The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-21
NOSE COUNTING.
- Men Named to Take
the Census.
/ psoscH THE SUPERVISOR.


Moran has completed ~ list q
1nnts for The positions q snpsr-
- ~ mumsrators Tor the census of the
~ ) o'clock today Mayor Moran
-; 1le1f - supervisor and fourteen emu
|3s..51lr g Tie council chamber for The
g explaining The work and as1gn-
- . dtstricts.
r. appointed By Mayor Moran b -
Sfsu. eupervisor-ThomAs w. Prcsch-
snfors-W. W. Easter, George
Z. ]. May. J. c. Peterson. ?. :.
7lIn. Georee K. Finn. Valentine Hall,
III Nneoan. Charles w. Austin. G.
zn1inroy. e. e. Kribbs. J. A. Tremborn,
7S 1eandt and r. n. Giimer.
- Moran has issued IN order 10 the
80 Il any Of the enrmerators fell 70
3 - koud q the city hall ~ 5 o'clock
f11 lholr places will b filed by others.
- Moran was seen BY : Poer-1sTKEr
/ - importer yesterday, and he said:
Il f1d 5 very large list Of candidates Tor
Nm Of enumerators, but | picked
- whom ] thought most suitable
vosstion. do not think thst there
4 lneRy much trouble for the enuner-
1 j. setting the Information they de-
"a I think that they ought 70 COM
- - oensus within the required twenty
~ DO yeu think il the population Of
11e9"
- / cannot tell, bat should judge
~ teswssn forty aud forty-fivs thou
~ sopcFter afterwards interviewed Mr..
nnap Prosch, the newly appointed su-
-. unpon the subject. He said:
sIsmofrow I hold . meeting with the
4 nn1Rs1ofs, and they will be assigned 70
- kleuicts and work will b started Il
49, = tell how long it will take. The
=. flows NJ twenty days, but perhaps Il
~ taks more than ten or fifteen. II
p lpuosds upon the enumerat0rs them
- II they have regard for the COM
800 d the work more than the wages
~ ~ ought TO complsts the work in
u daya"
sWiat Is your idea Of the population Of
r. dlyi"
lIs population is between 5000 and
s1an
sfbs csnsus taking is very simple mat
r ~ tine continued Mr.. Prosch. ''as
r ~ o1,ous features Of the taking OF the
I'D States census are omitted and the
- Information that il required OF the
~ 3 the name Of each person and the
11Dncs. That IL all. and II viii make
ooeensus taking . very easy matter for
Mmnmsrators.
~1hs pertinent questions Of the United
onl1s c0usus takers have . tendency to
u6n The psoDle difndsnt about giving In
lRnstion. The idea, this time. however.
n dmply TO ascertain whether We
m more than 10000 people in
MR. nat We may have q special
- charter. Ten years ago tho census Of
nDotfs vas taken by Il. q. Ingraham and
&sAeusd 3.SSS inhabitants; but this year
Hufl b fully ten times that amount. lie
si1ilod personally every house in the city.
~ toek m account Of their personal ef-
t1p(e end In fact asked each resident every
qusstiou he could think Of. He even went
omone ~ Chinese with m interpreter and
mamsgstsd Ill OF them At that time
Walla walla exceeded seattle by . little
~ 100 Inhabitants and was the first city
= Washington. But this year Seattle viii
y away ahead OF walla walla, and II We
tosp growing In population at the same
NJ " Are ct present, In Ave years We will
y enc Of the largest cities on the Coast
'Ths taking Of the United States census
VII b commenced In this city on June ."
Have you been promised the assistant
supsfvisorship under Mr.. Jenkinsf"
There viii b no actual position Of SUPER
viscs for this city when the United States
eunsus b taken here. although there will b
ibsTtsen snumerstors. and the districts
vu b the same. When Mr.. Jenkins was
~ about two weeks ago he asked me TO
taks position o. an enumerat0r, and bold
eapervisory position In the work. But !
oeelined. Since then. however. ] have
Written TO him that II no ono else has
already taken the position ! will take u
~ The pertinent questions regarding go.
passatase. nationality, occupation income.
nd many others In many respects worse.
sal be asked then. This year there will
. . number OF special agents and
Ny VIII have special work. Charles II.
Aittsnger, one of our citizens, has been APP
pointed special agent by the census de-
peFemsnt 10 record the bonded indebted
nsss Of the state, and all the cities and
counties in Il. lie is authorized to visit all
me cities and counties in the state, and em
pioy clerks in each Of them to assist him.
BESIDES carrying special clerk around
Win him. Ii is q stupendous undertaking,
ana viii require an immense amount oil
eme and labor. Mr.. kittinger. however.
= working independent Of Mr.. Jenkins
PfCNICKERs CAUGHT.