St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-14
A CENSUS CHIRRUp.
Lively Fear That the Census
Epumerators Will Miss
Many Names.
The Jobbers' Union Jogs the
Officials and Appoints a
Committee.
First Annual Exercises at the
School for Manual
Training.
Boys of Barnard School Have
an Enjoyable Commence
ment Time.

The despairing yell going up from
Minneapolis over the possible failure OF
the census enumeratorS to enroll the
full strength of the city meets dis
cordant howl from st. Paul ofsabout the
same tenor. Within the past few days
men have begun to ask each other,
Have you been enumerated"' and the
alarming mum Der Of negative answers
received has set the community think
ing. But until the anguished cry came
from Minneapolis the extent of the dan
ger was scarcely realized in this city.
Inquiry on every hand yesterday re-
vealed the fact that so many people
have been missed that 4he total enumer-
alton must inevitably fall far short of
the truth, and such a state of affairs
would be little less than calamitous at
this stage of the city's devel-
opment. 1t has been confident
ly expected that the censu
would reveal an unparalleled growth in
St. Paul, and particularly in that por-
ton embraced in the Tenth and Elev-
and st. Anthony Parks, Midway
Heights and Hamline. Five years ago
those now thriving centers were but
marks on the map, while now they are
cities within city. This growth, which
swept up to the western ends OF the
Fifth. Seventh and Eighth wards, with
the great increase in the West side and
the bluff district, is expected to show
up St. Paul as the great metropolis OF
this state, but if the census enumera-
ton is incorrect, for the want OF ac-
curate and complete work, the result
may be different.
Supt. Smith was found in his Office
by a GLOBE reporter. and, while he
seemed to understand the situation,
presented his equable demeanor. He
blames the law and census methods,
which are crude, complicated and I'M
practicable, almost precluding the pos
sibility Of an accurate enumeration.
eff had known the SYSTEM" he said,
81 would never have taken the office"
He proposes to simply do the best he
can under the circumstances, and obey
the law implicitly. Of course he will
be glad of any assistance which may
be legally rendered him, and citizens
should be prompt and energetic in his
aid. This is the last day on which
enumeration may be made under the
law, and what hustling is done must be
done at once.
Jobbers Stirred Up.
The jobbers' union held an indigna-
ton meeting yesterday. 1t was declared
that the census enumerators had done
their work in an execrably slip-shod,
haphazard way, and that unless the
citizens come forward themselves and
supply the names, fully $4,000 people
will be EOmitted in the final enumera-
ton. After passing scathing criticisms
upon the manner of the work, COM
mittee of fifteen was named to make an
| investigation. Only five Of these. how
ever, felt they could devote the time to
the work. Mr.. Suydom, agent for
the Goodyear Rubber company. entered
into the canvass with Zest. He called
upon many of the leading JobberS, and
in about an hour and half he succeed
ed in locating nearly 200 who had been
overlooked, and who would not have
been enumerated at all were it not for
this canvass. This committee procured
a complete set of blanks, and are en-
gagged in doing the work assigned to
Supervisor Smiths young men. An
other meeting will be held to-day when
notes will be compared, and 1t is re-
uuested that all who are cognizant that
| their names and those of their families
have not been taken to leave informa-
ton with either of the following:
| Nicols & Dean, 365 Sibley street; McKib-
ben Il Co., 221 East Fourth street; Rogers Il
OrdWay, $50 East Fourth street; Indexes.
| Warner d Schumacher, corner of Fourth and
Sibley streets: Jilson d Sowden, 242 E asst
| Fourth street; Finch, Van Slyck & Co, cor
| ner of Fourth and Sibley streets; Tarbox,
| Schliek & Co., 228 East Third street.