, 1866-02-12

Ne have received many complaints OF the
insccuracy Of that portion Of the State Cen
sus returns, recently published In our coll
1,u,ns. which relates 10 The value Of live STOCK
manufactures, agricultural products, and coal
mining, in the several counties. Among
others we received complaint from Winnie
bago couuty-the writer stating that the
value Of manufactures published for that
county was not only fat below the real yaluc,
but that the manufacture Of reap'ng ma
chimes alone was greatly In excess OF the
published statement This was accompanied
by an article from the Rockford Register gaV.
tnc corrected statement Of the products OF
certain branches Of manufacture IN Inc
county. We enclosed this statement to our
Springfield correspondent, requesting him 70
inquire into the matter. Lis reply Is as iol-
lows: ~ -,.e
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 9Th, l666.
Editors Of the Chicago Tribune:
My attention has been chilled to IN article "hiea
appeared In TIC aiockford Zeganv orthe szd Inst IN
which The writer eays: I'VE have touud IN the Chi
caep TpInCxE tabular statement OF The censns Of
nlinoir for The Jcar lsss in which among other
,htrga The salre OF manufactures Of Ninneha.o
county IL set down ut 81, ,ee9- How correct the
statement il ~ TO The manufactures Of thia county
may he Inferred from the following tiugie ite,
and then rapceeds 10 give the number Of reaptss
msuuHdurca in that town, tho value ot which ex-
eeeds the above sum. The Statistics Of the Retste'
NAV be correct but in reply, would simply say-
that never pretended to give the corsec1 value o.
manufacture. IN Ntnncbago comfy, bnt 10 give q
cotTecf corr Of The ceasps Ts17s c lAt7oss, a. ae
In The Stedary of Slater 9iRce n fAn efY. The
statement m the Tn1BEFE, In relation to the manu-
;actures in WiuDehago county, Il correct eop]
Of the abstract returns OF the Commissioner o
Censu. Of tald county. II the Commissioner Of safe
county has failed to do his duty by making tncor
rect returns, that Is not the fan, Of the
eut or Of the TmaCxM Tbs nbu!a, statement pub
.ncd u just what 1t pufports TO be- ~ cnoet cop!
ot The census retunt Of ntnoe for 1865 Al f]ed II
the SECRETARY OF Statcf otdce.~
Wtnehago county IL not the only county In th
state from which incorrect returns Of The value
msnuEscturee have been recclsed, and 1t ts ii
eh,F9eabie to the tneumptteney or want Of Aaenho'
| On the par: Of the Commissioners employed 10 tax
tho cen.us. In this county not ooejourth Of III
value Of manufactures wss reported. und have o
doubl thif Il the case with the returns from mi
iortiy Of the counties In the State The Keqiste
may ell challenge the corsectnets OF the report
BIZ Commissioner. but not The eonrctness Of th
copy of tht resrsns ss publthed IN the TnnrSE-
You're. c Z.
The people have right 10 inquire what
the uEc Of taking census Of The State, II II
, returns from one-half Of the counties III
, grossly inaccurate The purpose of taking
. census IL to furnish correct statistical inform
tion concerning the population and materi
wealth Of the State. Il this Is 10 be done I
guess work, one mans guess Is about rs goe
8 as another's, and 1t would seem that we a
= paying an extravagant price for very indife
j. ent estimates.