The Civil Service of the United States Source: Official Report of the Commission Date June 30, 1922. June 30, 1924. December, 30, 1924 June 30, 1925. 63,756 In Dist. Outside Total December 31, 1925. 61,509 60,811 June 30, 1926 December 31, 1931. Date 527,517 June 30, 1932. The figures in the tables above and below do not 615,987 719,440 111,692 704,097 815,789 117,103 707,156 824,259 115,964 715,131 831,095 115,409 726,255 841,664 113,329 699,973 813,302 115,590 736,336) 851,926 119,547 742,367 861,914 123,364 796,946 920,310 126,345 805,960 932,305 133.645, 869,175 (1,002,820 154,680 964,961 1,119,641 183,907 1,174,243 1,358,150 the employees of the District of Columbia Government; also do not include enrolees engaged in Civilian Conservation Corps work. On June 30, 1941, the civil employees of the Government numbered 1,091,743 men, of whom 808,691 had classified jobs; and 266,407, of whom 181,527 were in classified positions. Government Employees by Sex and Location, June 30, 1941 President Roosevelt issued an executive order their records filed with the Federal Bureau of (June 13, 1941) requiring all Federal employees Investigation. coming under civil service to be fingerprinted and U. S. Personnel and Payroll, Including Defense, Dec., 1940 Occupation group Total number....... GAINFUL WORKERS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER IN U. S.: 1870 to 1930 The National Parks and National Monuments Source: National Park Service The National Park Service (June 30, 1941) is responsible for 26 national parks, 4 national historical parks, 82 national monuments, 1 national recreational area, 11 national military parks, 7 national battlefield sites, 9 national memorials, 13 national cemeteries, 8 national historic sites, 3 national parkways, and 1 national capital park. The total area of the Federal Park System was 21,613,543 acres. Following are the national parks. The year is that of creation of the park; figures in parentheses show area, in square miles. Acadia, 1929, Maine coast (29)-The group of | (3.472)-More geysers than in all rest of world granite mountains upon Mount Desert Island and together. Boiling springs; mud volcanoes; petrified also bold point on opposite mainland across French-forests. Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, remarkmans Bay. able for gorgeous coloring. Large lakes; many large streams and waterfalls. Bryce Canyon, 1928,, Southwestern Utah (56) -Box canyon filled with countless array of fantastically eroded pinnacles. Best exhibit of vivid coloring of earth's materials. Carlsbad Caverns, 1930, Southeastern New Mexico (77)-Contains stupendous caverns, not yet wholly explored, limestone decorations. Crater Lake, 1902, Southwestern Oregon (251)— Lake of extraordinary blue in crater of extinct volcano. Sides 500 to 2,000 feet high. Interesting lava formations. Fine fishing. Glacier, 1910, Northwestern Montana (1,538) Rugged mountain region of unsurpassed alpine character, more than 200 glacier-fed lakes of romantic beauty, 60 small glaciers. Precipices thousands of feet deep. Grand Canyon, 1919, North Central Arizona (1,008) The greatest example of erosion and the most sublime spectacle in the world. Grand Teton, 1929, Northwestern Wyoming (150)-Includes most spectacular portion of Teton Mountains, an uplift of unusual grandeur. Great Smoky Mountains, 1930, North Carolina and Tennessee (714)-Massive mountain uplift; magnificent forests. Hawaii, 1916. Hawaii (271)-Interesting volcanic areas-Kilauea and Mauna Loa, active volcanoes on the island of Hawaii; Haleakala, a huge extinct volcano on the island of Maui. Hot Springs, 1921, Middle Arkansas (1.57)— Hot Springs said to possess healing properties. Many hotels and boarding houses; bathhouses under Government supervision. Isle Royale, 1940, Michigan (209)-Largest island in Lake Superior; an area of rugged forested wilderness. Kings Canyon, 1940, California (710)-Sierra wilderness with numerous peaks 13,000 to 14,000 feet high; park also contains Big Tree groves. Lassen Volcanic, 1916, Northern California (163) -only recently active volcano in United States Lassen Peak, 10,453 feet; Cinder Cone, proper. 