The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-29

munition establishments. and Of the
civilian employees of the government
in the District of Columbia. In the
housing bill passed in May, 1918. pro-
vision was made for the District Of
Columbia and an appropriation Of Slo,-
100000 was set aside on June /, l9lS.
Work was proceeded with and con-
tracts let for family houses and resi-
dence halls for woman war workers.
Inasmuch as the erection of living
quarters for woman war workers ~
the government was looked upon aS
temporary eXpedient, the residence
halls were located on government
owned land and within the reach Oh /
all street improvements. The sizes /
chosen consist of land which had been |
set aside and cleared rs a public PARK |
and which lies between the union sta
ton and the capitol.
Halls for Women Workers.
The tract occupies four blocks, TWO |
blocks on each side Of North Capitol
street. There are two principal
rroupS of halls. each being an indie
pendent unit with separate dining
room. One group is located imme"I-
ately facing the union station; tHe
other group is in the angle formed ny
the senate Office building and cap't"'
grounds. The two groups are served
by a common heating and power plant
a laundry. cold-storage building ana
an infirmary.
Each hall consists of two parallel
wings or dOrmitories. connected M one
end by a One-story building, when IS
divided into a reception lobby. witt
ing room. aud several small parlorS.
These smaller rooms can he shut OF,
if desired. 80 that if a guest wishes
to give a little party she can u" :"
in privacy. All are comfortably Iur-
niShed. The reception lobby has read
inr tables supplied with papers and
magazines. and the effect, as one en-
ters the hall. is pleasant and inviting.
: The Two wings are three stories hl"h,
and combined contain 142 rooms.
Most of the rooms are single, but ut
the end of each corridor are two
double rooms larger than the others
and having windows on two sides. Al
together about $500 guests now occu-
nv the halls in addition to l2O-odd
employees.
Getting Crop Statistics.
t The United States maintains a
' corresponding organization that utl-
' ICES the services of more than 1oo,-
: 600 persons. Distributed over the
I country are ~ salaried field agents.
). one in each state or group OF
p small states. These field agents are In
n the classified civil service and are ap-
V pointed only after passing civil serv-
f ice examination TO test their educa-
l. tional and statistical qualifications
: Before they are permitted to take the
4 civil service examination they must
/ show that they have had at least nNe
/ years practical experience IN farming
" and education equivalent To TOUR
:. year course in an agricultural college
+ or at least three-years' responsible
o practical experience in work involving
# statistical methods or Statistical III
ir qury.
= Each agent enlists the voluntary
N services of several thousand selected
~ correspondents in his state, who repor
TO him every month regarding th'
- crops grown in the state. At the clos'
,s of each month the agent makes up
= detailed estimate on the crops IN nj
= territory and forwards it to the WASH
To ington office.
- In addition to the field agents, tn
bureau employs ten crop speclallsI
~ for particular crops and truck ant
~ fruit. These crop specialists are o
:, the same high character, eXperlenc
and educational qualifications as IN
H. field agents and each devOtes his eI
A.. fire time TO investigating the slnSI
- crop for which he is responsible.
v. Volunteer Crop Reporters.
rk 4 third class of reporters are In
p voluntary county crop reporters, al
proximately $500 in number, each {
Ii whom reports for his county eac
ed month on printed schedules directly
the bureau. The county reporters baS
their estimates upon personal obSe
= walton and inquiry and upon write
-, and telephone reports to them 1ro
- aids in different portions OF the couI
= ~ A fourth source of information
l the voluntary township reporters, OF
:" for each agricultural township in Il
az o. United States, approximately 3d..
in number.
Additional sources Of infOrmati6
nv ex;st in the bureaus special hSts
NC growers of particular crops, and
''L other lists of buyers, dealers, mills al
VI elevators. producers and shipping
lat sociations. and other agencies engage
-, in handling. manufacturing, tranSpoi
''n ing. storing and distributing crops. 1
per returns from each class Of reporte
co. are tobulated and averaged separnj
10 ", as = check. one against the oth'
Tho county totals are weighted; tn
VIII is q county which produces five tim
per as much of II particular crop as
ed other receives five times the impo
10 once of weight" Of the other cour
in determining the average for u
- particular crop.
'he Every possible precaution Is tax
o"- IN nrevent the totals for any or