The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-20
WE ARE COMING.
LOOK TO YOUR LAURELS
LYNCHBURG.
WHAT OUR CENSUS WILL SHOW,
The Claim That We Have 10000 Pee
pie Well FOundcd-The Hill City
Said to Have only That Nulmber-The
Count TO End on the 3Oth.

The reason that so many people III
Roanoke have not seen the census
enumerator is that he hasn't been able
to get over his territory, and his term
doesn't expire until the 3Oth OF the
month
When Superintendent Porter first
sent out his report cards, provisions
were made to give the census men
only twelve working days. 1t was
soon found, however, that in many
towns this was not sufficient time,
and the period extended to four weeks
in towns of from 10000 to 10000 in
habitants.
So if your family haven't been
asked any questions yet, as to your
age, business, mortgage on your house,
or whether you ought to be in the
asylum or not, bide your time, the
census man will not let you escape.
One of the enumerators, Jake Nabe,
who has the smallest district, is al
ready through with his work, and
another, Josh Ward, will probably
complete his rounds by Saturday
night. The other three men, It is
thought, will require until the Both Of
the month to finish their labors.
Superintendent Porter has issued
an edict forbidding the enumera-
tors from sgiying the returns
to the newspa before they are
sent in to the Census Bureau at Wash
ingnton. but it is quite certain that
when the enumerators get through
their rounds the claim of Roanoke
that it has 10000 people will be shown
to be well founded.
Two of the districts in the First
and Third Wards, it is thought, will
show up 5000 each; two 1900 each,
and the others between ZOO and 1000,
making a total Of between $4,000 and
10000.
The work in Lynchburg has been
completed and the Advance of that
city says the returns indicate between
10000 and 100000 If such is the case
the Hill City had better look to its
laurels. Roanoke, younger, but more
active, can do that well.
Mr.. j. Z. Tennyson, one of the
enumerators in the First ward, in
speaking last night of the census,
said:
The work is very much delayed by
the large area of territory we have to
cover and the amount of time it re-
ouires to get the lady of the house to
come down to business and answer
the questions. | have met with no
trouble anywhere, but find that l
can't take more than 175 names a
day.
The LynchburS Advance says OF the
census in that city:
The work of taking the census OF
Lynchburg has been completed and
tile books of the enumerators are now
in the hands of Superintendent Nc
Laughlin.
Whilst the census enumerators are
not allowed to disclose any of their
figures, it is rumored that the enum-
orators have found and recorded be-
tween 10000 and 20, coo souls. Lynch
burg hasn't soul less than $4,000.
Many have been, we fear, over.
looked, not from any fault of the
enumerators-for they get paid so
much per head-but because the sys-
TEN is bad one, and fear Lynch.
burg has suffered in consequence OF
that system.
But Lynchburg will be no excep,
ton, for thousands have been missed
in Richmond, Washington, Baltimore,
New York and other large cities, and
it is safe to say if the rumoris correct,
that three or four thousand have been
Internationally missed by the Lynch.
burg enumerators.