, 1869-12-06

u arrange 1of IN" use ~ congress Statistics OT
tic anbiactures Of tile United states ta-r luc4l-
1ties. ftuIces Of raw atell4'. markets. exchanges
With thp piodaticg regions OF tut couutr., tt5a4.
potat'oh u products, wages, ami such oth.f con.
do a sa%see seee 70 nsss ae Issa e. r.
II ndt ii upon c.rcan stances, a11 the law 10 he,
70 . conk!aesaole cx:e.l pe1nt.slse rs.hcr than
e. S'sassd ssi e 'sns s:or ss; ,ls
bureau, or the ofi:er whn. ~ the &C.
oi jn ~ lsss, sueet eds to sae charge, shsa:a
peIst 10 efforts 10 stease sue statistics alter Il
raa btsn tu'ly r1oEea That the absence Of aug
legal tight 10 eIacs Information, and tue general
teu ttftf the c3trorntions IND indlTttaals VINO
are expected voluttar.ls 70 tnrnssn The material
sesuns worthy of publication. This lats.r condi-
,!en 'oura 80 distinctly EXISTING as :, tust..y me
Temporary t. cessation Of tdorts 10 accomplish the
50 little had the conduct Of tbs bureau
con1o1ued he c0udAeLce of the bustnets
gon,nutny Eeneralty, That mt seren per cent
I,.o,iGct,' n we're counted. of tic inaanfac:aFers
u the cnun1rs made any .t-po:.e 10 tue ra:is ior
ttto!n,at.oR by witch It vas 1u:er e,t tu enuperae
tht Industry ot tht coGnfFy IL AnacPs sttuo OF the
TN, rehsn% CEsstr these cs1cufp*,ances. 10 nj.
= il tile noIt WIS 20 last!fessIy wa-te ef pub
r. meney, thar 40 teti'asun was felt ID clscon.
I'll ming rvefF enterprise ot th!4 nafnre.
Er tu tas. however, rhst this failure to 1ra.sze
the ntt-tt 81 she ast & Jul. -, ought not to pe
ctntieefcd ~ vo c!nssr tn regar 10 tne i,tactica-
highest poss lie ralur. IN rrcar1 rD l1tu.:ft p35~
niat!"p, a,I stcla coEtl,t!or Ia tns rornffy. pie
tDf''ff'Lat 1e>u.t af tue ir<t en'-srr-r OF ms
nal' anve Etf sc'ea,s the tosst s1.iy VI +nccess
brhn net'er Eethons aEa uoucr more far, ,sa5.e
cHLd1ttrls.
! els-r fhus tn1!y Into AZ explanation which i,
o. toQl-H mar De icae IatuEe. feeling that r is
h'pLly n lnrtatt That this temporary &!fuurawaI
from tie Vile sa,tscaI eti, ela.ed hi ne at q;
Jul, =. sfH ND oot b~ construed ss psrnaanen
\ tch plon:1se for the scho'assh:p and statcsnar.
slip ii the ctnntrE. notw!thstxut,Lng tnxt the
p Cui!a1ales o. OUT political orvsnlzs.'np, Which
vet tue contEcl cf 10 nauy matters whlca afe the
sti1ects Of s,nttsttca! Inquiry IN Inc scseral
states, tnFoive the collection OF social, tndu4tr1i
aLt fctl1at1t ru4 statistics with Us IN Crany dt.
1rtea. 1t surei1 Would no. he wise nns brave 10
toEciuoe that sHe dtea:sNseus Of xoc!at ani tn-
d1sts'al knowledge Is hopeiessi5 closed 1n tbs
curing undef eonti:ions cestasnlJ not Ior,una:t.
lullJ te.frEc lha1 II Rstt Jet nc poasiole, With
u:ons mud tatitc.ous Treatment, to realize,
htte W 3tte. the objects ot tue statistical law OF
1Ft6 TIE 1essoo tor ,ef1slnlsg !rou auF ue
en91i IN th!s direction otEog shc scsr inst closed
F1fet. Ii vaH thought desirable to allow the nnn
&c 70 forre'. II ffr a. "a-e. the failures tnat
had taSeo place. before beginning 2ny new eeter-
piHe Of The tst1e caafaSter. Which, nowestT juxt
tie II ethods pursued. night be hIndered. OF iail
simply ~ FeHtpn Of pleIuhIceR derived fspn pre-
Sl"as sste1 pts It was believed t1at, bv cotcsr.
trattR the hole force Of the bureau, and .irec:nR
= to the ne ecd 0f making Inc statistics Of tra1e
and pay1Enliau* where the r0~cra uf the bureau to
exact .nlotzt alton are Al le, iuuse cJplese, &c.
