The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-30
RECONSTRUCTION FOR
next CENSUS PERIOD.
department Lays Aside War Work For
t.MQrt- In Rehabilitation Reautr-
Ing About l00.O0O Operatives.

Ing About l0O.000 Operatives.
Washington T.. C.. Dec. 2s.-Accord-
ing to the annual report OF Director
sam. L. Rogers of the bureau OF CEN
sus to Secretary William c. Redtleid.
! Of the department of commerce, COW
erins the fiscal year ended June 80.
1913, which has just been made pub
lie. the census bureau during that year
turned aside In large measure from
its usual peace time work and direct
et, y part Of its energies to the COM
! liiation OF war statistics. The in
crease In this class Of work was 80
large that the number OF employees en-
Gaged on II rose from ninety-two on
July /. 1918, to 2sl on September l.
Tne war work done by the bureau
covers a vide range Its more impor-
| tant phases include canvasses of man
ufacturers and dealers to ascertain tho
consumption and stocks on hand OF
certain raw materials used in war IN
austries, and the production and stocks
on hand of commodities made there-
from; the classification OF occupations
/ OK military registrants, an undertaking
that n@cessitated the handling and
r.handlng of more than eight million
cards; estimates of population for use
[ AZ basis In the superintendent or the
| first draft: the allegation OF enlist
ments; and the determin alton of reg
| istrants ages from census records, In
addition to carrying on these and other
| specific lines Of work at the request or
| tine war agencies Of the government.
| the bureau has complied with many
requests for information which had
! bearing on the problems arising in
| connection with the war.
| Varied Canvnsses.
/ A.-rn =
carried on thirteen regular and seven
| special lines of work. in addition to
| the war work and the preparations for
the fourteenth census. The regular
! Injuries included canvasses of water
trf nspertation aHd sh'pbuiidina. Of
electrical industries of r. g on .
bodies. Of births and deaths. of state
and yrunieiral finances. ot cotton and
cot onsaeo. ana of stocks OF leaf to-
baceo IN the bands Of nanEfats t0rt rs
ard dealers.
The work on birth and death static
ties has been considerably expanded
during recent wears These statistics
are gathered only from those states
ard nun cinalitfes which maintain
adequate registration systems, At pres
mt the characterization area en-
traces about ttrrerrfutrrths of the pom
nlatlon OF the United States; hu, tho
Dirt sstration area" contains only
-
inhabitants. The latter area, how
ever. vas established less than four
"s%rs ago, and has grown rapidly.
fae specia! work done by tne hu-
rsau included y census Of the Virgin
Islands, recently purchased from Dem
mark These islands have total area
~ H. square miles, and the total pop
ulation Oh November /. 1917. was
ae.o5l.
Another special line Of work under
taken by the bureau was the tabula~
tom Of data covering the disputed
areas Of Europe aud Africa; that Isl
those arcss 0Hoee FINAL disposltion will
he determined by the outcome OF the
war
The force OF tire censas bureau in
WASHINGTON comprises ss4 officials and
emrles'AS and IN addition there. are erla-
ploved throughout the cotton belt m
ercxirnateiy eco local special agents
who make perlodiesl collections Of cot
ION and cottonseed statistics.
rr~parnst ions For Fourteenth Census.
In order 70 avoid waste aud delav
N the condue, ~ the next a.cenata i
Inventory of the eountrv's uepHlafior.
agriculture. and Industries, tn he f7ade
IN l9ae tho bureau E. carving On
euch p~epefatrrY .we-l; as can he- sa<s'Ie
r-tcr. "a t'zF Gs.atf x %.a- ~ no ~ ~ ~
AN 60 tro*3de tor the fAsrteT.nta cen-
sus
Under this htn Z IT ss enacted fato
law. al tive c'ericn' and snbcierieai
r6rra ar nv ,ITTr~gyTT- YIN tss Tnfy6fMr-rt
= rough open competitive ~ limitations
hold ny tle United states cfvtl rcrvfes
eoteu 'sster. as at tbe census of ,9,N
Ia az 4.f!o't, u number - The minor Of
feis'a vtE or APPOINTED in th- e9lGe
aEn@r' ard III certa'p ether resH"e's
'Sa TIE provisions rf TIE bill IN ref
once TO the ma,lt system harr he"n
,f-p l.A Z.
'rg enAs contained iu the net provid-
3ug for tf,e last e@uVUS
4 number az conferences have be~v
'e'd wtth reNresentRtives ~ tie Dr.
osrt,,ent ~ acritaltnr. ant, Others for
me -stirpose - tecid ng uaan .ae exact
@coue ~ the ir.uiries IN ve@nri to
agriculture. irti~e ton and drainaee.
The fourteenth census will cover
the subjects ~ rca'fFation; a@rl~rl-
tura iertud.ng irrigation and d-atne Sc
e9a nTfSc'nrers ana fatr@s. Guarrlee an'
oil sind gas wells The undertahjne
g,u' reo,i-t. the services " = ia farce
ef atsnnt 81 400 or m 40. chiefly e'lu
tncratnrS Two canvass os the urban
nonulst;en tSil Require two wHets, anA
the eanv ~ ~ Tho rural reputation and
~ horticulture win ts errnpletnd IN one
worth. but we collection of the indus
tSi.1 statistics will consume several
months
TIE results nf tho coming censnsns
of agriculture and Of mannfacturirs
nd mineral 'nd"St-'es W.T. be Of IN
rsnal rr'us and significance for the
~nason THAT thew viii cover the ope-a-
sons or The calendar wear 1919 during
which the agriculture and industries
Of 80 country VII b. nassing through
pe~tad Of transition from war to
peace basis
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