The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1936-01-30
To Take Census
In County Soon
Supervisor Thompson To Name
Four Enumerators
For County

Thompson, who has been named
local supervisor of the census of
business, today announced that
enumeration work will start in Ok
anogan county soon. He said four
enumerators will be named within
the next few days to make the can
vass in this county.
Office of the census is establish
ed in Spokane and a staff of 40
persons will be employed to handle
the work. All census employees
are bound by strict census oath
not to reveal ally information con-
tanned on business reports and the
law makes any violation a criminal
Offense.
Applies To Everything
Mr.. Thompson stated that every
retail and wholesale business, all
hotels, places of amusement, bust
ness service companies, insurance
agencies, real estate offices, and
trucking and bus companies, all
banks, office building managers and
contractors will be canvassed for
reports on their operations during
the calendar year 1885. The results
are to be tabulated in Philadelphia,
headquarters of the business census,
and become the basic statistics
which businesses use in planning
their operating policies.
All enumerators will be instructed
thoroughly On all phases of the
census, Mr.. Thompson said. prior
to the beginning of the canvass.
Chas. w. Cahill, who has been
selected as assistant supervisor, will
be in Chelan county within the next
few days to select and train enum-
orators.
Supervisor Thompson explained
this census has been extended con-
siderably beyond the limitations Of
the Census of Distribution for 1929,
and the Census of American Bust
ness for 1888, as a result OF business
requests that all fields of business
be included.
Supply Information
"It is designed" he said, "to
supply a definite answer to the
question of how many concerns
there are in business, the total
volume of annual business, and the
total payrolls and employment.
More than 100 representatives,
delegated by various business asso-
Citations in each field to be covered,
met with census officials and
formulated the questions to be ask
ed"
Retail trade will be divided into
two size classifications; stores with
total sales of $4,000 and over, and
those with sales of less than $780,
00o. Commodity data will be sought
from the larger group and from all
wholesale establishments including
exporters, importers, and li1nlJed
function wholesalers.
For the first time, Mr.. Thompson
announced, the census includes
banking and finance for the entire
range of commercial, agricultural
and mortgage and personal credit
finance as well as security brokers
and dealers.
Contractors Included
Construction, including building,
highway and heavy construction by
contractors is included again, as in
1929. General contractors, opera
tive builders and Sub-contractorS
are to be covered.
Highway and street transporter
ton, including trucking for hire
and bus operations are included in
the census for the first time. Com
mercial Warehousing is included in
the comprehensive plans announced
today.
A census of the business of oper-
ating office, commercial and other
non residential buildings will be
made n cities of more than 10000.
For the first time tile operations of
insurance companies, agents and
brokers, real estate brokers and
dealers, management and rental
agents as well as the business as
poets of non-profit associations and
organizations of every type, (exclu-
sive of religious bodies) are in
cluded in the census.
Hts Professional Group
The census of service establish
nents, which in 1888 included only
personal, business ana mechanical
repair services, is extended in the
plans to include certain classes OF
professionally trained persons. Mr..
Thompson explained these include
advertising counsellors, architects,
auditors, certified public account
ants, engineering services, private
detective agencies, market research
services, map drawing and cartog-
raphy services, and sales consult
ants. Theatres and hotels are to be
covered as in 1929 and 1888, he said.
This information is mandatory. A
severe penalty is imposed for fail
u1e to fill out schedules.
SPAWN TAKE is LARGE
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