The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-03-25
THE CENsUg or 1870.

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The ninth census Of. ~ Uniaaa eiaaa
will b taken between July let and Nov. lse
1870! A number Of bills dsvising new
msthods Of performing tbs work havs bssu
offered and rejected, lssving Il 70 b takes
- were those Of 10000. The cepsul
board Of ieoe consisted Of the Secretary Of
State, Attorney 0eusval and Postmaster
General The plaos thy adopted were en.
acted, beeams lev, and the Interior Do.
pazsmsns given el,asse Of The work. The
statistics thereby acquired were pronounced
the most complete ever taken in any coun-
try. i embodIcs the sumbe1 OF houses
and fsnilies; the name, sge, ssx, color,
birsh.plscs. profession osoccspssion: wheth.
q single, married OF widowed; pupils, r.
litesste; deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotie,
paupers sod criminals; the desahs Of tho
year preceding; the cause /; sge, EEK, eolos,
occupation, etc. It gives the acsss Of lasd
improved and uucultivsted; impIsmssts
and machinery uscd; number, variety md
value Of live stock. and aecouut of ~ pro-
ducts; the value Of esssss, real md personal
the taxes, colleges, acalsniss and schools;
teachers, pspih and Sevenues; statistics Of
churches, libraries, newspapers, mines,
manufacture and 6shehes, and Ill material
facts sppertaining thereto. Tho 0upcsin.
sentIent of the census 10 Francis A. Walker.
Assistant Special Commissioners Of Rcveuue
and probably the best statistician In the
country. The United Stsses Mammals con
duct the census Ut tho several Districts, ap.
pointing such assistants % are Deccssery.
In accordance with these duties, 1Gasuaal
Wheeler ID, We notice, subdividing The Dis.
srict Of Montana and selecting assistants.
Webelicve Deputy Nasshal Jones isdesigna-
ted for this District The Compensation tn
assistants under the NV Is: for every name,
3 cts. for every fam, 10 eta. for every
mandatory, Is cts.; f0s deceased pcssons,
: cts; two per cent for the gross amount
Of names enrolled, for social statistics; sad
ven cents per mile for travel. By close a.
Sention to business md strict economy OF
expenditure, an assistant in Nontans might
pay his horse hire with the compensation,
and have very small quantum Of moral
grandeur for his time and services. We
notice, however, by the telegrams Of Mon
day, thst Mr.. Walker Il offering amendments
70 the compensation section, increasing the
rates in the new western States and Terri.
tories.
The population Of the United States in
1850, was 81 ,445, $50, an Increase of SS.ls..
100 per cent over that Of 1850. The value
Of real and pessonal estate was 81, leo, &c..
06s, IN increase Of 100 46..100 pr cent over
1850 The destruction of life and property,
tho unsettled condition Of finances, the de-
crease in immigration, snd tho withdrawal
Of % large number of thcindusarial classes
from productive labor 70 the armies duzine
The hnt half Of the deosn1ial pseiod for
which tho census ID now to DO taken, will
tell unhappily in the returns. Notwith.
standing, the census of 1870. will probably
show population Of nearly II ,ooo, ooo, and
> property valuation approximasing closely
70 forty thousand millions Of dollars.
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