6,913 feet; hot springs; mud geysers. Mammoth Cave, 1936, Southwestern Kentucky (76) Series of caverns including spectacular onyx cave formation. Became nationally known in the war of 1812 when saltpeter from the cave used in making gunpowder. was Mesa Verde, 1906, Southwestern Colorado (80) Most notable and best preserved prehistoric cliff dwellings in the United States. Mount McKinley, 1917, South Central Alaska (3,030)-Highest mountain in North America. Mount Rainier, 1899, West Central Washington (378)-Largest accessible single peak glacier system; 28 glaciers, some of large size, more than 40 square miles of glacier, 50 to 500 feet thick. Olympic, 1938, Northwest Washington (1,305)Notable as finest remnant of the Pacific Northwest forests, including the famous "rain forests," and for its numerous glaciers; also as the summer feeding ground for the rare Roosevelt Elk. Platt, 1906, Southern Oklahoma (1.33)-Sulphur and other springs. Rocky Mountain, 1915. North Middle Colorado (405)-Heart of the Rockies, snowy range, peaks 11,000 to 14,255 feet altitude. Remarkable records of glacial period. Sequoia, 1890, Middle Eastern California (604)-The Big Tree National Park. Scores of sequoias 20 to 30 feet in diameter, thousands over 10 feet in diameter, General Sherman Tree, 36.5 feet in diameter and 272.4 feet high. Towering mountain ranges; startling precipices. Mount Whitney and Kern River canyon. Shenandoah, 1935, in Northwestern Virginia (286) Embraces outstanding scenic section of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Wind Cave, 1903, South Dakota (20)-Cavern having several miles of galleries and numerous chambers containing peculiar formations. Yellowstone, 1872, Northwestern Wyoming, Southwestern Montana, and Northeastern Idaho Yosemite, 1890, Middle Eastern California (1,189) Valley of world-famed beauty. Lofty cliffs; romantic vistas; many waterfalls of extraordinary height; 3 groves of Big Trees. Zion, 1919, Southwestern Utah (135)-Magnificent gorge (Zion Canyon), depth from 1,500 to 2,500 feet, with precipitous walls. NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARKS Abraham Lincoln, 1916, Kentucky (0.17)-Contains memorial building covering log cabin thought to be that in which Lincoln was born. Chalmette, 1907, Louisiana (0.05)-Part of the ground on which the Battle of New Orleans was | fought, Jan. 8, 1815. Colonial National, 1936, Southeastern Virginia (10) Includes three areas of historic importance in Colonial history-Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown. Morristown, 1933, New Jersey (1.64)-Served as base hospital for the Colonial Army throughout the Revolutionary War, and was the main camp site of the American armies during the winters of 1776-77 and 1779-80. The mansion of the late Frederick W. Vanderbilt, north of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N. Y., has been deeded to the U. S. Govt., by his niece, Mrs. Margaret Louise Van Alen, and has been designated as the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. NATIONAL MONUMENTS These "monuments" include the Aztec Ruins at Aztec, New Mexico; the Cliff Dwellers ruins in Arizona and New Mexico; Big Hole Indian 1877 Battlefield in Montana; Castle Pinckney, near Charleston, S. C.; Fort Jefferson, Fla.; Craters (lava) of the Moon, Idaho; Death Valley, Calif.; Dinosaur fossil remains. Jensen, Utah; George Washington Birthplace near Fredericksburg, Va.; Glacier Bay, Alaska; Grand Canyon, Ariz.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colo.; Great Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley, Colo.; Katmai, Valley of 10,000 Smokes, Alaska; Lava Beds, Calif.: Mounds (prehistoric) near Chillicothe, O.; Muir (redwood) groves in Calif.; Natural Bridges, in Utah; Petrified Forest, near Adamana, Ariz.; Joshua Tree, in Calif., south of the Mojave Desert; Statue of Liberty, N. Y. Harbor, Ocmulgee (Indian mounds, 693 acres in and around Macon, Ga.; Appomattox Court House, Va.; Ft. Marion, Fla.; Ft. Laramie, Wyoming, Ft. Matanzas, Fla.; Ft. McHenry, Md.; Ft. Pulaski, Ga. Kill Devil Hill Monument. No. Car., where the Wright pioneer sustained flight by a heavier-thanair machine was made, is a National Memorial. NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS Chickamauga and Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tenn. Fort Donelson, Erin, Tenn. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial, Fredericksburg, Va. Gettysburg. Gettysburg. Pa. Guilford Courthouse, Greensboro, No. Car. Kings Mountain, Kings Mountain, South Car. Moores Creek, Currie, No. Car. Petersburg, Petersburg, Va. Shiloh, Pittsburgh Landing, Tenn. Stones River, Murfreesboro, Tenn. Vicksburg. Vicksburg, Miss. NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD SITES Antietam, Sharpsburg, Md. Brice's Cross Roads, Bethany, Miss. Cowpens, near Spartanburg, So. Car. Fort Necessity, S. E. of Uniontown, Pa. Kennesaw Mountain, near Marietta, Ga. Tupelo, Miss. White Plains, N. Y. (west side of Bronx River Parkway at foot of Chatterton Hill), a monument. The National Cemeteries administered by the National Park Service are-Antietam, Md.: Battleground, Georgia Ave., D. C.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Custer Battlefield, Montana; Fort Donelson, Tenn.; Fredericksburg, Va.; Gettysburg, Pa.; Poplar Grove, Va.; Shiloh, Tenn.; Stones River, Tenn.; Vicksburg. Miss., and Yorktown, Va. National-Forest Areas in United States, 1940 Source: United States Forest Service Income from the national forests during the fiscal year 1940-1941 was $6,681,825, as against $6,751,553 in 1930. Returns from timber sales to the Federal Treasury reached an all time high at $4,789,040. The receipts included $1,429,091 of grazing fees and special-use fees of $383,477 for Summer home sites, resorts and other private or semi-private developments permitted on Federal lands. STATE PARKS, FORESTS, AND RECREATIONAL AREAS, 1941 Recreation areas include parks, including the Catskill and Adirondack Preserves. 4,055,281 12.087,854 Production of Lumber in the United States Source: United States Bureau of the Census; Federal Forest Service; figures show millions of board feet The amount of the chief species sawed in 1939 (M ft., b.m.) was: softwood-Douglas fir, 6,494,301; hemlock, 665,259; cypress, 421,584; cedar. 263.693; balsam fir. 20,002; white pine, 1,004,262; yellow pine, 7,749,188; ponderosa pine, 3,360,004: spruce, 346, 159; redwood, 345.003; sugar pine, 308,929; larch, 111,488; white fir, 97,712; lodgepole pine, 54,803. Hardwood-ash, 90,428; basswood, 95.688; beech, 119,564; birch, 140,738; chestnut, 74,051; cottonwood, 129,858; elm, 73,845; hickory, 37,759: maple, 445,163; oak, 1,432,119; red gum, 382,693; sycamore, 27,104; tupelo 271,486; walnut, 27,007; yellow poplar, 276,383. This table presents statistics separately for each State for which figures can be given without disclosing data for individual mills. No lumber production was reported from North Dakota. 1,036,351 213,116) 51,438 67,402 333.234 111,218 1,200.700 928.228 Tennessee 646,212 492.331 41.933 41,933 376,446 129,647 74,086 271,096 186.926 14,067 106.227 107,856 336,797 141,843 65,340 ELECTION RETURNS BY STATES Source: Official Returns by the States 1940 (President)-Babson, Proh., 698; Browder, Com., 509; Thomas, Soc., 100. 1938 (U. S. Senator)-Hill, Dem., 113,413; Pennington, Rep.. 17,885. 1936 (President)-Browder, Com., 679; Colvin, Proh., 719; Lemke, Union, 549; Thomas, Soc., 242. 1936 (U. S. Senator)-Bankhead, Dem., 239,532: Berkstresser, Rep., 33,697. PAST VOTE OF ALABAMA 1872 (Pres.), Grant, Rep., 90,272 Greeley, Dem. and Lib.. 79.444. 1876 (Pres.), Hayes, Rep., 68,230; Tilden, Dem.. 1880 (Pres.). Garfield. Rep.. 56.221; Hancock. 1888 (Pres.), Cleveland, Dem., 117,320; Harrison, 1892 (Pres.), Cleveland. Dem., 138, 138; Harrison, 1904 (Pres.), Parker, Dem., 79,857; Roosevelt. Rep.. 22.472: Swallow. Proh., 612; Debs, Soc., 853. 1908 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem., 74.374: Taft, Rep.. 25,308; Chafin, Proh. 665; Debs, Soc.. 1,399. 1912 (Pres.), Wilson, Dem.. 82.438; Taft. Rep.. 9.732; Roosevelt, Prog., 22.680; Debs, Soc., 3.029. 1916 (Pres.), Wilson, Dem., 99,409; Hughes, Rep.. 22.803; Hanly. Proh.. 1.034: Benson. Soc., 1.925. 1920 (Pres.). Cox, Dem., 163.254: Harding. Rep.. 74,690; Watkins. Proh.. 757: Debs. Soc., 2,369. 1924 (Pres.), Davis, Dem., 112,966; Coolidge, Rep.. 45,005; LaFollette, Prog., 8,084; Faris, Proh.. 538. 1928 (Pres.). Smith, Dem., 127,797: Hoover. Rep.. 120.725: Thomas. Soc.. 460. 