The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02
CENSUS TAKERS
To BEGIN WORK
THIS MORNING
ARMY OF $1,000 ENUnrERAToRS TO
COUNT POPULATION OF UNI
TED STATES.
IS Men and Women to Work In ohiS
County-Eere Are the queries
You Must Answer.

An army Of s.. O0O enum"rators VIII
j begin promptly al Q o'clock thiS NOR" !ut ~
inI on thr work Of counting W., Ill.," I, i
women and children OF inc Ihll'
Sioirs and collecting certain inform
rtion about the resources 81 IN" C"u'',i -
The taking Of thus census INC i"ui n
In tho history of tn" nation IL 'Np''L
ia rcuulrc only about two Weeks ~"
T,rrng showing the total population
probably will not h" aNullHbI' un'lI VI"
tors viii be engaged III taking inc CO."
suS in Ohio county 1850, ,s
Workers viii sally forth WIN an &
! pecialIy prepared portion" anu -" rbinr
mission signed uE NdIl L. i''H '>'
Il the hurCAu .,,
The count IS expected 10 show popn"
IaIiun for continental lnit"d $40
Of from lNT .U1o.u60 {" ll-'onu,"Vo ~ a.
| ,nn,nurcd with g%.u00.0"o III lalu. In"
estimated pupula,ion on July. 1919. was
cards viii br collected by 372 district
SUPERVISORS ana forwarded |" h''uHual
Ter. =, Washington. whore 1000 CLERKS
viii h, engaged in the tahulai.nn worN'
, .rnr,Ig for each Of the items on th'
cards Will be computed by specially az
! signed machines. OffCihS cAptti -
! hc able to max" a preliminary 'S'l'nu'
If III" p"pulau"n 81 ING 'ans'r MN
| hy IN" middle Of March. hni rc'uf,l,
: for Tho country districts Will not u'
! rumrlrl'd until later.
! The census includes tho collection al
! data on farms. manufacturers orcSSS,
| and oil Production, III huuI''oh W w
/ cnuInC ration OF persons.
To guard against im7oStHrS, ca,h
! rnumrraiur IS required tn snow inc pun
| nc. upon demand. written cotili!iS-
! sion aud card cnuntersiGncd by INC
| supervisor of has olStFl'l ana "'"t' '''
! mis- own signature.
| cd are:
Name in full. , viii,
! which You 1--we. .,,,;,,,
- the home owned by you or rented"
II owned by YOU. Is II m'rtEaEed'
Sex.
! AeH at last birthday Gin completed
Martial condition. (Single; married:
widowed. or divorced. at the present
| smc).
! # VI foreign birth: -,
,Hyr wear Of immigration to the lni'
Are you na,uralizcd or alien?
: If naturaIiGcd, give your naturaIiza-
! tnm. ,du-
! cational institution any tine SINCE S'P>'
- Irr Won able 20 read: eyes or no).
! Ar. you able 10 write? (fcs or MOI
! Where were You born.
If foreign born, what was YOU'D AN
; gUagc ot customary speech before COM
/ ing to. this country"
: N'hcr, was YOU father born
What was his native language
, Whrrc WAS your mother bora:
what WAS her native language:
,'au YOU speak English" eyes or no..
What IL your trade. profession or
usual occurnion" ,,,,
! In what industry Of business arc you
engaged" ,. r,r
tr,, YOU nm employer. or q worker lor
! salar, OF wages Ur are You working
~ y,,gr own account. without employ :
.1r others"
Irc YOU deaf and dumb" (i"S or no)'
l. lEi% person bind (ooth "y"S)'
l;ashIul or H""rCllv" citizens are waFE'
I'd maj all The questions in the torcE"lhe
are in conformity Ia IN" Federal p"
which AT Tho same time Is an assurance
;hat M mans information can he uS'u
a,ainSi HIM or any one else, women
arr. rxrcctrd To tell the truth about th'!T
~. aa they always have done.
/ Sp.riat blanks have been proTldr,t
for hotels and lodging houses as w"I'
a., nLiyiiual slips for tho man or We
man who is absent when the 'rnSuH
,nEn. calls Tn" slip may be filled on'
and lcti IN an envelope for the nrNs
visit.