Putnam patriot., 1917-03-02
TAKE CENSUS OF STATE $ INDUSTRY Forms Part of Inventory Re- sulting From Conaecticuts
 Preparedness Work USE HONS OF PAPER
Gn~oiinnent Of hen in Jail and Alfns- hoase to Be included h Hart for6s TatxI-Csnssssers uroed
 to Speed Retprna

Hartsords-Sow that the msn-poSer division os the military census being taken tu Connecticut under the dtTec- con d Governor Marcus H. Hoicomb ss well under way. the attention Of the speciai committee Of assistants to the governor has been directed to the taking of an inventory of the states resources in industries. This division sf the census was included In Cover aor Hotcombs plan when he went sefore . Joint session of the Lesisla- sue following the break with Germany 6 propose this great preparedness vort.
 A subcommittee os the special com. nittee of assistants to the governor Aor the military census began at once the task Of preparing blank to De filled out by managers and officers o' industrial plsnts in the state. The blank has now been completed after much thought. approved by the gover- nor. and a supply has been printed and VIII be mailed at once 10 some 1000 industrial plants throughout the state.
 Complete Inventory Not Asked.
 A complete inventory Of the various factories is not asked for in this cen .as. II is desired principally to hnd out what use the various plants could be to the government in the event et var. and the questions have been so constructed as 10 permit cempleie an. sxess giving the essential information without the necessity Of careful in- ventorles Of the various factories. An executive officer of any plant could ct down and In a relatively short time answer all the questions.
 The heading of the blank is the same as that on the blank used for the census Of individuals. being declaration by Governor Holeomh that an act of the Legislature directs him ho procure information relative 10 the resources of the state and calling upon the person who receives the blank to answer the questions upon t.
 instructions al the head or the blank call upon the concern or fndi- vtAual receiving fl. 10 fll out the form and return t within ten days to the state headquarters. explaining that failure to make the return within the specified time Will be construed as a refusal. The following instruction Is given. Every question should be answered as fully ss possible" The blanks aiso say; "A seoArA,e report is not required for plants located out side the state. but g statement Of the existence and location of such plants. together with what assistance they could render the United States rovernment ia case of var. Is highly desirable
 To vist JsH and AIrshouse.
 There may not bs many potential so,diers in the Seyms street jail. but the military census is 10 reach even 10 tha, institution Rober P. But ler 1ho ls in charge of the Hart ford canvass. announced that the eanRuS takers would also visit the zlmxhouse
 -How asoat the isolation hospitai7' he wRs asked
 Yes the isolation hospital. too. he replied "we're going 10 get th' name of every nc in Hartford ! we can. and f n@ce sary we'll cal on thousand more volunteer can YasSe-s''
 Stafford sprinvs gained the recor' of returning the census blank of th' olSest man thus far reHor'ed m th' Connecticut military census. Amasi Morse. aged 1o2 veara. s months sns % Aays. is the individual who appears sn far as has yet been learned to e' the oldest man in the state, NIT Morse was born in May S iSl4 He t retired farmer and Advent Minister He sivned his own name on the cen sus blank ln clear hand that showet no sign Of unsteadiness. Up 10 th' time when this blank was returned the oldest man whose enrolment had nsen received at state headausrter' vas Augustus Potter. of Glastonbury aged n. years and ( months. Th' third oldest was Chester R Woodfors of Avon. aged 10. years and months
 Some Idea of the great amount O material being band cd by the stat hsAdduarfeTS tb harboFu os tue 1Nii necticut bureau of military census mal he gained from the fact that the print ed matter for the work In the stat' has already reached total weight O four tons. This includes blanks. ia struetions. commissions. and simila printed forms. II does not iaciud' the n@ny hundred rounds of pape used for individual and circular letter sent out in connection with the work The printing company which has dom the work for the committee Of as sIstants to the governor for the mil tary census estimated that close q 5000 pounds ef psner had been use for the census blanks and other print ed matter It was also estimated tha the printed matter sent out from th' state haadauarters represented to'a of Ssn. .0e0 ssuare feet ef paper. Ia ad aitian 10 this close to 1soe.aaa perma nent filing cards will be used in re cording and tabsstnt'nw the census be ria