The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-01
THE CENSUS
Report Of the Chamber of Commerce Cor
respOndence.

EgDOTt of the Chamber OF Z tOitihtit' WI
respOndence.
Al a meeting Of the board Of directors OF
the Chamber OF Commerce last night, Mr'
J. IL. Witty. chairman Of the committee on
information and statistics, submitted a re-
port dated yesterday, a. follows
Gentlemen: The committee on informa-
lion AMI statistics have To report that the
ucyyspaper publications and "A number oil
complaints In regard 10 the impcrfect man.
ner IN which the census had been taken IN
Richmond induced them 10 believe IL was
matter reauirlng prompt attention, ana upon
investigating such fiagrant evidences OF care
lessuess on the part OF some OF the enumefa-
tors was discovered thai II became EVIDENT
unless decisive measures were AT once eauopt-
ed the pOpulatIOu OF KchmOrd would DE
orr ssIv misrepresented, and its reputation as
a growing and prosperous CITY De seriously
reflected upon.
I'pon these circumstances, after consulta-
ton with the president OF the chamDer' &c
tive communications were opened WIN MI.
Pcrfer. at Washington; Mr.. lOung. al Peters
burg and MIR. Waddill, the present represth-
tat.ve OF this district IN Congress In cOhse-
uusnce of of these communications ana the
able editorial comments and appeals o' the
CITY press the community was notlned last
I.st weey that thirty days longer would Oe
given the citizens Of klchmord ior making
complaints OF omissions HHl lOf thS
thai Mr. Samuel B. haiand was
IN charge OF this work SO an once
opened in the custom house. ihls seemed
to indicate, on the part OF the nNi horltles, u
a ew days after II was announced by Mr'
Kagland that he had received I'M
peratiye orders to close his Office on that day.
Upon receiving the information immediate
efforts were made 10 secure some addltlonal
time, II not the full time Of Thirty DAYS, which
resulted in an extension Of SIX days, endlng
ing July I'd. Immediately upon the recelpt
of this information the committee telegtapn-
ed Hon. j TAYLOR Ellyson, VINO nappeheu 10
lao i'm New York 10 lend US the all OF the pO-
lee for canvassing every house In Madlson'
Jefferson, Marsha /, Monroe ana Gay wards
and retained the services OF Saihuel I:
Beech Esq, 10 canvass win the gftduales vi
tbe coIored normal school Jackson Ward.
The Mayor kindly granted our request AT
once. and Major Poe. with his charac-
terist promptness. rendered 20 Lle
committee the services OF any bunioeI
of his force that might be required Inc
next morning (friday) the 2lth instant
slxty policemen with 10000 blanks COM
menced their work IN the waIds hehIoheuI
and twenty cOlored canNassefs cJinmenceu
their work I'm Jackson ward WIN 1,oOo
HANKS. and by SATURDAY night nearly every
business house and residence within tne cor
pOIate limits had been visited, and the lh-
mates accurately Intercepted as 10 the mum
ber I'm each house. and any omissions thst
lime 8 OH omissions we're reported with
considerable number Of blanks still TO DE re-
turned and compiled.
As this work had 10 be promptly anu cor
rectiy done and IL iequlre1 that an immense
number Of blanks-between 5000 ann
2O.OOO--be closely scraIiniEed. the services OF
Hr. J. II. Chataigne, with a elerlcal iorce ~
some four or five, were secured 10 coinplIo
the blanks In duplicate as they were return
ed by the canvasseIs, and lists were sent 70
the Office OF Mr.. Raeland. the nicnnionu
deputy, as fast as completed. IN the mean-
time the authorities az Washington We're
kept advised OF The omissions rs discovered
with the result that they promised on satur-
day TO have special census agent sent mere
tod ~ 10 look into the matter.
she committee desire To acknowledge tneie
obi cations 10 all who were Engaged Ia tnis
work. hut especially 10 Mayor Eliyson Tor ms
ready compliance with The request for assist
ance from The police: To Msjor Poe Tor MS
prompt aud cordial cooperation in the hlai,
ter; " Captain Hulce. Captain Angle ana