New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-17
THE CENSUS REPORTS.
EIGHTEEN VOLUMES YET TO BE ISSUE

SYNOPSIS or THEIR CONrENTs-HOW COPIES MAY
BIZ OBTAINED b. THE PUBLIC.
tFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT on TIE rEIBUSE.
WAsHlSGToN, May 1i.-At the present rate
OF progress the work undertaken by the Census ~ 1880
will be complete IN about fourteen months or al tho
latest IN and This takes for ganted that the
money needed for the rcvsOn0f matter already %
IN type or about 10 be viii promptly appropriated
by the House The amount asked for is 900 n viii
cover the expenses OF the current year and gc little n
addition IL that VIII 10 close Tia work as
far the Ccnsus ONCE itself concerned The cost Of
printing All binding the volumes st % issued l. an
other matter. There remains IN the hands Of Public
Printer baance OF about sJOOoO To the credit tho
Ccnsus Office which available and which IL drawn
upon by nm pay for thc printing and publication Ot
the volumes they outat present az the rate OF
about two volumes OF about 1900 PAGES each every
three months.
Tie Compendium Of the Tenth Census has been
before the public for some time II contains brief al
the information gathered through the me n Of stats-
teal tables but does not ~ course, include the special
reports abstracts of them. which form one Of tho
features OF the Census proper This latter will. whoa
finished make about eighteen large quarto volumes
Of which will he Illustrated deliberately and contain
maps which II impossible bring within the com
pass Of the Compendium. Six " these volumes have
already been published viz: Vol L. On Populations Vol.
ON statistics Of Manufactures; Vol g. On Statistics Of
Agri.i,tnre Vol l. on Statistics 81 Railroad Transp0r-
Lines. etc. and Vols aud G. On Cotton Products
Vol contains special monographs on tine Production
OF Iron and Steel Glass Cotton and WoOllen Goods tho
Manufacture Of silk, OF Chemical Products and general
treatise the Factory system Of the country In Vol
she reader will nd exhaustive discussion the sub
ect Products by Professor Higara Of theUni
versity Of California and in edition IN this special
| ports from each Of the cottol-prodncing States.
Vol. Is being printed and il nearly finished. It
treats Of the Wealth. D.bt aud Taxation OF the cOun-
try. It will be closely followed by Professor sargents
Report on Forestry. work which IL Illustrated VITA
great beraity and which will require volume By IL
self. probably the eighth.
Vol. will contain miscellaneous reports. The follow
| ing have been selected 20 form 1t: ~ ivan Petrofs
repor the Resources o Alaska. which IN addition %
valuable Information viii tel his remarkable adventures
among the natives who held him prisoner for over six
months while engaged his censuswork ~ Professor
Euott's report the Far seals Of Alaska which has
already been published separately bur which Will be en-
| bodied in this volume 81 Sir Henry Halls report on
-Buidne. which substantially ready aud awaiting
| publication; ana a. report on Newspapers ana Puhllcs
| ron Interests, prepared by Mr. North Of The rt'es
| HerdH
! Among the reports form the tenth volume viii be
found one on the Products OF Petroleum. another on
! Quarrfes and Building Stones magnhcenty illustrated.
and a monograph on the Manufacture OF Coke written
by Mr. Weeks " Pttsburg, which i already stereo-
! typed.
Tie order Of publication for the remahng volumes
has NOT determined upon yet IL l. probable,
however that Vol IL viii contain the report on Stalls
ties OF WAGES also prepared by lir Weeks for winch
there IL already greater demand taan FOR all the other
volumes combined Gr Weeks. who Is the Editor 81 me
ipr, and tberc collected some valuable data which
wild be published in the form ot table. IN connection
with hiS other report. hIt without ans comment INFER
enres or deductions OF his which Lht give offence 70
euocraf- with Tree trade eaniugs They fully
The figures given by TIE TRBUN in the series 81 letters
Industrial England, France and German and tend To
confirm the statements male therein tn tiis Iespee.
the tables speak tor themselves ana scarcely can DC a
| 70 any calculation er comment.
series of reports the Water Power OF the coun-
| try has been prepared 10y Professor IroWbtd-e' d
Columbia COLLEGE. They viii be published IN a volume OF
! about loo PAGES , an ,, VA,
Surnly oi Ces on the Gas Industry the rst ever p,-
shedI. and one on The Ice industry log which stri.se
fosay there j. said 10 ~ = Very Ia e n-lai and
W.. ii lion C,Ifrre and Frit- ami orchard4,
will De bound n Que volume, and 30 viii me report on
Pumps ara Pumping Engines by -les T.. Fitci, aud
that shop Tools. which b. uuoleI OF ne volumes DIS
tigu,lcd Tor the liberal nse Of iliu-trat!ons 81,
the following rtp0rf-: statistic, ana IecHnoCy OK
Precious Mctals. by tlarrnee kinG uaIi o, II atsany
published; statistics Of Base Metals br Professor Pun
pey. and - connection win tn ,No "lJss, OF e
existing mining aw and report od tlr soc" STATISTICS
A volume Oy it,er win contain Professor Goods Re
port Fisheries Ernest iuscrso or the oyster indus7
| Waies Churches schools ana Libraries. aud ireter-
TEX IT, Nynea OF the Deiecuyr Rrnrndfu, aio De,,,
the Illinois Board ~ Chariue~ tnd rs s'cii re-
led ~ ar;hor.iy ou ms subject. -. 49, s.,,.,
r.ns L. : A.. on Mortality. In tAeir Prptrti3n ir -
great deal of4ahor has been exrended teti an inter-
c-lm- chapter might Dee written on me lI1'uiis' e.
.iut.re ia compiling rho data. %! tie devices hit
anon boy Dr. KHiin- 20 r-nl'u the Won " ~ @ ieoi
proved very efficient and was frequently USED m tho
| preparation of Otuor cci-Is tables.
II !, frequently asked how tie -cnciai public caa
doing this one Is to apply senator or Representa-
ur- each OF whom has certain number OF COPIES % ds-
!" ~. .H t,,t h. f,r me yonIae desire. H. urblshcd
ga rI Dr.. q o. 30