The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-03-10
THE NEXT CENSUS.
Plan Of Work Of Great Magnitude
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Plan Of Work OF Great Magnitude-what
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Washington Correspondence: The sal
AIRY OF the superintendent OF the next CEN
sus will be 81, 900 q year. $1,000 more than
was received by the previous superintend-
ent. There 10 TO be thorough orgAnizs-
ton this time-ten chiefs Of division, a dis
bursting clerk and two stenographers at 81
600 year each. and there are to be l75 su-
pervisors instead Of $50, owing to the In
creasa Of population. Enumerators are 10
be paid the same as In 1880. excepting for
special work. In 1880 the compensation
WAS 10 cents for each farm and rs cents for
each establishment OF productive Industry
The pay has been increased to l5 cents
and ~ cents respectively. In 1880
commissioner Of labor statistics, thinks
that at the outside there will not be more
than o. 000, 900 farms In 1890, as consolida-
tlon rather than disintegratlon Is the rule,
This would add S2b0,000 TO the cost OF
ennmerating the farms There were 25s.-
sb2 manufacturing establishments in 1870,
and the increase will not add greatly 10 the
cost OF enumersting them One provision.
In the bill IA new TO the federal census, and
will please the grand army men. II pro-
vides for securing facts relative 20 surviy-
oTs OF the late war. with an enumeration
OF all the veterns living. This will give
name, age, residence, length Of service and
command OF every surviving veteran. An
other Important provision relates to the re-
corded Indebtedness OF private corporations
and individuals. This will cost s250,0O0 to
collaie. Ii Ia not expected t0 get absolute
ly reliable statistics on this subject, bat all
recorded indebtedness and enough other
information which will approximately
show the Indebtedness OF the whole people.
Still another Important provision will So
cure reliable statistics Of the negro race,
giving number OF mulatt0s. qusdroons and
octoro0ns Whether the race Is becoming
more purely negro will be settled by stntis-
ties. OF which this census will give the
starting point. The ordinary statistics
Will show whether or not the negros are
concentrating In certain localities. ~
claimed by some persons, who say that
the gulf states viii be largely given up to
A most Important return will be made
concerning the defective classes, who have
increased 400 per cent. In thirty years,
doubled. These statistics were partly in
the last census.
Another defect OF previous cencuses Ia 10
be remembered In giving a record OF anil
Inals not on the farms. Heretofore horses
IN cities and villages, etc. have not been
counted. Not only are the horas "n0t on
farms" omitted from the census but the
milch cows and swine OF cities, towns, viii
lagos, hamlets and even 10 on stock farms
The absurdlty OF returns made when city
and town horses are not enumerated is
Illustrated In New York county, which
was returned In 1850 as having only 2O7
horses, when II probably had l75O00 The
last census has not yet been all published.
A rxrilI M h. .f..sla
II is the Intention 10 keep within Thu limit
OF the bill, which places the cost at e6,000.-
900. To carry on the same work M In 1880
would cost over $1,000 600.