West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17
The Census of Manufacturers

mcnt has spent tho money this con.
sus costs. IL is but right that over,
man beneath the flag should hav,
Whatever information with rorcrcnc,
To this Republic that ho may dcsirc
For this is land i'm which evory mar
Is monarch and every woman q
queen; land I'm which chiyalry',
hand knows no discrimination and CIV.
cry woman liz OF noble birth. IL is nm
old, old thing To say that tho hand
that rocks the cradle rules the world
| believe II. But now that the women
nave been given the right OF suffrage
III some OF the states and MANY of
'hem want IL I'm others land woman.
y mere man, know you this: woman
usually gets what she wants) permit
me then besooCh YOU, MIR. Mrs and
MISS America public TO say that |
'Hke pleasure I'm giving this informa-
loh to you all. for the women, both
married and unmarried may some day
vote from the eastern To tho wcstern
sea from the fir and pine of the North
To the palmetto and magnolia of the
| South.
lnasmuch as there are some would
DC wise mon who think that tho di
vision OF manufactures of tho buroau
OF the consus amounts to nothing. and
who. hugging this delusion. imagine
the work of special agent amounts
TO the same. and. as am a special
agent. | think perhaps | had better
quote from the Washington Star. of
February 20 1915.
All the results of the census of
1910 having been duly recorded tnb-
ulatcd and published, the general pub-
lie thinks of the census bureau as no
ing done with it's work until the ond
OF another decade.
AS matter of fact this branch or
the government service is busy every
uay In every year collecting the most
varied and detailed information about
'he5e united States. II has become
the greatest statistical bureau I'm tho
world. National and state legislators
scientists, educators and business men
depend upon II for accurate informo-
tSion and it's records are those of our
national growth and progress.
The census OF the population taken
every ten years Is really less than hoIf
or the bureaus work. In addition re-
ports must be made at regular inter-
walls upon manufacturers, agriculture
ana other industries; annual reports
are published of such statistics as
those OF birth and death rates and mn
merous special studies are made of
subjects such as the negro and In
dlan populations, the composition of
metropolitan population as TO race
age and sex and other matters of gen
eral interest
heretofore all of these statistics
nave been presented as such with If
tie comment or explanation, so that
their greatest value has been TO stu-
delt8 and others skilled I'm their use
one OF the policies OF Director Harris.
however Is to make all of this infor-
nation about the United States avail
able ana comprehensive to the aver
age citizens and for this purpose the
bureau will issue i'm the future mono
graphs on various interesting subjects
explaining the Significance of the fig
ures gathered.
AT present the bureau is engaged
upon census Of manufactures which
Is taken every five years. The work
was begun last July and is already
well under way. An idea OF the size
OF the undertaking may be gained
from the fact that about 1900. 900 en-
yelopes have been ordered for use I'm
connection with II.
The Information gathered from the
American manufacturers is OF vital i'm
portance to the Lawmakers and states
men OF the land Congressman Oscar
Underwood made speech i'm tho
House Of Representatives not so long
! ago, that was more than haIf com
posed OF statistics n would be n
disastrous undertaking for big man
10 undertake to manage "A department
store If he knew nothing OF the assets
or liabilities Of the firm; nothing OF
the value OF the stock; nothing about
what he would probably need next
month or next year in the way OF
cash; nothing about money due. mon
ey owed and money needed for goods
on his shelves; and IL he knew
nothing about the number Of men en-
ployed or salaries and wages they
would have 10 be paid. or the hours
they would be employed. So would II
be disastrous for American statesmen
TO attempt 10 lcgislatc for our country
if they were ignorant OF it's needs
resources. factories and farms West
! Virginians an ought TO know. and
many OF them do, that the popular.
patriotic and brilliant senior United
states Senator OF our state. william
p. Chiffon, IS chairman of the census
committee He has been honorcd by a
place on the judiciary committee with
some Of the greatest lawyers of our
day, and he has reflected honor on the
state that has honorod him. He can
get mp on the floor Of the Senate and
make % speech that is credit TO the
state be looks the part OF a senator
and hc acts 20. lie says things and
does things and West Virginians have
occasion TO be proud Of him.
WILLIAM b. CATLETT.