The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-22
THE CENSUS FARCE.
DELAYS FaoM cARELEssNEss.
1ns Special ssssiso - AppssssSsaes,
Dspssas Upsa Accuracy ~ 80
Csasus Tsksss.

sues1ns from The subjoined circular T.
snod from The o6kcs of Census Supervisor
WI y. Jenkins. the returns Of many
eeuDsFascss must have besn sent n -
vefy poor abaps Il nou looks - Il, nm
oeS ~ instructions from the In
ses1of department.. that ali In
COMPETED or inaccurate schedules shall
o returned 10 enumesstoys for
revision. the governors desire 10 convene
NE legislature in extraordinary session BY
August 2oth, with view to the enactmens
q new apportioument lav based
upon census figures. would never bear
iru1t The circular sent ous by Supervisor
ssnkfns u plain enough for any one. no
matter how obtuse, 10 understand. being
couched Ia Supervisor jenkins most iacis-
I've ssyle-snd he il alwsys vsEy direcs-aud
may result II snuneyators sending In their
returns Ia SONS sort OF decent shape 50 that
me csnsus figures may be of service st the
extra session. The circular rsads - fol-
lows:
ofxfcg OF surEsvIeoR OF Cxxsus FiRsrD
DISTINCT ~ wAsHISGros
WHArcon. wesh.. June ~, ieeos
srs Of census insists that the returns
iron enumeratoFs BE- found by me 10 be
absolutely correct In form before forward
them to him. you will readily percsive how
very tmporiau1 it y thak il order 70 avoid hsv-
Ing them returned to you fog revision. before
mailing youT scheduies 70 this clLce you -
sssure yourself that year work Il . rrsss b
eassu ~ coUpAf1ng & with the priuted exaDp3o
- fas ~ - latter = applicable sAsreao. and ~
acio>s sudy OF the pamphlets Instructions TO
Eaumefaforx"
Tns population schedules accompanying ~
tnrns thus ssr received here have he'd to be re-
turned 70 enumerato1 for the supplying Of
omisssooa caased b versight o. neglect and II
= tnoughs thai ~ the exrfciss Of . little care
thos< Who hare not Jet conpisned THAR work
esn eend their sesusss here simosa II not abso-
iutety. lster-perseck
The FOL owing sse among the principal De.
fecfs % far nofsd on the population schedules
returned to enumerstoss for revtsion:
l. Omission Of signature st head Of rage.
omtsoiooa ana confusi0n OF numbsn In
dwelling houses ana tamil - sin order Of vis;-
tAtiou."
Faiiuso ~ enter relaticuship b head Of
family. ana improper use Of the symbols 7 or
LIN reply - Inquiry No. 8 There mus. be .
denatte term entersd here in every case; the uss
Of symbpls VIII not be tolerated.
z Failure to add the word French" OF
"Ensiish" In the resp1use TO Inquiry No. 10.
whore psssons ars born ~ Canada Zee Lines
- n page Is Dook Of fustfuctiona
the use Of ditto marks In replies 70 IuQut.
n. . No. II and No II The name OF the state OF
country must be written despite the fact that It
may b the same IN rssponss 70 Inquiries 10. II
and II
4 Failure to sdd asssr words at schooa,. IN
qulry No ~. the sank "Puhlic or "Pdvaie."
y knterng IN rspcnse 10 Inquiry No =.
designatioa OF IN acute or chronic disease With
OUT stating lsngth Of time aficted.
3. Failing TO enter IN response 10 Inquiry No.
18th supplemental schedule and page where
- = 49, - a
dspendens cia1Deo - reeponse - Inquiries n.
- o. -
3 Failure 70 enter replies % Inquiries 8 70
20 tnciusive.
The essential requirement. in correction with
the population schedule IL that there be no In
auiry unsLss ered II facts can not b learned.
uas TIE ymbol-. and. where the inquiry il
insppiicabls write the symboa i. Remember
therefore. thora must - ~ blank spaces q the
population schedule.
The veterans special schedule must be made
TO conform - near - possible 20 the prin ed ex-
ample. The easr.es In coiumns one and two
"Hou e No" asd Family No." must DO aecar.
ate.y transcribed from the population schedules
The agricultural SCH dule and the supplemeu-
,ai schedules, No to NJ. 8. must be sgred on
title rsge By suumerators and sh0ald contain
no blank spaces. The special instructions
printed upon these schedules indicate clearly
the symbols which may Be used. end 10 return
them bsro Incomplete u Wholly indetenstbaok
Inumssatou are rsminsed that they hare
taken . solemn eblio.uon ''to make due snd
correct rsturns." and when Il ID considered that
preferment was given to those appointed be-
cause Of representations made 70 this once that
they were the very best men for the position,
our right to sxr ect thorou h work ought NOT to
be questioned. aud this once looks 70 its ap-
d intees for cheerful cooperation In it, d. sire to
lie shis IL forward at the very earliest date COM
pl. e and correct returns from the first supervfs
ors district OF Washington. Very respectfully,
WILL D. JENKINS,