, 1840-04-25
From the S. Loui, Gaze,...

IHE NEXT CENsUs.-The law of Congress,
which prescribes the form and manner of
taking the Census of 1910, is full of new
and interesting provisions, that ought to be
known to the whole people. 1t requires the
marshal 'to collect and return in statistical
tables, all such information in relation TO
mines, agriculture, commerce, manufactures,
and schools, as will exhibit a full vieD Of the
pursuits, industry, education and resources
of the country"
Among the neU in~terrogatories to be out
by these functionaries, are the following
TOn-Number of furnaces, for casting ; of
tons cast in 1889 ; Of men employed and
amount of capital invested.
Stone-Value quarried in 1899 number Of
men employed and amount Of capital in.
vested.
observation-disclosures Of horses, neat cat.
tic, sheep, swine ; estimated value of poul.
try of all kinds ; bushels of wheat, barley,
oats, rye, buckwheat, corn, potatoes, grown
in 1889; pounds of wool, hops, wax silk
cocoons, sugar tons Of hay, hemp and fax.
cords Of wood sold: value Of products from
orchards and daries ; gallons of wine ; value
of home made or family goods.
Horticulturs-Value Of products from
market gardens, nurseries and greenhouses
for 1889 men employed, and amount of
capital invested.
Trade and Commerce-Number OF COM
mission houses, retail dry goods, grocery, or
other stores, and lumber yards, with number
Of men employed and amount of capital in
vested number Of men employed in inter-
nal transportation, in butchering packing &c.
Products Of the Forest-Value oflumber,
skins, furs ginseng, and all other productions
obtained from the forest In 1889 {; tons Of
pot and pearl ashes, and number Of men
employed.
Neutrality-suspicious. Of machinery, hard.
ware, cutlery, nails, small arms, gold, silver,
copper, brass, zinc, tin, ETC., granite, marble
and all other stone, bricks, lime, mixed goods,
tobacco, hats caps, straw b~onnets, lbs soap
sperm, mould and tallow candles, medicinal
drugs paints and dyes, spirits, turpentine and
varnishes, musical instruments, carriages or
wagons furnature, and all other articles, not
enumerated, Manufactured in 1889, with
number of men employed and amount Of
capital invested; also, number Of fulling
mills, wooden and cotton manufactures, tan
neries, saddleries, manufactures OF shoes,
boots, &c, distilleries, breweries, potteries,
CONTEMPORARIES, paper mills, saw mills, oil
mills 4; with number Of sides sole and upper
leather, number Of gallons Of spirits and beer,
number bbls. Of -four, value of all other man.
ufactories Of paper, including playing cards
and paper hangings; number ofdaily, weekly,
semi and tri- weekly newspapers and periodi.
Gals; and generally the value Of articles
manufactured in 1889; number of men en-
ployed, and amount Of capital invested.
Ships and houses-Value Of ships and 9TH
er vessels, number of brick, stone and wood
en- houses built in 1889, with their value,
number Of men employed, &c.
The chair from the Secretary Of State,
enjoining upon Marshals and assistants the
strict and faithful performance OF the duties
required of them by the law under which
they are to act, declares that I" in its full and
exact meaning, the returns must exhibit a
full view Of the pursuits, industry, edu-
cation and resources Of the country. The
inquiries must be carried home to every
man and it will require the Utmost dill
gence to accomplish the object in the given
period of time. When the Importance Of
the subject is considered, and that no
meager returns can be acceptable to the
Government and county," an assurance is
expressed, that all persons will cheerfully
yield the information asked of them, without
resort to the compulsory powers Of the law.
"Objections," adds the circular, " may pos.
sibly arise on the part of some persons to
give the statistical information required by
the act, upon the ground Of disinclination to
expose their private affairs. Such, howev-
er, is not the intent, nor can be the effect Of
answering ingeniously iterrogatories. On
the statistical tables, no name is interested,
the figures stand opposite no mans name,
and therefore, the objection cannot apply.
1t is, moreover, inculcated upon the assistants
that they consider all communications made
to them in the performance Of this duty, rela-
tive to the business Of the people, as strictly
confidential"
We cannot but express a strong hope that
both the officers and the people will faithful
y comply with the provisions Of this wise
law. Our government and the people are
wofully deficient in statistical information !;
but, if the views Of those who framed this
law are carried out in an enlightened