Telegram-herald., 1889-06-09

occupations we're mlnuteiy 6Vlaed.
A. invest CATION ~4s 49, instituted A.
- TIE amount oE ulaterxl Used -
il1alaul 2eEilTirg establishments, tAe
number 0l persons employed, F&lue oL
the plant. production, revenue, etc.
The NTH made tie enumeration Sill
more definite. TIE age schedule w&s
divided Ia this Nay. Under 5, from 5
u 10, ~ ~ -, - - -, and from - IA
ten-year periods up u l00. The deaf,
dumb Anu bind were also enumerated.
Ia the sixth, Tor the nrsg tlmc, tBo
number Of pensioners "for Revolution
ary and military services aas ( wen.
The educational, industrial and COM
nleFcl-l statistics aye very complete.
The seventh Vas really the hrst thor
0ugh census, as & gave for the frst
tune ~ nsnle OF every person ia the
United states At the time that the cen
sus VAS taken. The Occu~J0n 0g pfo-
fessiOn OF every male, ths value OF his
real estate, the school aIt~ndance, the
number Of lILterates, the insane, IN
dlgent and criminal. were all eOurted.
Slaves for the first time we're enumer-
ated in a separate volume. a. were also
the mortality statistics. The amount
OF taxation, the number OF libraries,
newspapers. the different religious de-
nominations with the value 81 their
property, and the question OF wages All
received attention.
The eighth and ninth were on about
the same scale with some slight addi-
tons, a noticeable feature of the latter
being tine exact cause OF death Of every
individual who had died during the
census year.
When we come to the tenth II would
be easier % tell of the subjects which
II did not handle than those which Il
/ did. Everything capable OF beng put
INTO figures went into that work, and
/ the number Of volumes are almost
/ W.thout limit. 4 sight OF the returns
/ OF the enumeratOrs conveys "A better
/ idea of the magnitude OF the work
/ than any amount of description can.
Preparations are now we'll under way
I for the taking OF the eleventh census,
and the tremendous amount of cXccu-
/ tive ability which is required of the
superintendent 10 start the machine
can not be appreciated 10y an outsider
I unless ne has some practical knowledge
Of the task. Fortunately Suporlntend-
| ent Robert +. Porter has practical
i hiloNi'il-t VI tue N0Ihs IINillG taken
a very active part in the last census
and ne has always devoted has attcn.
ton 10 the study of statistics. lie is
lucky in having been able To- secure foI
one OF hs chefs of divisions, j. Ill
| Wardlc, who has been in charge of the
census division of the Interior Depart
! ment for number of years, and vino
/ thoroughly understands the details oi
| the work.
Mr.. Porter expects that the census of
1890 Viii show a population of 5000,
| 600 people. This Is an increase oi
$1,000. 900 since the last enumeration
was taken, and Is equivalent To the
combined population of Belgium, Csn
ada and Egypt. To take the census
and do all ttle work IN connection witt
/ It Will require force of II 900 persons
and 1t VIII cost at least s. 200 600, an1
probably more, 50 that It viii le seeI
the superintendent of the Census is
/ very important man. With the cXCcp
tiOn of the First Assistant PostmaSte
General, there Is no government
official who has - many people pnde
him rs the superintendent OF the Cen
sus. 4. NJ. l..