eaEa,e, and pfaotpt In f'itlksst'oa taaa t1es had
tics might he Resumed at a mure propt,loas mo-
mtnt, not on'5 wtteoat psej1fice from previous
efIor,e, hut *1th degree OF public conddcrce
ihe iMput tlatt 0. jecta sought. 1t IL au aIt,nted
rrttc1r!e tnat even the crnsus Of the country,
not~ t~i'hsiat,stnR the fan legal poFer with which
s15 depends Tor macn Of its vs'ue un3u tnc
bltlic respect; Ard this condition has
Deen formally recognized, hoih ia ,ais
iht ci.rsy fof their nofai suppor:. MacS a.oTs
urts, u fta1tticsl tsfeau who.e legal p,wers are
ntcettaEls Imperfect. rely uhon the u,rral sap
t.' ndei ce Al a common ut snccesa il Is he.
Ieved tha. the IuproseMcus wh!ca has Of late, ly
Ut iEtr.a2 cattens, l~e.a exh.a,etl n the c m.
metcsaf <tAf.stcs q: inc country saa '-L,led to
ttC1re ths eulnitGcr; aud tha! a cnn'Iuu soce oi
the tatCr 'Ic'hnls viii 1esuls 10 Etrsne :h. u,
Huif'ts cf ire hc.ran such t,rsyrc Of pah!c
Ier Ct rs VllI u at lc II to accomplish By degrees
7rnu!+2tsaIt tb1sc:s COG tta2lated In Is esce.
fior.
stcnndiy, Tic Ic.r ao7-ooch Of The census O,
1.b 1lslfc i undesirable MI accounts - 91et.
tate At5 tpc>1 c>1tsrAhe cl!t ctiOn OF ty.in.iral of
10 -al ttatts;tcr- Ihc e1tert!sc Fssteu Of corrt,
*1ff !+nce Eeef sssry 10 stcIrr tueh fe*o.fs caul
Ea1cls LtCa tful.at lnt1 WORKING order tIe-
frfr ftr Wt'Erre1rt' Of TIT ctEsue w;tcr Hllh III
!I legal In.gcrs and it, highly rEss.t,.l aSaa.
CTS, wtH:d toscr iht who'll grouni Of such IN.
1ults".. aoi ,nus render the Hrev;oas work OF the
f,t1eau Iscstss. Taktnc. however. tne re;ults oj
the ser.rs Of ls.t as q 1.asis. II r.i-5t
e p@+sls fer the Bureau Of Satisfies 10 c45fy
forward ttt St Ttetfts at feas. IN tie csr trort-
Al ra:ts, rna: tt1t u .esr. en- s 10 ayoli IL ].
rsiu1rt hiatus which LoS q clrs eve!r dsrenn,.
pr os}. II tie ltEIst1a! md voc!al kbo~!et:Ee o
OFT q ua':y, d xl..g TO the ra,,t ero.ih a1a eI
trn*'ou n Topui.Ifon ~. ,nlas,rs, re:leT;nc ea1
culaf1ots OIa'a Averages atii ptt1eatages a:ulo
usthss ftt ns'atrEG The tsu' rt,,at:'ou uf {he
r1ser E1r, ts;tctali5 a';cg lie r,dle u tie Ter.
years pctto3-
that &[1r1s icf fse G. Lection OF .tral 1nluatrlal
atd Etscr;'sreous s:at'st,ce. an' borxa! By hi
act Of JI's =, isft, have been te1p1sarly sus
ie In; ror,,oo of II. work of the b,,cn, xn,,,
.!y TIE statistical lae nE Ffbrusry H. 1sa1 II noi
rsie7-, na7 c!1. fhe compilation ct tht stat1sti:s
Of tsaae AID raFlE,tton, has hte1 carried on dur.
,.y the year, II il b. llesed. aith sueccss. An *
ar.tbsi!os Of The record, or The decaItnent, so
Of the published Reports for 4 se,1es Of Jears
:noE euIelus:rti5 q e ar2ea increase IL con1;e.
sna s IN '' each a ore % Of 'e. tne:e pf:.oa faSse
Jeara over The year rreee,int. The nere er=ctlos
FEC, 10 tTp.aSlEg the ststsssca Of trate asd tar
ieat:nr. "a rccncn,tton Of the importance Of
tnste inqur.es. Il nv, hat Effect ppon Ct.lec:cra
0f c:ttcts aCd thett snsovl;uatss: h1te, br p,r
situE for III rtQauIZAfto OF ! iorce ID tue lie.
