The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-22
TAKING THE S
The Work Likely To ie "a Dinicuit Task
In Montana.

Ihe WORK Likely To he "a btfhcuit Task
In Montana.
Special 10 the Standard.
BUTTE, April 2-Supervisor of tho cen
sus Spccr is working hard 10 get matters
I'm proper shape for the forthcoming
enumeration, but he finds il n rather diiii-
cult task. Much preliminary data, ncccs-
sary to properly divide the state into
cnumcrating districts has TO he secured
and, being obtainable in most cases 10y
letter only. the supervisor has To depend
much upon the kindness and courtesy Of
those with whom he corresponds. At pres
ent Mr.. Specr is dividing as rapidly as
possible the different counties into dis
tricts-apd numbering them.
The districts now numbered will be dcs-
ignated by their present numbers until
such time only as all the counties in the
state are divided. This accomplished,
the districts will be numbered consecu-
lively, and only hat numbering will then
he used.
Mr.. Speer is finding il rather uphill
work i'm every way, except in the dis
covery OF patriots who are willing and
anxious to serve As cnumcrators. He
finds il especially hard To secure informa-
ton upon which to base his subdivisions
Of counties into enumerating districts. In
the case of Missoula, Custer and Fergus
tbniiiltt AT Iihh btfn ullstDlt 80 lar 10 BID
tain any data whatever, although he has
written To several persons in those coun
ties and explained To them the necessity
and Importance OF the information
sought. To "a STANDARD reporter the
supervisor sadly remarked to-day that
people seem 10 he much more Interested
in obtaining positions for themselves oI
friends than in assisting in the division oi
their counties into proper enumeration
districts.
In the older states. where there are civil
township maps and township lines ar,
known To everyone. and the vote is re
ported by townships m wards Of cities
the matter of districting is comparatiyel,
easy. Such, however, Is not the case il
Montana; hence the difficulty expert
cnced. The supervisor IL districting b,
townships, where il can be done. aud IN
other cases by wards and election pre-
cincts. Would-be enumerators should re-
member that the cnumerating must b'
done In the % working days Of June AN,
that enumerators should come from TN
districts which they are To owe Anothe
thing; enumerators when once sworn h
cannot throw up their positions an
hap. The districting Of Deer Loda
county was completed to-day am
the county divided into the following dis
tricts, temporarily numbered:-Distric
Number 1, all of the First and Fourt
ward OF Anaconda city; Number .. all O
the Second n Third wards Of Anacond
city; Number 3. all Of Anaconda tow
ship, excepting the city OF Anaconda
Number 4, all OF Cottonwood TOWNSHIP
and the city Of Deer Lodge; Number 3, a
Of the town Of Philipsburg; Number q, a
of Philipsburg township, excepting th
town Of Philipsburg Number Z. all OF Or
Elmo u Deer Lodge township; Numbe
4. all of Elk. Bear and Flint creek towI
ship; Number 9, Granite township; Nun
: her 10, all Of Lincoln township lying ca,
4 Of the line Of meridian between ranges
and II, west: Number II, all of Lincol
township lying west of the line Of meri'
|, ian between ranges II and II, west; Nun
' Der II. all of Ophir and Gold creek Owl
, ships.