The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-06
THE COMING CENSUS.

The new census viii begin on June /. 1t Is the
state census as dIstnguishabe from the United
states census which takes place every decade,
while the New York State census comes nYe years
after. Thus the general census took place In 1870,
and anotner viii take place In $780, This being
tho appointed year, tnen preparations are
already gong on in the Department OF state at
Albany TO insure correct accounting OF the
inhabitants. Many reforms have been suggested
to the Secretary OF state In the manner In which
he should order she enumeration to take place. as
IL mas been proven by experience that the modes
formerly III vogue are very detective and moor
rect IL will-be remembered that the complaints
were such about the United States census OF
1870 that new one VS. ordered and succeeded
IN discovering error Oi 10000 IN the population
o. New York. This was put down at the time to
the TACT that the variance between summer and
winter habItaton IS very great, but the excuse at
the ume was not taken as satisfactory. IL la
aimed IN the coming census TO make the enumera-
ton reliable and perfect IN every manner, so that
not the shadow OF a suspicion may rest upon tho
proper administration o. The act. Many pretended
10 believe that as toe census oil 1870 was taken oT
Sab bugs'S was Uurposeiy made smaller than it
really was. 20 as 10 deprive democratic cons
sItuency OF their
IN Congress. On tue other hand IL has been
alreaoy lntImaied that, as we nave democratio
Secretary OF State, IL viii be sought 10 give New
YORK city O larger representation In the state
Senate ana Assembly than she Is entitled to. so
as 10 override tue republican vote OF
the country districts. These inslnuations and
political chickering's give the coming census an
Importance IL would not Otherwise possess; for
the question OF the increase OF population, so far
as the city n concerned, - minor matter as the
records of tne Board VI Health IS 70 olrtns ana
deaths, and OF ne commissioners OF Emigration
concerning foreign arrivals, would give possibly
more corice' census tnan any otneT means At
the last saow ng tue population OF the CITY Was. iu
the aggregate. ABOUT $4,000, and since then an
increase 81 two per cent per year mas ken place,
when brtrgs the present population OF Manhattan
Island TO something over 100000 Inhabitants,
making with the annexed DISTRICT a population
In the aggregate numbering about 100000 souls.
Tne coming census Will ne taken by 40 sworn
marshaIs, appointed by the secretary Of state. IL
Is estimated that these Will complete the census
THREE MONTHS.
The manner OF iewarding these viii be the
same that has been emplOSed heretolore-that 10
to say, eacn one will receive two cents per name.
A good worker IN a pOpulOuH district caa obtain
1000 names per day. wnicn would give o daily
earning OF $40 10 eacn man No sncn sum can DO
made Gay after DAY, however, and as the work
must be uone by renaOle persons, tue remunera-
sldered that tue work OF taese will be much moro
trying and arduo1s tnan any OF the Kind which
who have made census taxing study-and among
tuem Is DIR. Elisha Harris, OF tue Board OF Health
that hitherto tue BLANKS wnicn have been flled in
By the marshals have been very In complete and
detective. Many vital questions nave been omitted,
ana time and trouble nave been spent IN asking
futile and frivolous ques ions when were OF no
practical good. IL l. proposed to 20 lnt0 the
tnan has heretofore been done. Manufactures aud
Agricultural STATISTICS and even
STATISTICS or DISEASE
Will DC gone lnto, so that not an iota OF inteii-
gence wnlcn may ne ser TceaOle hereafter will be-
lcit untouched. Inese matters indeed Will occupy
more time aud attention on the part OF the ques-
t1ouers than the mere matter Of numeration OF
inhabitants. ~ - proposed % know where every
comes from ana wnere Il goes TO- and how much
each individual Ia the community actually pro-
auces.
But more than this IL proposed to be learned.
Hitherto &c mas been considered sufficient OBJ
tain tue nationality 81 each nhapitant, citizen or
not. In the coming census the questions OF the
nationality OF the Iatner and grandfather OF each
iDhaDltant viii be asccrtaiued, anu Dy this means
VIC snail learn precisely how mucn foreign tmpOr-
taUion has affected our population ana 70 what
extent tue American element purely exists among
US IL with also give the Key 10 the extent TO
wnicn eacn foreign country contributes TO our
commercial welfare. these are matters which
have never before Deen gone iuto, anu Y wil have
remarkably goou effect upon tue United states
census oil 1850, Tor u successful 10 one state
THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT
viii employ the same method at the next opp0r-
tuniiy, and tue result Will DC a more than graIty-
Ing one, a. settling question about HnIcn snero
exists the greatest interest.
Auosner novelty wnlcn viii be introduced also
In the coming census Is worthy OF commentator,
II we recoIlect the insecurity ana DOUBT wncn cx-
listed IN the census or 1870. Then the general
Bus taker or m1rsnal Of the dlstrlcE was atone em
powered to look over the returns o. tue various
marsnals, and no attempt was made to nud out
whether or no these returns were correct 10
was, indeed, suspected mat several Of tue mar
bhh3s udu Adhtu EStutuo hO4Hti huu mhuu-
factured names, ages and occupations By the
thousand. There certainly was no impeachment 10
sucn course DeIug adopted, and it neeued only
TO 20 over the ''Directoryi 20 do the WORK. TINS
year IL Is proposed TO Institute corps OF veriners,
whose duty Il Will be 20 go over the ground trav-
ersed by the marsnas ana correct any errors that
may have been made by them, aud after these
errors are corrected a corps Of searchers viii 20
over all
THE RETURNS OF BOTH PARTIES
and make the whole faultless Thus we may hope
TO, at length, have a correct census Of the city
aud State aud n0t be obliged as was done IN 1870 TO
mako "A second one. TINS new system WILL 10 IL
hoped, obyiate any possibility OF error. Eaca
marshal will be assigned district out OF which he
will not be able TO 90, and possibly the same men
will be employed TO veniy eacn Otner's district a
reward being given for the discovery or any error
In another mans district. TINS WILL or course,
tend to make tue rst set OF returns quite correct
as THESE rewards for MISTAKES Will Oe taken out OF
the salaries OF the marsnals who make tho errors.
The central bureau OF the census win be in the