New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-01
COMPLETION OF THE CENSUS.
PUBLIC ALTON or THE REPORTS TO BR FASTENED
VALUE OF TIN MANUFACTURING STATISTICS.

PUBLICATION or THE REPORTS TO BE FASTENED
VALUE OF TIN MANUFACTURING STATISTICS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-General Francis A.
walker superintendent OF the Census. has submit ed
his annual report to Secretary OF the Interior lie
says that although the work OF taking the tenth census
Is substantially complete returns having been received
all but OF the total number of 31.265 Gnu
dstrcts) it will probably be three weeks be-
fore the Office will be able present complete statistics
of the population OF the country During the month OF
December tables Will be submitted exhb tng the popu-
lation OF each and county in the United States,
distinguished as native foreign white or cOlored,
male or female.
Superinl endent Walker earnestly expresses his opn-
ion that the compilation and publication of all the
various classes Of statistics should be pushed forward
with tha utmost expedition. He says
Wnile the census will always remain OF vaue for pur-
poses or comparison with precedlug periods the first
and the greatest uac OF the census Its immediate USE
not only for determining the distribution OF political
power according 10 the provisions OF the Constitution,
hut also for directing State and National legislation, and
for guiding individual and social effort for the
promotion OF public lnterests and ,or the
classes. Every and every mouth therefore which
census statistics adds apprecaOly 10 their vaiue IN
order to obtain the earliest practicable publication OF
the results recommend that Congress he asked TO au
thorize the printing ny special contract, under the 81
pervlson OF tAe Secretary of The Interior:
The following important departments have also been
assigned tospecia AGENTS for lnyestgaon under the
provisions OF the Census acts OF 1879 aud S5O Robert
Portep stt o, wean: Hsoe " anu n
and libraries Major John W. Powell, social and in
dustral of the Indian tribes Ivan Pefrof.
population industry aud of Alaska s. N d.
North statistics of newspapers and periodicals. and OF
tne book pub shng interests Colonel j. H. kiebrew,
statistics OF the tobacco culture; William l.. Rowland,
chemical manufacturing industry; Henry Hail. ship
buaing; Professor s +. Peckham statistics of petrO-
leum production; George W. Hawes Ph d.. statfstlcs
OF the qujrrying industry, and Colonel Carroll ID.
Wright the factory system. With the exception OF the
last four Investigations which have but recently been
set foot the work las each advanced FAR as 10
nv ASSN a "A
The authority conferred by the Census law for the ap
pOiutment o special agents 10 collect the manufacturing
sta scs OF has been made OF the Of
appointing such agents in 276 cities and towns tae
total number OF agents apD0lnted being 365 From 26O
OF these cities and towns full returns have Ueen already
received, and an examination OF the schedules shows
that value of the manufacturing statistics of the
PRESENT census vastly enhanced by the system
thus adopted The OF paying the enumerltOrs for
their services has been carried with the utmost
pcdtiOn. The accounts Of 2S41O enumeratcis have
already been settled. involving total expenditure Of
upwards OF 81 100000.