Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1900 — THE NATIONAL CENSUS. [ARTICLE]

THE NATIONAL CENSUS.

Its Taking Will Occupy One Month, and Will Coat $12,000,000. The work of taking the twelfth census of the United States will begin June 1 and the enumeration must be completed by the first of the following mouth. To accomplish this vast undertaking 50, (MM) enumerators will be required. Over 75,(MM).(MX) of people must be recorded within thirty days, and there will therefore be an average of 2,500,000 a day. In towns and cities of 8,000 inhabitants or over, it is required that the work must be finished in two weeks, however, and this will make the daily average still greater. The work is not especially remunerative. It is estimated that the average amount paid to enumerators all over the country is about S6O. This is based proportionately upon the amount of work done, but in any event will not run much over this amount, except for those who are retained for sjiecial work in getting statistics after the census work proper is finished. It is said that for some of these the job may last for a year or more. It is estimated that the census will cost about $12,000,000. or about 15 cents for every man, woman and child in.the United States.