The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-11

ton, except rs hereinafter mentioned d. After
being instructed To go over their districts "A Sec
may have been missed In the first canvass.
That all the enumerators In your city had all
the time asked or required, n number OF letters
The exception above mentioned II this: AT the
time the schedules were returned Tor q re.
canvass. ! sent TO Louis Delesiry a number Of
and after l had been notlhed that all enumera.
tors had finished their districts, ! photographed
Mr.. nclesiry for any extra blank; TIA, he
noted that all enuInerators had u supply of their
own, and that this extra supply was sent To
s ,Ssr any spp, wa nSiyaed En With 1HeIr work. an Df N.Y.
Delestry had no further Use for this supply,
which he would perhaps keep two or three days
and until he might send In his nned sensanies
used blanks with their schedules, 50 that those
extra ones held by Mr.; peies'ry,
after work was lnis a.ssr were ssums ~ no
any statement made 10 the contrary, either TO
myself or the department AT Washington or else
where II false and does me n very great injustice.
Now. ms Ia n statement of the facts of tile ease.
The ennmcraiors recommended by me Tor an
appointment la the honorable superintendent ~
census were each recommended 10 me fr STEEL
appointment by prominent residents Of your
ely, and were solcly recommended by me upon
The recommendation and solicitation Of such eli
yrus. They are residents of your place, win
not one az when I ann personally acquainted.
After all cnumrraiofs had been alIolilteu ana
work ~ enumeration was about Ia conliltil.t', ]
was notified that the census 81 Helena aud Bntte
would lay. Ia he completed In two weeks. This,
I believe, In your ease, could have been unnt,
from the data in my possession kindly FURNISHED
by Your own officials la me Ia approximate Tue
population, for The purpose 81 creating districts
Tor enumeration purposes OF proper SIZE. 10
change districts at this time would work much
extra would I've granted where necessary for
cnumerators Ia complete their districts. Three
days extra time was granted, 81 my own accord,
10 one or more cnunciatOrs. In the m,stiltliic
your citizens held u public meeting, aud your
MAYOR tclegrlphrd me Tor more iiiiit, among
other things, which dispatch sent by wiz, Ia
the superintendent immediately. During THIS
time several cuumrrators had returned their
schedules. all rlaiming, ] u believe, ilai tliey were
through with their work. ana part oi iheil, ai
least. that they did mol want or require further
time. The schedules were immediately returned
with Instructions Ia all enuinefalofs, WIN IN
sirictions Ia the effect Ia 40 over their dis
iricts and collect any who might have been
missed in the first canvass: also Ia take all
names presented them by the citizens commit
tee, which this public meeting had appointed Tor
this pdlrlnsr, aud Ia compare such names 50 FUR
nished by such committee with those already
upon the schedule. and II not found thereon, 10
place them there upon being satisfied that such
persons were entitled Ia be enumerated. Ihls,
Il is Ia be presumed, the .numcrators did.
Enumerators were granted time without day
such time rs was necessary To complete Their
districts. After this cnuIncrators returned
schedules of their own motion. to this office, and
I had every reason Ia believe that your place
had ~ accurate "a census as II was possible 10
obtain. An schedules In the meantime were re-
from Your place and, with one eNceIr
ton, were examined, corrected anu iiailcd 10
Washington
IL was very surprising, at this time, 10 be mott
fled that ! was represented rs Withdrawing the
schedules frnn your place 81 rs not Ia allow a
fair enumeration ~ your people. II Is needless
Ia say that this statement met with the rebuff
that II deserved. The enuinrraiofs are sworn
officers, engaged in the census work, lnd II II
presumed they performed Their duty ~ the man,