The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
Law Cornpels Local
 Business Firms To
 Issue Needed Data
Io55 Survey to Cover Broader Field Than I033 Only Sworn Employees of Bureau to Examine individual
 Returns Situation Here Muddled

waterbury business men are obliged by law to furnish the re- Quested information for the l03b census of business to be taken here. it iB pointed out in Q bulletin sent to ail members of the Chamber of Commerce today by Frank J. Green, secretary. Under the so- called Organic Act passed by the 1c09 congress, those who refuse in. formation or give false information or give false information to census takers are liable to Q fine of $500 and Imprisonment of co days. For yliis-stategnents, there is a fine of eiO'o0O and Imprisonment of one year.
 Business men here have voiced objection to the fact that they will be obliged to reveal business secrets to census takers, and some have said they woluld refuse informa- ton. The situation was further nuddled when Q local newspaper Q few days ago said that there was no way of compelling business men to give information to enumerators if they did not care to do so.
 The Chamber of Commerce bul- letin follows:
 Business Census
 You will be called upon to give Information concerning your bust. ness activity for the year 1885. This census survey is being made by the bureau of the census of the depart- Fient of commerce. 2. A. 0osnell, chief statislcian, census of business, bureau of the census, 240i Chest- nut Stret, Philadelphia, Pennsylvnn- ia, is In general charge of this area.
 While we caused to be published an the newspapers of November 26th, lo36, all the information con- corning the scope of the business census, we feel we should again call the facts to your attention together with the law covering the subject. The census for iD36 covers . hroad- or field than did the survey of leSS. It will Include the following:
 Retail trade: wholesale trade; hotels; amusement concerns; insur. ance (carriers, general agent, deal. er) broker or agent; distribution of manufacturers sale (channels of primary distibution); construction |; tr,lsking and warehousing; bank. ing: bus transportation: business services; the operation of non.resi- dental buildings (ofiico buildings, etc.); broadcasting and advertising agencies. The latter two will Do mall canvassers. The other are field cAnvasses.
 Only sworn employees of the Bureau of Census will be permit- ted to examine the individual rec turns. No access to census reports 1D permitted under the law, not even to other governmental agen. cies, and no information will be disclosed which would reveal any of the facts or figures In the re- turns.
 Mr. Qosneli tells us that prellm- mary but essentially complete re- ports, by states. will be released As rapidly as completed, beginning about July 1, l036. These will be followed by county end city res ports in final form and by kind- of-business reports. The value Of the 1888 Census of Distribution was greatly enhanced by prompt publication of reports and the same plan will be followed in the com- pletion and distribution of tho io36 Census Of Business.
 The Law-The Organic Act,
 FNhFuAry lA. 1f09
 Sec. 6. That the Secretary of Commerce shall also from time to time make such special in- vestigations and reports as he may be required to do by tho president, or by either House of Congress, or which he himself may deem neces- sary and urgent. | 4f Act oe Congress, February 1e, 1920
 Sec. 10. That it shall Do the