The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-27
THE COMING CENSUS.
Supervisor Jenkins Mapping
Ont His Biz District.
SELECTION or ENuMERAroas.



census for the First supervisors district Of
Washington. b now busily engaged in his
Office ~ Whatcom in the work Of sub
dividing the territory under his charge,
and selecting enumeratofs. This work
viii occupy him for some weeks
yet Hundreds Of applications for
the position OF enumerafor hare
been filed with Supervisor Jenkins and it
is no small task for him to determine Who
shall b chosen, as the work cannot be en-
trusted TO incompetent or careless hands,
m accurate enumeration is desired
The position OF enumeration Is not . sine
cure by any means. ~ the fortunate{ p
candidates viii learn before June Is. when
they are 70 complete their Work.
The First supervisor district Of Washing
ton comprises the following counties: Che
halls, Ciallam, Clarke, Cowiitz, Island. Jef-
ferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis. Mason. Pa
chic, Pierce, San Juan. skagit. Skamania.
snohomish. Thurston. Wahkiakum and
WhatcOm- All other counties of the state
are included In the Second district.
The census act authorizes the superin-
tendent Of census 10 entirely withdraw
from enumerators the collection OF statis-
tics of manufactures wherever be shall
deem IL expedient. and to charge the duty
upon experts and special agents to be APP
pointed for the purpose. The superin-
tendent. acting unuer this authority.
has decided that the collection of statistics
relating TO iron and steel, TO
coke. to glass, and to the
electrical industry shall be collected by ex-
pert agents without regard to locality, and
enumerators in towns and cities will there
fore not be required TO make returns for
such establishments. Seattle is the only
city in this district in which the collection
of general statistics in manufactures has
beea Withdrawn from enumeratory and the
duty charged upon special agents. Walla
Waila is the only city in the Second dis
trict so designated.
Inspector jenkins has received notice
from the department of the appointment
OF special agents TO secure statistics of the
fishing industry.
The department desires to protect per-
sons furnishing information to its agents
from any possible complications. as is in
Dictated by the following order received by
Supervisor jenkins:
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR,
CENSUS OFrlcE.}
wAsHiS6ToS, D. C.. March 6, 1850.
First District Of washington--Sir. From repre-
sentations recently made TO this of!ice from diff
ferent parts OF the country, 1t is evident that
there is more or less misconception existing
among certain classes Of the community, more
especially the agricultural class, 10 the object
OF the census, and there is great reason 10 fear
that, unless such a contingency be especially
guarded against, many persons win be deferred
from rendering full and accurate statements OF
their property and its productions. By the fear
that such information would be used for the
purposes Of taxation.
A this would serioualy impair the value OF
the census for some OF its most i'm poftant pur-
poses. yon viii De particularly careful not 10
recommend for appointment as enumerasOr any
person directly or indirectly concerned either
in the assessment Of property for taxation or in
the actual levyfng Of taxation in your district,
as NO such Recommendation will be approved
Although this order viii have the effect OF
excluding many persons who In every other
respect than that mentioned would make ex
celient enumerato7. and whose appointment
was even contemplated in the letter OF instruc.
tioas issued to supervisors with their respective
commissions, the Interests of the census mako
its observance absolutely imperative Very re-
spectfully. Robert P. PORTER,
Superintendent OF Census.