The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-09
CIVIL SERVICE EXAM|NAT| IONS.

Opportunities for Obtaining Employ
ment Under the Federal Gov
eminent.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the following
| examinations to be held on the dates
given below, and circulars containing
further information relative thereto
| may be seen at the office of this
| paper:
| May 20-Veterinarian, Bureau of
Animal Industry, s1400 per annum.
Must be q years of age.
May 25-Awning maker, Postoffice
| Department, Washington, D. c., 5000
per annum.
May 25-Orchardist, Bureau of En-
tomology, Vienna, Va, $720 per an
mum. age limit, Is to 40 years.
June Assistant chemist, Bureau
Of Mines; entrance salary, $1,000 to
$4,000 per annum. Age limit, under
40 years.
June Laboratory aid in seed
testing, men and women, Bureau of
Plant Industry at s720 per annum.
Age limit, Is to 80 years.
June 3-4-Aid, Bureau of Stand
ards, Department of Commerce, at
salaries of $500 and $720 per annum,
i Age limit Is to "a years.
] Junior fuel engineer, Bureau Of
Mines, Washington, D. c., at salaries
ranging from $1,000 to $500 per an
mum. Age limit, % to 80 years.
June 8-Sawyer and marine gaso-
line engineer, Indian service, Leech
Lake Agency, Minnesota, 5000 per
annum. Age limit, 20 to so years.
Superintendent of cereal field sta
ton, Bureau of Plant Industry, for
service in the Pacific northwest, at
salaries ranging from $500 to $4,000
per annum. Age limit, rs to 40
years.
Land grant college specialist, Blu
reau of Education, Department of the
Interior, Washington, D. c., $500
per annum. Age limit, not over so
/ years.
Assistant in plant malnutrition, Blu
reau of Plant Industry, Department
of Agriculture, Washington, D. c., at
salaries ranging from $1,000 to $1,000
| per annum. Age limit, 25 to 40
years.
Persons desiring to enter any of
these examinations should apply at
6nce to the Civil Service Commits
sion, Washington, D. c., or to b. H.
Jennings, Secretary Tenth Civil Ser
vice District, Room 228, Customhouse
| New Orleans, La, for circular or
pamphlet of information and blank
application, giving the exact title of
the examination desired to be taken,
Something Wrong.
| We count up about sixteen houses
that have been consumed by fire in
Morgan City during the past four
years, Or about four houses per year.
The number of buildings in Morgan
City is reckoned at not less than
| 1900. There are probably 1900. But
the lowest estimate would require
325 years to consume all those build
ings at the rate Of four per annum.
| That amounts to 4-13ths of one per
cent per annum actual risk. Among
the sixteen buildings, one only was
a commercial house, it being small
grocery. In other words, there were
Il non-commercial houses to one COM
mercial house burned, and yet the
commercial risk is reckoned about
three times as great as the house
hold risk. The basic rate in Nor
gan City was three per cent, which
was more than nine times the actual
loss by fire. Why should this be
the fact? A reasonable risk on this
printery would be about 4-5ths of
one per cent. AS matter of fact,
it exceeds three per cent More
over, when the Outlook protested
more than a year ago against the
rates and the fire rating board, a
few weeks later our rate was raised
little higher. There is something
wrong with this insurance rating
Morgan City Outlook.
Appropriate type selection, neat ar
rangement of wording, first-cIass
press-Work, fine ink, high quality en-
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