Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-03
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In less than two months the work Of taking
the census Of the population Of the country
will begin. Census Superintendent Porter is
inst now engaged in looking over the sub
divisions Of the districts made by the super
visors OF the census. All subdivisions into
enumeration districts must be approved by the
superintendent, and he is endeavoring, as far
as possible. to make the general average Of
population in each district about 1,8O0.
The returns from the supervisors are not
coming in as rapidly as Mr.. Porter would like.
30 FAR he has only received reports from
twenty out Of the one hundred and seventy
five districts He is stirring up the supervisors
as ne regards 1t OF great Importance to have
the arrangements perfected some time before
the actual work is begun.
THE ENUMERATION DISTRICTS.
He proposes to have the census taken
promptly, and to secure that he will have small
districts and plenty Of enumerators. Under
the law enumeration is to begin on the first
Monday Of June, 1880, and each Of the 10000
or more enumerators will be required to prose-
cute the work each day and make prompt re-
turns TO the supervisor. In any city
last census the law provides that the
enumeration OF population shall be taken with
in ten weeks from the FIRST Monday Of June.
The entire work OF enumeration is to be COM
Pleted on or before the first day of July. All
this army of men that are to begin their house
to house visitation from one end Of the coun-
try to the other have to be provided with the
necessary blanks SO that the returns will be uni
FORM Tho schedules that are to be placed in
their hands are now ready to be shipped. The
printing was done at the Government Printing
Office, but there was no room to store such an
immense quantity Of paper.
HUNDREDS OF TONS OF BLANKS.
The population schedules alone amount to
80, 600, 900 sheets, and some idea can be OBJ
tanned Of what this number means when it is
stated that 1870 sheets weigh forty pounds
and the entire amount weighs some POS
tons. Superintendent Porter found that
1t was necessary to secure storage
place, but being unable to find a
suitable building he arranged to have one
erected, and in the course Of a week an addi-
ton was built to McDowell's mill, at the corner
OF Massachusetts, avenue and North Capitol
street. This addition is so by 60 feet and IL one
story in height.
PACKING THE PAPERS.
Then the schedules are piled in bundles and
force Of men, under the direction Of Mr.J.R
Spalding, are engaged in packing them in
boxes. 1t is estimated that it will require 4,5O0
boxes, weighing when packed 200 pounds, to
supply the different districts with the sched-
ules. The portfolios which will be used BY
the enumerators, the envelopes, blanks
&C., are all in readiness in the
ware house to be sent out when the
time comes Superintendent Porter says that
he believes the arrangements are now in good
shape and he sees no reason why rapid and eff
icisnt work should not be done in taking the
census. He proposes to be equally as prompt
in the compilation Of the returns and will fur
nish the results OF the census to the public at
the earliest practicable moment