The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-18
Excellent Work Has Been Done in
tho Fifth and Seventh
Wards.
The Other Wards are Behind
% Far IN the Recount
ing.
- Scanning Lack OF Interest In the Cause
II Some Localities = Wake
Opt

sA0Ay 6dbASA aCGOEy Dy any means. II 0eI-
ena expects to increase the figures as given
By Supervisor Speer some very active work
- necessary. Mr.. Speer and his enumera-
tors are not endeavoring to have the figures
any larger than they made them when they
sent il their lists to Washington. The bur-
dan Of looking up those who have not been
enumerated is upon the citizens committee
nor upon them alone. Every citizen should
interest himself in the work. BY such
united action a much better enumeration
can be had of the city's population.
Alderman Richards, who is chairman of
the COMMITTEES in his ward, with his assist
ants, has done excellent work in the Fifth
ward. Mr.. Richards reported yesterday to
Hon. A. j. Seligman that 1850 names had
been gathered in that ward. There are two
moro districts in the ward which have not
reported and it is estimated that they will
swell the total for that ward to about 1000
names This will include every one that
can be found in the ward whether enumer-
ated or not. This is The kind of work that
should be done in every ward. by sending
in al the names to Washington
they can be compared with the lists there.
The clerks at Washington will have some
their recollections. Several people who
were talking about the manner in which
the checking of was being done by the
enumorators expressed wonder at the re-
markable feats Of memory on the part of
the enumsrators, One prominent man
farce.
One feature Of the manner in which a
great many of the names weresecured
by the enum orators is somewhat curious.
Even since the arrival of Mr.. Speer names
have been given him of people who de-
clared that they had been enumerated.
Theso names were turned over to the
enumerators and in nearly every instance
were checked up off hand as having been
secured when the enumerators were taking
the census. In reply to questions as tt
whore they got the names they said they
family, member of it, or from some
neighbor. Yet these people who are living
side BY side are informed at this time that
they were enumerated. To 20 about ano
take census in such loose way would
eeem to be poor way of securing anything
like 3 correct census.
Hardly anything has been done SO far il
the Sixth ward toward getting correct lis
of al the people in that locality. Alder.
man Theme was interviewed by an INDIE.
PENDENT reporter yesterday afternoon abou
the progress of the work in his ward
s
left at his place of business. Mr.. Theme
says his business takes up all of his time
and that he cannot afford to go around
hunting up people. No one is assisting hin
and he says he does not propose to go t.
any expense toward hiring assistants to d.
wards il the city and comparatively moth
ing is being done to have it correctly emu
merated. There is q deplorable lack o
interest in the matter. Much the sam
state of affairs exists in the Third ward
although Alderman Hartwig has done 9
has not the assistance he should have. H
visited several places in his ward yesterda
afternoon where he had left blank lists t
be filled up. All the names he could secure
were about five.
Alderman Garrett. Of the Second ward, i
meeting with the same dificulty encounter
Cd by Mr.. Hartwig. Yesterday afternoon
he had about n names on his list of per
ons who say they were not enumerated
The alderman is confined to the hotel al
day and cannot find sufficient time to loo
after the matter. If he had about Is as
sistants his whole ward could be canvasse
In short time. As it is it is very probabl
that after the lists are closed good man
will have been omitted who should hay
had their names taken. In the First ware
whore the work is under the supervision {
Alderman Iissner, not great many name
have been secured and he is meeting wit
the Same difficulties experienced in tt
second and third wards.
Tho best work has been done in the FIT
and Seventh wards and the gentlemen WI
have had the work in hand in those ware
deserve great deal of credit for Il
prompt and efficient manner in which the
have performed their tasks. They have,
fact. made q complete census of the
wards and there is no doubt but that thu
have taken the names Of nearly all wi
reside in those two Localities. That is Il
way the work should be done in the 9th
wards. II this 10 done Helena will have
census which can be relied upon. It is n
too late to accomplish such . result.
can be had with but little more exertie
than is required in looking up those vi
have not been enumerated and would
more satisfactory.