The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-01-09
MONROE LOUISIANA, FRIDAY. JANUARY 8, 1880.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 8,
FORTHCOMING CENSUS.
Especial Despatch to tho world.l
WASHINGTON, December N.-Gen-
era1 Walker, Superintendent of the
Census, adheres to the opinion that the
coming census will show the popula-
ton of this country to be between forty
seven millions and forty.eight millions.
Yet to-day when asked to make sort
of forecast of the increase of population
by sections and States he declined to
do so. While the Information already
in his possession would enable him, he
said, to give nearly an exact idea of
the probable figures he preferred now
that tue time for taking the census
was so near to wait for the true figures
rather than to guess at them. How
ever, without attempting to go into
details, he said that there would he
found to be quite q large increase of
population In the Western States,
particularly in Kansas, Iowa and Min
nesota. The Southern States, he said,
would also show an increase In popula-
ton. The largest relative increase per.
haps in any State In the Union would
be found in Texas, while Missouri,
Tennessee and Northern Alabama
would also show decided increase. The
relative increase in some of the South.
ern States would probably be small,
but not remarkably so, no more so,
perhaps, than in some of the North
eastern States. Heidi not believe that
there would be any actual decline in
the population of any of the States
North or South. According to these
views of the Superintendent of the
Census the greatest increase of popula-
ton will be found in three Western
and four Southern States, and assum-
ing that all the Southern States may
show an average relative increase, it
would seem that the greatest increase
of Congressional representation will be
given to seven Western and Southern
States.
General Walker feels an especial
interest In the subject of accumulated
wealth. He had desired to give his
personal attention to this branch of the
work, but as the scope of coming census
has been considerably widened it will
be impossible for him to take i,nmedi-
ate charge of any of the subjects. With
reference to accumulated wealth moth
ing has yet been done, although it is
expected that when completed 1t will
be one of the most interesting branches
of the census, giving the fullest details
regarding sections, States, counties and
cities, and showing the contrast in the
increased capital of each. Notwith-
standing that great deal has been
said concerning the political complexion
of the census supervisors to be appointed
next month, General Walker said to.
day that he expected no serious differ.
ence in Congress regarding the appoint.
ments. On the contrary he hopes that
the perfect understanding which seems
to exist between the Census committees
will prevent any trouble about the
matter. He said that no man would
be appointed to any branch of the
work for political reasons alone, and
certainly no supervisor would be ap-
pointed who was conspicuous either as
q politician or a partisan. He said
further that it was not designed to
make the coming census report a
partisan document, to benefit or to
prejudice either political party. On
the contrary, he is determined that only
the most competent persons shall be
employed, especially as supervisors,
and the reports of these officers, when
made, will be closely scrutinized and
subjected to every test known to
statisticians. "And," he added en-
phatically, elf find that any super
visor is using his position to advance
one party or to prejudice another, shall
Immediately recommend his removal.
L do not propose to conduct this census
with the view of helping or perpetual
ing any political party" The list of
supervisors is not yet completed, and
it is believed that an effort is being
made to appoint such persons as will
be satisfactory to both parties in Con-
gress.
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