- applicable to the solution OF the
I problem Of the taking OF the decen-
/ aial census
In most Of the leading foreign
. countries the work OF census emu
meration o. largely or wholly per
formed by permanent employees
'..trrr Oh. the central government or
oI tbo local government Postal
employees. policemen and other Of
ncors Of cities and local govern
mcuts are called into service
Wen Qualified for EnumcralorN.
Mail carriers whether Boa cities
OF IN rural districts. appear 90 be-
corspicuoHsly we'll qualified To act
as cuumerators They are selected
without reference 60 political con
siderauous and as the result of tests
. which guarantee q fair degree OF cl-
ucation and ability Their peculiar
experience. however adds immense
~ 90 their fitness for the work
They are personally acquainted with
almost every family and individual
IN the districts which they serve
Such acquaintance would not only
result Ia saving the carrier much
time but would enable him to se-
cure more complete and accurate
Il Information Again. the mail car
riors have a permanent responsible
itr 10 the government as their en-
ployer, and II utilized for census
work would feel under obligation to
do n 10 the best of their ability. lest
otherwise their permanent positions
might De- endangered Il les iucon-
.cclyahlc. for example. that mail car
rIrrs acting as cnumerators would
permit themselves 90 become parties
to scheme OF elaborate padding OF
the census. such as was attempted
iu number OF cities and towns Of
the country az the last CENSUS. or
that they should neglect their work
90 any such degree as did some OF
'h' cuumoraturs in 1910
Another peculiar advantage of
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