Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-29
PLANS ron PUBLICATION or
CENSUS STATISTICS.
DiFccEoF Harris % AdOfit FHcs.t-
I've Methods 90 Bring Work
Up a. Date.
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Especial Correnpondence 90 the Irsrnlal
washington. -. c.. Sept. s.--IIon
William J. Harris director OF the
census, recently appointed Hon. VIII
liam u. Merriam, * governor on Min-
nesota, and Hon. s. n. ID. North. both
former directors OF the census. Prof.
Walter r. Wilcox, of Cornell univcr-
sity, and Mr.. W. s. Rosslter. formerly
chief clerk Of the census as special
agents OF tho bureau 90 make studies
Of the present condition OF statistical
work including particularly the un-
finished work OF the thirteenth cen
sus and plans for the better organ
izatlon ana administration OF the bu-
rcau In connection with its future or
crations. Hon. Daniel G.. Roper. first
assistant postmaster general ana FOR
morly an official Of the census bu-
reau. was called In as an advisor.
These gentlemen have been on duty
az tho bureau for several days and
have been making inquiry and stu
dies concerning tho various problems
assigned 20 each Of them.
Il Immediately became evident To
these investigators that the problems
before them In the bureau should De
treated In two separate divisions: First
and most pressing, the disposition
Of the much delayed work OF the Thir-
tccnth census. and second. the plan
for the future conduct OF tho bureau.
The Investigations thus far have been
directed az the first division Of tho
problem, namely, the ovcrhanging
work Of the thirteenth census. ana
recommendation 20 the following ef-
feet. embodying tho findings OF these
agents have been submitted 10 tho III
rector of the census.
In pursuance Of the instructions OF
the director OF the census. we have
made special study OF certain
branches OF the statistical work la
the bureau. and In submitting the rec
concentrations hereinafter cnumorat-
ed we have had regard to the follow
ing facts: ta) That the act authorize
ing the taking Of the thirteenth CEN
sus requires that the reports Of that
census shall be completed and pub
lishcd on or before July I. 1912; Cb1
That although three and onc-half
years have elapsed since the cnumcr-
alton itself. much of the thirteenth
census work ia still unCompletcd, Co
That the regular annual reports and
other work required by law during tho
intcrccnsal period have been greatly
delayed because a large body OF con
sus clerks Is still employed upon tho
delayed work of the thirteenth census;
Cd That the value and usefulness at
the annual and other reports required
by law are largely dependent upon
the promptness with which thcy arc
complied ana given 10 the public, Hnd
(o) That funds To- complete the Thir-
teenth census are very limited be
,adsc current appropriations are re-
quirod for the specific purposes FOR
which they were made.
We, therefore, ,Vlvisc the director
that NO additional tuhulations or
analyses are necessary IN connection
with the unfinished hranchcs of tho
thirteenth census. namely % Popu-
lation, and CD Mining and quurrles.
and that tho work on those branches
and on the delayed unnuul reports
can and should be rendlustcd so ns
To- insure their publication not later
than December 81. 1913. without de-
tracing from the value OF these por-
tions of tho census.
70 this end We submit the follow
ing recommendations,
I. That "a Is undesirable % tabu-
late occupations further than already
done. stopping such unnecessary
further work viii expedite the publ.
cation by about six months ana viii
reduce the cost of finishing that
branch of the work by about SOS.
coo the tables already prepared
should be- printed without additional
dcriyativc tables or explanatory test
These tables give the number Of per
sons at each sex in each occupation
and classify them hy race nativity
ana parent nativity ana five age porl-
ODDS, so that the publication ct tho
primary classification or occupationai
data as reported az previous ccnsuscs
is thus assured.
.. That tho report upon native
tongues be limited 90 the chapter to
appear in tho forthcoming final vol
umo ON population,
g. THAT the numerous tDbics rcllt-
Ing to mines and Quarrios now ln the
form of printed bulletins. proofs or
manuscript De sent Ia The public prin-
ter at once tho same To constitute
the final reports on mlncs and quar-
rics. and that no further tnbula'i...
or text be prepared In connection with
that particular report
a. That tho tables for The bonoyo.
lent institutions. ana for tho instilu-
tional population namely prisoners,
insane and fcehle-mlndcd. ana pau
pers--hc prepared and published
without further percentage or other
dcrlvatiyo tables and without explain
atory text
3. That the annual compilation 81
the statistics of forest products bc
abandoned; since there appears to De
no authority of law FOR AN annual In
uuiry Of this character which tho
records show 10 have cost from SEQ
600 Ia $4,000 "A year
d. That the annual report on tho
financial statistics OF cities for 1912
Doe completed and published hy jan
uury I. 1914, by curtuiling the amount
of detail to Doe included; that tho
schedules and report for 1913 bee sim