White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-13

The census bureau believes in pre-
paredness. 1t never entirely demohil-
ICES. Once In ten years it expands sud
denly like an army going to war, for a
job quite as big In Its way that has TO
be done In 80 days. This Is the count
ing of all the people in this great II
try, their cousins and their aunts, and
the horses, sheep, cows and almost the
blades of grass on which such crea-
lures feed.
The fourteenth time for doing all
this and more is still months of, but
the time is short to do what has TO De
done to get ready. The task grows In
features and details every time 1t Is
undertaken. The bureau is working
hard on Its arrangements to comply
with the additions the recen congress
has made to Its schedules.
One of the first new things in the
law is a proviso that In making sp-
pointments preference shall be given
to honorably discharged soldiers, sea-
men and marines or their widows II
Qualtf1e0 10 serve.
viii Employ 100000 Persona
There will be a force of about
100000. including $4,000 enumerators,
1000 clerks in Washington. and 400
supervisors with a force Of special
clerks and agents. The cost Of taking
the census will approximate s20,OOO,-
600. One of the largest of the tenn
porary war buildings In the city has
been requisitioned by Secretary Red
field for Samuel L. Rogers, the director
of the census. and his staff.
An addition to the agricultural
schedule will show how many women
farmers there are and the incum-
brance on all farms. To the old ques-
tons whether the house or farm Is
owned or rented. free or mortgaged,
will be added inquiries regarding its
value. the amount of the mortgage, II
any the rate of interest, and the OBJ
ject of the debt. Any objection enter
tanned to answering these intimate
questions will be softened and the quiz
by the enumeration made a pleasure
through use of good advice and Illus
tration by means of films run in the
moving picture theaters before the
census Is begun. One such Aim prob
ably will show that II Is no disgrace
to owe a mortgage on a home. since
most homes are obtained that way,
and that II IL Q fact a community hav.
ing the largest number Of such mort
cages Is ever more prosperous han
one out of debt.
Another new provision Ia q scheduie
to ascertain the amount of land re-
J claimed by drainage as well as the
amount improved by irrigation alone,
which was covered last time. II will
include the crops produced on re-
claimed land, the location and char
acter of the enterprise and the capital
invested. The data which may result
Is expected to be a revelation to the
people at large.
Some Questions TO be Omitted.
The unsatisfactory data obtained ten
years ago by Inquiries regarding the
kind of timber on farms, the enumera-
ton of Union and Confederate sol
diers and the unemployment Of citi-
zens In general, has led to their aban-
donment. There will, however, be a
census of forestry and forest prod
ucts. A census will be taken also Of
Guam, Samoa and the Panama canal
some, but not Of the Philippines. AZ
that government will take a census Of
Its own this year.
The 1910 federal census began April
Is. The 1920 censu will start on
January I. as a date better suited to
ascertain the crop yield Of the proceed
Ing season and. particularly In the
South, because II IL a time prior to
the general change In farm tenancy
and bsfore the breeding season Of
domestic animals. II is also a date
when most "city folks" are at home
and travel Is at it's lowest volume. II
is expected that within two weeks all
places of $500 inhabitants will have
been canvassed. What Is known as the
"hand count" will begin about January
IS and bulletins announcing the popu-
lation of cities soon will follow. Wash
ingtOn's probably will be the first be-
cause the District OF Columbia Is
closest at hand.
According to Director Rogers dunn
my population schedules as now pre-
pared, 20 questions in be asked Of
each individual or so one represent
Ing him. There n' - p%ericultural.
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