1932 (Pres.), Roosevelt. Dem., 207.910; Hoover, Rep.. 34.675; Foster, Com., 406; Thomas, Soc., 2,030; Upshaw, Proh., 13. 1940 (President)-Babson, Proh., 742. 1940 (U. S. Senator)-McFarland, Dem.. 101,495; Jennings, Rep., 39,657; Gehres, Proh., 579. 1912 (Pres.). Wilson, Dem., 10.324: Taft, Rep.. Christensen. Farm.-Lab.. 15. 1924 (Pres.), Coolidge, Rep., 30,516; Davis, Dem.. 26,235; La Follette, Prog., 17,210. 1928 (Pres.), Hoover, Rep., 52.533; Smith, Dem., 38 537; Foster, Com.. 184. 1932 (Pres.) Roosevelt, Dem., 79,264: Hoover, Rep., 36,104; Thomas, Sec., 2,030; Foster, Com., 406. 1940 (President)-Thomas, Soc., 305; Babson, Proh., 793. 1872 (Pres.), Grant, Rep., 41,373; Greeley. Dem. 1876 (Pres.), Hayes, Rep., 38,669; Tilden, Dem.. 1880 (Pres.), Hancock, Dem.. 60.775 Garfield, 1892 (Pres.), Cleveland, Dem., 87,834; Harrison, 1896 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem. and People's (Populist), 110,103: McKinley. Rep.. 37,512; Proh.. 893. 1900 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem., 81,091; McKinley, Rep.. 44,770; Woolley, Proh., 584; Debs, Soc., 27. Arkansas or 1904 (Pres.), Parker, Dem., 64,434; Roosevelt, Rep. 46.860; Swallow, Proh., 993; Debs. Soc., 1,816. 1908 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem., 87,015; Taft, Rep., 56,760: Chafin, Proh., 1,194; Debs. Soc., 5,842. 1912 (Pres.), Wilson, Dem., 68,838; Taft, Rep.. 24,467: Roosevelt, Prog., 21,673. 1916 (Pres.), Wilson, Dem., 112,148; Hughes, Rep.. 47,148: Hanly, Proh., 2,015: Benson, Soc., 6,999. 1920 (Pres.), Cox, Dem., 107,408; Harding. Rep.. 71,117; Debs, Soc., 5,111. 1924 (Pres.) Davis, Dem., 84,795: Coolidge, Rep.. 40,564; LaFollette, Prog., 13,173. 1928 (Pres.), Smith, Dem., 119.196; Hoover, Rep.. 77,751: Thomas, Soc.. 429: Foster, Com.. 317. 1932 (Pres.), Roosevelt, Dem., 189,602; Hoover, Rep., 28,467; Thomas, Soc., 1,269; Harvey, Ind.. 1,049; Foster, Com., 175. Arkansaw? (From the Official Manual of that State) "Whereas, Confusion of practice has arisen in the pronunciation of the name of our State, and it is deemed important that the true pronunciation should be determined for use in oral official proceedings; and, From 1844 to 1848 the State was represented in the United States Senate by Chester Ashley and Ambrose H. Sevier. Ashley, a New Englander by birth, always pronounced the name of the State phonetically as it is spelled, "Ar-kan-sas." Sevier, a Tennesseean, the grandnephew of Col. John Sevier, the hero of King's Mountain and the Governor of the "State of Franklin," as Tennessee was then called, always gave to the last syllable of the name of his adopted State the pronunciation of the broad "a," as if it were spelled "Ar-kan-saw." At that time Mr. Dallas was Vice-President, and in addressing Mr. Ashley, always said, "the Senator from Arkansas," while Mr. Sevier was always "the Senator from Ar-kan-saw." The opinion of the people differed on this subject, as did the opinions of the Senators. Finally, to settle the disputation, the General Assembly of 1881 appointed a learned and able committee to investigate the whole subject. This committee made a critical and exhaustively and now still most commonly used, and that the examination, and, based upon the report of this committee, the General Assembly unanimously adopted the following concurrent resolution, in March that vear "Whereas, The matter has been thoroughly investigated by the State Historical Society of Little Rock, which have agreed upon the correct pronunciation, as derived from history and the early use of the American immigrants; be it, therefore, "Resolved, by both houses of the General Assembly. That the only true pronunciation of the name of the State, in the opinion of this body, is that received by the French from the native Indians, and committed to writings in the French word representing the sound, and that it should be pronounced in three syllables, with the final 's silent, the 'a' in each syllable with the Italian sound, and the accent on the first and last syllables, being the pronunciation formerly universal. pronunciation with the accent on the second syllable with the sound of 'a' as in 'man' and the sounding of the terminal 's' is an innovation to be discouraged.' |