The Washington times., 1913-09-29
WORK IS SLASHED
At CENSUS BUREAU
All Unnecessary Data will Be
Eliminated in Rush to Print
the Figures.

A general slashing Of Census tables
eliminating unnecessary statistical data,
condensing the work. and throwing out
Of all text, except where 1t IL essential
is to be ordered by Director Of the
Census Harris, to bring the work Of
his bureau up to date. These steps
were recommended by . special COM
mittee Of former Census officials who
made q survey and examination for
the new director.
A radical change in measures at the
Census Onfice In to be Immediately
made, so that all the Thirteenth Gen.
sus work may be hurried to compilation.
the Census Bureau II now In Q de-
pioraole condition. according to q state
ment from officials of the new admin
1ns5trsuon. n5u and radical steps by Director
onice and It's work to q higher planS
OF usefulness. These deploraoie condi-
lions were brought about BY the CON
duct Of the work Of the Thirteenth
census, 1t IL said.
Director Harris stakos that thu recom-
mendations OF the special aRents Mn
be followed by him and the census re-
ports given to the public without fur.
tner unnecessary delay. The President
VIII be requested for an order expe-
oitlnS the census work at the Govern
ment Printing Office.
Board Urges Action.
William II. Merriam former governor OF
Minnesota, and 8. N. B. North. former
director OF the Census: Prof. walter r.
WILCOX. OF Cornell: w. g. Rosaiter,
former chief clerk Of the Census. ana
First Assistant Postmaster General
Roper, former official Of the bureau.
all concurred In the recommendation to
Director Harris.for expeditinx the work
funds. 3
This committee would have the Ions
delayed Thirteenth census work conn
plet:d before December, g. having In
the annual statistical work Of the bu-
reAu, Consequently. the following
Recommendation were made: X. s.sx-ss- :
That 1t u undesirable to tabulate
occupations further than already done.
Will expedite the publication by about
six months. and will reduce the cost Of
finishing that branch Of the work By
about $4,000; the tables already pre-
pared should be printed without addi-
tional derivative tables or sxpfanatory
THAT the report upon naaivS tongues
be limited to the chapter to appear In
the forthcoming final volume On popula-
ton.
Mine Data To PYinter.
That the numerous tables relating to
mines and quarries now, in the form Of
printed bulletinS, proofs,. or manu0cript
be sent to the Public Printer tt once.s
THAT tables for the benevolent IN
stitutions. and for the institutional
population-namely prisoners. insane
and feeble-minded. and paupers-be pre-
pared and published without further
percentage or other derfvative tables
and without explanatory text.
That the, annual compilation Of the
stetistics Of forest products bs sbsn-
doned. since there appears to be no
authority Of law for an annual inquiry
OF this character.
THAT the annual report on the nnan-
cial statistics of cities for 1872 be COM
pleted and published By January I, 1914,
by curtailing the amount Of detail to be
included. =, ....,,,lI, y.
That the reports on mortality sta
tistics for the years 1911 and 1SH b pub
liShed before the close Of the present
calendar year. To make this possible,
the explanatory text Of these reports
should be reduced to Q minimum. the
tables condensed. and no effort made to
publish Q report on births until the
mortality reports are published. TX.
That work upon the Standardization
Of death rates, life tables. and occupa-
tional mortality be suspended mtfl the
above reports have been published"