The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-14
FOURTEENTH FEDERAL
CENSUS next YEAR
Supervisors Appointed for the
Work to be Done Next Year
APPoINTEEs FOR FLORIDA
Office of FIRST District Appointee
Flooded With Applications for
Census Enumerators. Work
Begins Next Spring.

! oOSllo NSAt DpIluS.
Washington, August 5.-Tht
Secretary of Commerce, upon the
Recommendation of the Director
Of the Census, has made the fol.
lowing appointments of supervis.
ors Of census for the State of Flor,
ida
First District.-Adrian p. Jor-
dan, Punta Gorda, DeSoto Co.
| Second District John w. Kel-
Ily, Live Oak, Suwanee Co.
Third District.-A. NJ. Lewis,
Mariana, Jackson Co.
Fourth District. - Joseph ].
Emery, Jacksonville, Duval Co.
The population Of the four dis
tricts in 1910 was 752,619; in 1915
it was 921,618. The counties con-
tanned in the four districts are as
follows;
First District, Counties: Git
rus, DeSoto, fernando, Hillsbor-
ough, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Pasco,
Pinellas, Polk, and Sumter (11
counties.) Population (1910) 1885,
0O1; (1915), 1851.
Second ict.-Counties: A
lachua, Baker, Bradford, Colum-
bia, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafay-
cite, Levy, Madison, Marion, Mas
sau, Suwanee, and Taylor (13
counties.) Population (1910,) 1877
0S6; (1915) 209,505.
Third District. Counties: Bay,
Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin,
Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Leon,
Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa,
Wakulla, Walton, and Washing
ton IA counties.) Population
(1910,) 190,96O; (1915,) 220,975.
Fourth District. = Counties /;
Brevard, Broward, Clay, Dade,
Duval, Flagler, Monroe, Okee-
choboe, Orange, Osceola, Palm
Beach, Putnam, St. Johns, st.
Lucie, Seminole, and Volusia (16
counties. } Population (1910,) 1876,
572; (1915,) 263,507
Reporting the appointment of
supervisors for the coming census,
P. H. M'Gowan, the Washington
correspondent of the Times I'm
ion, says:
There were several applicants
from each district. 1t was neces-
sary for all applicants to submit
to a test examination and in adj
dition careful inquiry was made
respecting the general qualificat-
ions. Appointments were then
based largely upon the recommen-
dation of the congressman from
each district.
Supervisors duties will occupy
their time for about seven months.
Compensation will be $500 and
one dollar for each thousand or
part of population in the district.
Local enumerators will be Sc
lected by the supervisors and ap-
pointed subject to approval by
the director of census. They
should be active, energetic, of
good address and trustworthy
and will be paid for services on a
per capita basis.
Persons desiring employment in
the temporary clerical force,
Washington, will be required to
pass civil service examination,
which will be conducted through
out the country by the United
United States civil service COM
mission. A comparatively small
number of temporary clerks will
be appointed prior to January |.
Preference will be given to honar-
ably discharged soldiers, sailors
and marines and widows of such |
men.
The supervisors named above
have already received many ap-
plications from men and women
seeking appointment as enumera-
tors. The supervisors have not
vet received their commissions
and instructions. AS soon as they
do, they will give these applica-