r.Ftnent itseJ, fur that special mud exclusive
work. II WA : aee ccrts'n rnat the tet7ras ftou
The cutteta Honses Heu1d he scypu1txed snt "a
a..ztd a. they tsad ne.ss hrcr or oai1 rc n, D.
crt tutn an 0rra-11to7. he j0i.t result u these
t~o caEsts hx< teen TO ,rs . citar lie betset,
ire earl. stpatts Of crnnerre aoa Lar,Gas.oa
and tno-e which are nov issued, as regards CON.
l,cseHtts asi co,rt ctne4s. 50 decided u this
4. renee - a:IEost 70 iaea&da,e coua1stso3i
frfnls1ea tuf st51istics1 sefro-pecr acd CON.
pssttor, ~ well ~ the Information aIusced Is tc
sne psesens condition Of the trade or the couctSJ
approaches as pe1f TO perfect Accuracy ~ rue ei
;tnt rf TIT tTaEsacilnrt viii h.1ov Ii a beI1cyc
tfat re animal sAotea Of commerce acd uas1ea
'ea + s5 sane M se's i 9.s soa ss' a IA. ha M
IL. sal'ees vi eea. - ass1es saes
exte1t Of roe sssnsacslous n The port Of Se :
York. Constituting Iour.styensh. Of the eotl,r
su,e'xu t,ade Of tue county. viii t2st.ly ne u
*,a:st,cal se1z.ee astna, Crston u7use, to Eacn.
as II1ch n5 10 arF s,rc Gle cau%e, IL due the Ia
creased accuracy ei lae eo:nefc.al ssassa,les o1
TIE uonts1y reports Of the b1rtsu, Authorized
hs extstlrs d a4aha5e been cortsnrei sh:t ugh tpg
Year. tno:ga win sehs departure fruaa re
~ xas Published is11oT the, year nc:n ihe ~
dTscraon Of ne eurea9; ana g rae de.ats caseed
rapy reports bentpniuc with the 1sr o! Jaff.
!stS. A1tes ibe moth tePotta for JQlF, August
aud sen. .eu.t'er nsd htea rf.ates1, It VA. foaad
is pp to .ae 10 aas1r the 1fade s:s.emeal1 Of DC
tocer. November. and tectuner, as one nrzaa.s
AhG OF 9AEu.fF. FSptuafFs &Cd .M1sEQ AZ AG6f4E1
st. Ele nrrr ~ tbs Esars the Arrears of ths
*cFf were fnltF brought Up before the ctute oi
she !saI. md rae secearts cf TIE 1taae q tes
tie 1o.h II A1gus1. The Department
salts. c., IN :hese I,1e!catiors has bean co1ta
re4, and trecal st eoltcn 8rea to p1e.ea1,az Ia
eFs.f IoEM the Eaost lupo1' ant a2d e,SntacAa,
facts Ct Ire Trade acd INDUSTRY o. the nA.:na.
wt.h which the United Ststes has t1e ,arst51
cctnnssctal retsstorA
The sort Of aumcez1-G the mercantile maItae
OF The Cc3:eft Sta't1, Whta, b. the act Of Jug
- isG84 %1s made the da1y OF the director oil
the DLrcau CT Statistics. has psuccr1e1 cut {
the year, xou tic rxt k1hu4l lt1s Of Fesseis be
lot EtpE tn the Gctted Sta:cs, required oy snal
Rcs, naa beep published, .b!ie tat tecond Il up
prrxctsex cntErletion. The tnaEErrs:1o1 OF tcce
esstem Nas inevitably attended E1ta dttdeultttI
and delays bat is nov IN f1tt and sat.sfactpSy op
efzston 4aa hereafter 1t viii he prse1cabae % fur
tfsh the eouutFJ with iste apd complete sccoaut4
Of !s mercantile 1nnctne. Tae institution Of the$e
Inquiries has succeeded "a c.eastnE nom the liz
o1 se.s*ls pel5crtos " the Coi'ed States va
amount Of purely nt'itfoz.s tonnsEe, Nhten h4,
lhe fac. thar lhousand. of he Fesse1 1nicl
bsru mean Eh:Ee to1 It sez, bsofe:
ur Gr eoh abroad. Tue nrs
retn:t IS 10 aho~ IN apparent d!n!luuon IN th
mercAsrie marine OF Inc u1tted at4tes: but s1cI
shttt5t1 Ct oor tocr4ge at8temenfs Nas tndls
! pts sanie Tor oetssospE anything IKE c1zEee
| siee Of the coGtis1ou Of the country u thl1 pls
deaar. ~ d 10 acutd neAas for sfnsSworthJ eom
/ pATf1orA IN TIE fntu1e-
Il beeaa-es one Of the Noet considerable dude