Evening star., 1935-06-03
BUSINESS CENSUS
URGED NEXT YEAR
$9,37O,OOO in Relief Cash
Asked by Commerce
Department.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A census OF business was proposed
by the Commerce Department TODAY
in an application for 10000 OF
work relief money.
The department suggested that job
less white collar" workers be put 10
work January l collecting informa-
ton regarding pay rolls. receipts and
other data which would be of value
in developing plans for business re-
covery and expansion
Agriculture and manufacturing
would not be included in the survey.
officials said, but the results would be
dovetailed with findings of the 1895
census OF agriculture and the Biennial
census OF manufacturers.
Many Fields Touched.
Distributive business. including
wholesale and retail establishments,
would be the core OF the investigation.
But it also would touch banks, in
surance and finance companies; bus,
truck and airlines and other forms
of transportation; real estate dealers,
doctors, lawyers and other profess
sions: public utilities, construction,
mines and quarries, crude oil produc-
ton and fishing. 1t was estimated
that IL would be necessary for the
census takers TO make contact with
$500, 900 different places Of business.
In addition TO providing work for
idle clerical and professional people.
the application said, the census would
provide current information needed in
the formulation of public policies re-
garding relief, public works, social
security. financial needs of business,
and business recovery"
These data" 1t was stated also,
ARE required for administrative pur-
poses by Federal, State and local agen-
cies and by financial. industrial and
commercial organizations, particularly
in connection with sales promotion,
marketing research, commercial credit,
and analysis of costs In relation to
volume and type Of business"
Headquarters In Baltimore.
The study would be based on the
1885 calendar year. Administrative
headquarters would be IN Baltimore,
Nd.
The Census Bureau, recalling that
q census of distribution" was con.
Quoted in 1929 and a census of Amer
lean business" In 1893, disclosed that
it planned to recommend the taking
of limited business censuses each year
in the future. with complete enumera-
tions every five years.
In another work-relief application
the Commerce Department asked
358. $4,000 for an airport program
which. officials said, would do as
much for the development of the air
plane and for general flying as the
hard-surfaced roads did for the auto
mobile"
Secretary Roper said no work would
be done on rented land. nor would the
Government purchase land. Munich
palities would have TO supply the sites.
Airports Would Be Finished.
Completion Of airports started by
the C. w. A.. modernization of exist
ing municipa lly owned plants. build
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population and over, and preparation
OF airports for radio approach landings
known as blind flying" were among
the projects for which funds were
sought
Other new requests filed with the
applications division of the work relief
organization included $17.390. 900
sought by the Navy and Interior De-
partments and the Veterans Admins
tration, and 81 .200. 600 asked by the
Treasury to empolv "white-collar
workers in Q denomination of income
tax returns that appear questionable
or fraudulent.
Records which the Treasury wants
to have re-examined are In Washing
ton and the So regional Offices Of in
ternal revenue collectors. but Chicago
was chosen tentatively as the place
where tabulating would be done.