St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-20
~ the following comparison:

concerning the question OF pOpula-
ton, Secretary Baldry, of the MiDneap-
oils Directory company, has this to say
in the introduction of the volume:
The ''all absorbing topic'' of CONVEX
sation has long been and now is, "What
is our population" The United States
census is supposed to furnish correct
figures, and. in exact justice to all,
should afford more satisfactory re-
suits than have been produced
in any city of $4,000 or upwards
throughout the country. Complaint is
universal, and we may be pardOned for
expressing the conviction that it will
continue until business principles are
from the census machinery. Thus I'M
trameled and with laws prepared by
the competent superintendent. the hun
dredS of thousands of persons missed by
the enumerators would recvive recogni-
ton and complaints be reduced to the
minimum.
Minneapolis has just cause for COM
plant this census year, from the fact
that between ten and twelve thousand
laborers, who have been hired during
the past few months by our large con-
tractors. Langdon d Co.. Winston Bros,
Woods IL Lovejoy. Henry & Balch, and
others, for railroad work in other sec
tons of the country; men who ac-
knowledge this city as their home, who
always return from their labors,
and remain here until again en-
gagged for outside work, have
not been enumerated by either the cen
SuS or directory, ana our figures can
not INCLUDE those who really belong to
us. Our registration, voting list, school
children, dwellings. number of mere az
tile establishments as compared with
other cities of equal size, banks and
clearings, all support our claims regard
ing population, but, by the defect
i've census system, we are pre-
vented the showing and its benefits.
We present S0,27l names this year. and,
allowing 21a persons to each directory
pane, claim population of 200,6T. The
following facts and statistics will be
found of value and interest by all:
From the report of the Board of Edu-
cation we CLEAN the following facts re-
garding the attendance of the public
schools:
Teachers. Scholars
schools, 1850 1866 1887
Total enrolled at forty-eight
schools. 1SS9-90.... 500 @, 342
line parOcnlal SCHOOLS are also well
patronized. Exclusive of those who
also attend the public schools, the at
tendance 1914 scholars and "a teachers,
making the total school enrolment,
teachers, 593; scholars. 1926. This
dOef not include the attendance at the
university and the different colleges,
academies and Institutes.
''The building inspector issued during
the year 1889 1856 permits for struct-
ures to cost S9,05S.369. For the first
six months of 1890 there were issued
1920 permits for buildings to cost
$3,969,6S3. There have been no per-
mits for buildings such as the Guaranty
Loan, New York Life Insurance build
ing or the court house issued this year.
yet the aggregate shows scarcely any
variation from last year, thus affording
convincing evidence of an Improvement
in residence buildings"
Among the vital statistics of the city
given for 1890 are:
Assessed valuation. SIPS, 545. 424 90
Increased valuation over
1888. 49,. :....... 49,. 1875. e6s 90
Bank clearings increase over
first six months of 1882. 2s,2O5 %
Total banking capital ....... $3.50, 642 90
Jobbing... :. ...... :. ...... 173, 21O, 600 90
Manufacturing ......... 80. 62,3s6.O5O 90
Wheat receipts. bushels. ALBA. O99
pumped daily average. 1898, o72