St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-13
DAVENPORT WORRIED.
Many People Likely to Be
Missed by the Enunl-
orators,
A Citizens Census Meeting to
Be Held This Morn
ing.
The LuUherans Will Unite To-
day and Hold a Love
Feast.
The State Veterans League
Kicks About Merriam'S
Treatment.

There is not little CONSERVATION and
Indignation in the office of the census
enumeration. Unless something-and a
good deal of something tools done i'm
mediately Minneapolis will not make a
wonderful record when the census re-
ports are published. Only two days
remain for the completion of the enum-
Grafton. Of course, in some places
where the districts are large, the enum-
orators will not be able to complete their
work, and after returns have been made
of all the work done, some arrangement
will be made for completing the task.
Last night E. j. Davenport was seen in
the postotfice building, surrounded by
piles of blanks and busy workers,
who were closing up the work of the
day, while Mr.. Davenport was here.
there and everywhere, directing the
men under him, his beautiful
black hair fairly standing on end
because of the activity that stirred be-
meath it. When asked as to the census,
Mr.. Davenport replied:
IL have stated before that l have
made no tabulated statements as to the
census yet, and can give no estimate on
what the returns will shown fact it
is against the law to do so. In
regard to the way the census
is progressing, want to say, in order
to prevent any misunderstanding. that
the enumerators are working faithfully
and doing their work well-aS we'll as
they can do it, but they have many diff
culties with which to contend. | do
not believe that all of the people in the
city can be counted. Many will be missed
lecause the enumeratorS cannot find
them. If there are any people in the
city who have not yet been enumerated,
and of course there must be some, l
wish they would call on me. personally,
at my Office and give me the necessary
information. | want to make an en-
phatic expression about this matter.
There are undoubtedly a great many
persons who will be missed by the
enumerators, unless they take pains to
give the necessary information. The
great trouble is with dodgers and board
ers, who are at work all day as clerks or
statesmen, and are not found at their
places of abode when the enumeration
calls. This neceSSltateS calling very
often six or seven times and disgusts
the enumerator, because he only re-
celves 2 cents for each name and very
naturally don't come again. Then there
are the laborers who leave home
early in the morning. Many of
them are boarders and nothing about
them can be learned. have no doubt
but that there are hundreds upon hum
dreds (Mr. Davenport seemed inclined
to say thousands) who will never be
counted.
''In city so large as Minneapolis,
the territory for each appOintee is nee
essarily extended, and it will be next
to impossible for him to reach every
person, if repeated visits are necessary.
Every citizen should be courteous and
promptly receive the census man, when
he calls. lay aside all business and give
the necessary Information required.
There are only two days remaining to
do all this work. and unless there is the
proper cooperation in the affair, there
cannot fail to be thousands in the city,
who will not be reached. and of course
the showing of Minneapolis will be i'll
complete, and not nearly what it actu-
ally deserves. To name an instance of
people being missed, let me mention
that so prominent man as A. L. An
keny has not yet been enumerated, and
there are thousands of others in the
same way. only hope that the people
will realize that this census is not for
the enumerator's benefit but for their
own, and then respond in the right
manner.
"After the census is taken people
will kick if not enumerated. l will
take my turn at kicking now. If every
citizen is not enumerated it will not be
my fault or the fault of my enumer-
atOrS. The enumerators have can
vassed the city as rapidly and carefully
as possible and it it were not for an
moving delays we would get all. But
people through carelessness and pro-
crastination continually put US off, and
undoubtedly many will be left unless
they come at once and give us the re-
Quired Information. On Saturday night
count closes and after that DO enumera-
tionS can be made"
There is feeling abroad that the cen
Sus will not show more than 10000 per-
sons in the city of Minneapolis, when
estimates have been made placing the
population at 100000. Others go so far
as to assert that the census returns will
not show population of much over
100000, in fact no more than there are
persons named in the directory.
That Minneapolis is doomed to make
poor showing in the count of noses is
shown by the fact that many prominent
heIl dIesWdhluS up W ble otdtC vi dudilo
and setting measures on foot for
helping out the enumerators.
Activity on the part of citizens is need
ed, and needed in hurry. There is
call out for meeting of citizens at Ma
sonic Temple this morning at 8, so that
a committee can be appointed to devise
ways and means and take measures for
assuring to the city good showing on
the books of the census commissioner.
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