Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-01

1882, S7S. .543. 1940, four volumes publish ed in 1s41, Ss33, ,371; 1850, four volumes published in 1859, Sl ,229, ,O27; 1860, four volumes published in 1866, S1.922 ,272; 1870, four volumes published in 1872, S3 ,336, ,511; 1880, twenty-four volumes, including compendiums, published in 1888, S5 ,S62, ,750. The census of 1890 will have less than a third of this number of printed volumes, and fewer subjects will likewise be included. It is believed by the best judges that this census will show total population for the United States of 64, 100000. That would be a gain of 14,000,000 over the figures of 1880. The present population of | Connecticut is about 730,000, which | is gain of about 107, ,000 since 1880. | One new feature of the present house bill gives to the superintendent of the census the authority to furnish to any city, town or municipality list of the names of its inhabitants at the rate of | twenty-five cents per hundred, There is new officer provided for by the bill- a disbursing clerk. The salary of the superintendent is increased from S5,00O to S6,000. and the number of supervisors may be increased, from the limit of 1j0 in 1880 to 175. Each supervisor for the last census was allowed $500 the present bill gives him S125 and S1 for each thous- and or fraction of thousand enumer- ated with an extra provision for sparcely settled districts. The pay of the emu merators remains the same as in 1SS0- two cents for each name; but for each farm the allowance is fifteen instead of ten cents, and for each factory or indus trial establishment twenty instead of | fifteen cents. Provision is made | for special census of the veterans of the late war and the widows of soldiers, sailors or mariners. The seven volumes of the census will be classified in this order: First population and social statistics relating thereto: second, products of manufactures; third mining; fourth, agriculture; fifth, nor tality and vital statistics; sixth, valua- tion and public indebtedness: seventh, statistics relating to railroad corpora tions, express, telegraph and insurance companies. It is possible that a section may be inserted in the bill providing for taking a census of the confederate sol diers now living, with their terms of service.
 Six million dollars is a large amount of money to pay for such a work, but | 1, -n,.l- from the governmsnt publication office than the census report. In the cam paign of education that closed with the election of General Harrison the census publications were invaluable sources of information. and there is scarcely a
 political or economic question worthy
 of discussion but is enforced from theil
 contents There should be as little delay as
 possible in the completion of the work
 and with the smaller range of ubject;
 covering them it would seem that we
 ought to have the eleventh census com plete in less time than it took to get uf
 the last one. The selection of a com potent man to superintend the work vii
 be one of the most effective agencies tC expedite the compilation. and there
 should be no thought of politics in this
 connection.
 The choice should be quickly made anC the bill put through congress in order
 that the necessary work of preparation may be speedily and properly done.