The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-28
THE GOVERNMENT COUNT.
Will Commence Monday Morning
Under the Direction Of the
Government Agent
The Citizens Census Committee to
Cooperate With the Gov
ernment'e Representative.
Forty Enumerators Chosen for the Work
to Make . Complete Recount
in Two Days.

The citizens census committee met Mr..
sus bureau who has been sent here to super.
wise recount of Helena's population, al
Bach, Cory g. Co.'s Office last night.
Messrs. Richards, Klein, Steele, Parchen,
F. r. Wallace, Jockey, r. G. Wallace,
Cannon, Chairman Seligman, of the
citizens census committee, and several
other gentlemen were present. Mr.. Woods
explained, in the first place, that he ex-
pected to have the hearty cooperation OF
the committee in the work. The members
present assured him that he would receive
every assistance he needed. The chamber
of commerce rooms, in the basement of the
Power block, have been placed at his dis
posal, where he may be found while in Hell.
ena. Messrs. Seligman, Parchen and F. r.
Wallace will be sworn in as special enumer-
ators to-day, not for the purpose of hunting
up names, however. but to place them in
such a position that they may have access
to the records and know how things are go
ing on. These gentlemen will select a
list of persons whom they deem to
be fitted for the duties required OF
enumerators and with the assistance OF
Messrs. Ide e. Roberts. who took the CEN
sus authorized by the city council, vii! Sc
that with this number he can take the
census of the entire city in two days. The
men will be selected tomorrow morning
between $3.50 and II O'Clock when the com.
mittee will meet Mr.. Woods for that pur-
pose. Men between til ages of 20 and sc
Ruage and who are otherwise acceptable,
will be given preference. Tomorrow
Mr.. Woods will, with the assistance OF
Ide d Roberts. divide the city into districts.
When this has been done the boundaries
of each district with the name and address
of the enumerator who has charge of dis
trict will be published in the daily papers.
The work, as far as it has been laid out
by the governments representative, con-
templates the securing of complete
census Each enumerator will begin
at the corner of block in the
to enter each house in the block. Houses
that are vacant he will inquire as to the
whereabouts of those who lived there last,
and if it appears from the information of
the neighbors that the family are tempo
rarily absent he will obtain the names and
number Of the absent persons from the best
source obtainable. This information, how
ever, he will be required to obtain after he
has enumerated all of those who are living
in the block. Mr.. Woods also stated to the
committee that no names would be taken
at places of business but at the residences.
OF course those who from the nature of
their employment are obliged to sleep in
stores and other business places will have
their names taken there. By this system
the chance for duplication is narrowed
down and consequently the likelihood OF
error is very much eliminated. The enum-
orators will report each evening to Mr.
Woods at his Office the number of names
obtained during the day.
| In Minneapolis, where Mr.. Woods as.
sisted in the recount, there the enumerators
reported each evening by postal card, but
he thinks there will be no difficulty in OBJ
tanning each evening report at his Office
from each man of his days work. He hal
had considerable experience in this kind OF
work, and hopes with the assistance of the
citizens committee to fully meet the ex
pectations of the people. Any one intend
ing to leave the city before the work i
finished should 90 to Mr.. Woods office IL
the Power block, where the necessary blanl
will be furnished him and he will be in
cluded in the counts
The enumerators will be put to worl
early Monday morning. Before startln!
out to cover their districts, Mr.. Woods will
meet them at his office and from him the,
will receive thorough instructions abou
their duties. He has determined that non
of the old enumerators who were engages
by MIR. Speer shall be taken into the pres
ent work. The committee will hold an
other meeting to confer with Mr.. Woods
when if any suggestions are to be made tn
committee and the special agent will b
prepared to entertain them.