Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-01
rnrmerallan Cd lhs sersnlh ward.

To Ac Eiaor Of tis Register:
SIR:-In taking the enumeration Of
city the enumeratOr has to depend almost
entirely upcn Information gwen to him
By those from whom be gets his figures or
numbers. No doub. those making re-
ports intend being correct and give facts
a. they exist; but er5OTs may ard viii oc-
cur, and no intention Of misleading.
There have bseu three enumerations OF
the city of Wheeling within the last six
months. or az least three in the Seventh
ward; one by order Of Council, one by the
Bosrd Of Education, and one for some
other party.
To order 10 ascertain if there has been
an increase in population 1t will be Noes
ssry TO canvass and count The census
enumeration OF Ohio county, West VIZ
ginia. as made in 1870, was 2s,ol9; the
census OF 1880 indicated a population Of
81. 933. This showed an increase OF $, ia
M the decade, and that was an increaee OF
only four persons more than is given by
81 621OO per cent iO- the ten years Now
hi TIE same ratio Of Increase ID made from
the census OF 1850 to 1880 then OoiO coun-
ty would have a population Of nearly So
900.
From the census of 1850, giving the
population Of the cities of the United
States. having lO,O0O and over, ranks
wheeling go. with apOPu'a,ion OF 81, goo
The enumeration a. made by those APP
pointed by TIE School Board, returns for
the year OF 1855, %, ~, being an Increase
in the population Of the city in eight years
OF Only 1911, with l,2i5 Of this IN
crease being made up 10 the enumeration
from that Of 1887 to lsSS. 10 the census
of 1sSO. in July, the seventh ward had
=. 7O3 persons, aud If 81 81 100 Is taken as
a basis Of increate. then its population IN
1880 would be 3 557. but it may exceed
what has been considered q ratio Of IN
crease by statisticians, and IL is evident It
will
The enumeratOr Of the Seventh ward for
l-s7 returned TO the Beard Of Education
3 ass. that was yearly increase from
1850 up 70 1Ss7 Of 94l and IN bis enuner-
st.on OF lssS. be returns 8, go, being az
increase Of 26i in one year, over q times
the number OF any former year. II such an
increase a. that was maintained IN every
ward, for eight year., We would have over
az, 900 inhabitants.
In my enumeration Of the Seventh wars
i'm lat April / had 3, 459, and that was the
entire number of persons there at that
time. In July the School Board had 3, TO
returned. In October the enumeration for
the Democrats bad 8, $50, 40 less than re-
turned for School Board. AZ there were
about eighteen vacant dwellings in April
and in October, perhaps five or SIX, we be-
iaye there has been an increase Of perhaps
100 or 125 ron April 10 October. Will
say here, there ia not now 5000 persons
residing on the Island Nov "a l have
shown frcm the school enumeration OF
1Sss and TIE census Of 1880 that the
city has only increased l,5ll, aud
"a IN my enumeration the increase IN the
Seventh ward is 756, then only 100 Is LETT
for the Other seven wards Now some may
say this cannot be; where has our popula-
tion gone?
We will answer this: Hasnot BenwOod,
Bridgeport, Mariia's Ferry, Pleasant Vsl-
ley. Brilliant, Findlay, Lima, FostoIia,
Atchisou, Kansas City and other places
bnilt up and increased at the expense Of
Wheeling? To this there can be but ore
answer. AID that this has been going on
tor leveral yeas past every one knows:
J. q. NJ.
December 10.