Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-17

There was laid before the Secretary Of the
Interior today report of the operations of the
census Office for the six months ended June 80
1891. Superintendent Porter states that with
the exception of eight or ten special agents
gathering the fragments Of information in re-
lation to manufactures. the field work Of the
eleventh census Is completed The enumeraiois
have all been paid, and the division in charge
OF this work disbanded. Having in view the
fundamental idea of the eleventh census, that
prompt publication greatly increases the value
OF statistics, sufficient force was employed to
expedite the work of tabulating the population
returns, and at the same time the clerical effect
iSeness OF the several important divisions hay-
ing IN charge the special inquiries not i'm
paired This plan has worked satisfactorily
and by July 81 the g.. 622. $50 cards, represent
ing each individual enumerated will be
punched ready for the electrical tabulating
machines. The completion of this work re-
eases eases aoout l.25O employees, including clerks.
sAiiieu iaborers, messengers, laborers. &c.,
ana VIII reduce the force of the popula-
tlon division to about 400 persons. Ry
august 10. or exactly nine months after re-
celNlEg the last schedules from the enumeration.
l sta.l DC able 70 lay before yoa She completed
bulletins OF the aggregate population of the
United States by minor civil divisions. The
entire Office force viii next be directed to the
compilation of the compendium of the census
the manuscript for the first volume of which
should be in the hands Of the public printer
not later than October. Work has already
been commenced on the text OF the final popu-
lation volume, and some of the MAPS are ia
course of preparation. There is no reason
why the population volume should not be pub
lIshed IN 1892
POPULATION BULLETINS ISSUED.
Aside from the bulletins giving the popula-
ton by minor civil divisions for each state.
a., .
population divisions:
Bulletin No. differentiation of the United
States by states and territories: 1880. The cor
rect count, 81. 622. $50.
Bulletin No. 37-Populaton BY counties:
North Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions.
Bulletin No. iO-Population by counties:
North central division.
Bulletin No 42-Population by counties:
South central and western divisions.
Bulletin No. iS-ihe white ana colored pop
ulatlon OF the south: 1899.
Bulletin No. 52-Irban population in 1890 of
cities containing 5000 inhabitants or more.
In the veteran section 2JG,i.S cards have
been transcribed to date. This work of tran
scrlblng has, however, been abandoned for the
present, owing TO the reduction II sIc cl, ri, al
force. Circular requests have been sent to
about 800 representative newspapers through
ont the country, calling for a gratuitoas pub
hcatoB OF the veteran blank. tor the purpose
OF elcltinS responses from veterans who were
overlooked by the enumerators in June. 1890,
or those who believe they were thus ne
elected. The publication of this circular
Is attended by no expense to this Of
ice, and the results thus far have
proven most beneficial. There seems to be but
little question that the original enumeration
was, SO far numbers alone are concerned, a
remarkably full one, and through the efforts OF
the press. now III progress, the stragglers are
being also added to the lists already IN our pos
session; SO that when this work Is completed
The enumeration of the survivors of the war of
tue rebellion may be fairly said to be as full
and as complete as 1t is practicable to make It.
Congress not having made an appropriation Tor
printing these names, / have not deemed II
prudent to maintain large number vi clerks
Oh this branch of the work.
AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION NEEDED.
The superintendent speaks highly Of the tab
ulating machines and calls attention TO the
recommendation made in his las. report for an
addltiona. appropriation to complete the farms
homes and mortgages work. He adds that the
exact amour, OF money necessary 10 complete
the entire work OF the census Will depend very
much upon what the Office may be able to ac-
compllsh during the next six months. The
present appropriations. he auds. are sufficient
TO keep the work of all the divisions moy-
ing az rapidly as anticipated IL the
forecast of the work.
While it is possible" he continues. '.to
haA'ie iliiiloils OF schedules. punch millions OF
cards and address millions of envelopes more
rapidly with large force the work of adjust
ing minor civil divisions. of making final tabu-
latlons. OF preparing copy for the printer of
writing text and revising proofs. can only be
done by the expert few. Ample provision has
been made by Congress for tine census office in
all Its divisions until 1892"
In accordance with the present plan the final
publications. of the eleventh census will consist
Of the following volumes:
THE FINAL PUBLICATION.
The digest.
The compendium:
Part -Population and social statistics.
Part II-wealth and industries
Volume Population p. Porter. Henry
Gannett and William {. Hunt:
Part l-Characteristics, conditions. distribu-
tion and parentage.
Part Il-Occupations.
Volume ll-Nital and social statistics-John S.
billings. surgeon, United States army:
Part l-MortalIty and vital statistics.
Part lI-Social statistics
Part IlI-Statistics of special classes
Part IV-Frederick H. Wines-Crime. nan
perism and beneyolence
Volume lll-Educational and church statistics:
Fart flames III. Blodgett-Statistics of
education and iliteracy.
Part ll-Henry X. Carroll-The religious
bodies Of the United States: Statistics
showing the number of organizations of
ediiices with seating capacity and value
thereof and of commandments: with intro
ductory, historical and descriptive state
ments.
VOLUME IV-Valuation, taxation and public in
debtedness-J. kendrick Upton and T.
Campbell-Copeland:
Part VALUATION and taxation.
Part Il-Receipts and expenditures.
Part III-IndeDtedness.
VOLUME YARNS, homes and neutrality-suspicious.
5. Lord and George X. Holmes:
Part I-Recorded indebtedness
Part II-Ownership of farms and homes and
Indebtedness thereon.
VOLUME VI-Agriculture:
Part John Hvde-Statistics of farms. Irri
CATION, Frederick II. Newell: tobacco.
Thomas \. Conrnd; cereals grass lands and
forage crops. the ubers forestry sugar.
hive stock on farms, dairy products wool,
miscellaneous.
Part lI-Mortimer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
including truck farming, Horticulture. seed