The story of the census, 1790-1915Bureau of the census . advantage tobe gained through the existence of a permanent bureau. Fromthe first, however, those advocating the establishment of sucha bureau have had other considerations in mind as well. Infact, the House committee already referred to recommended,in its reports for 1844 and 1845, the establishment of a bureauwhich not only should take the decennial census, but should 24 THE STORY OF THE CENSUS coordinate the statistical work of all the departments of theFederal Government, and whose publications should includestatistics relating to for
The story of the census, 1790-1915Bureau of the census . advantage tobe gained through the existence of a permanent bureau. Fromthe first, however, those advocating the establishment of sucha bureau have had other considerations in mind as well. Infact, the House committee already referred to recommended,in its reports for 1844 and 1845, the establishment of a bureauwhich not only should take the decennial census, but should 24 THE STORY OF THE CENSUS coordinate the statistical work of all the departments of theFederal Government, and whose publications should includestatistics relating to foreign countries. These efforts on the part of statisticians, administrative offi- The permanentcials, and legislators finally resulted in the passage, in March, <^^°==*=-1902, of the permanent census act, under the terms of which theCensus Bureau was made a permanent instead of a temporary-office. The various special lines of inquiry already mentioned COTTON-PRODUCING AREA OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1913,AND CENTER OF PRODUCTION, 1859 TO 1913 (p. 30) .. as having been postponed until after the completion of the TwelfthCensus work were assigned to the permanent Bureau; and fromtime to time other duties have been devolved upon it by actsand resolutions of Congress or by direction of the President orthe Secretary of Commerce. As a restdt of this development, the Census Bureau not onlyconducts the comprehensive decennial censuses of population,agricultxue, manufactures, and mines and quarries, alreadydescribed, but also carries on numerous other inquiries at inter-vals varying in length from ten years to less than two weeks. Theprincipal inquiries of this character are the following: Decennial census of wealth, debt, and taxation.—^The most recentinquiry upon this subject, which related to the year 1913, showed Scope of theBureaus work. Wealth, debt, andtaxation. 25 THE STORY O F THE CENSUS the total assessed valuation of all property subject to ad valoremtaxation in the United S
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