New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-18
PROGRESS OF THE CENSUS WORK

| SUPERINTENDENT PoRTER's REPORT OF THE
OPERATIONS OF HIS OFFICE.
Washington. July Il (specaT.-Th semi-annual re-
port n the Superintendent Of the Censns has Just been
submitted to the Secretary Of the Interior. II shows
The condition Of the work June 30 and Il appears
that most satisfactory progress has been made in the
last year In other country in the world, probably,
could statistical inquiry be conducted with such ease
and facility as in the United States In this case the
field Of INVESTIGATION was All unusually broad but
il seems TO have been exploited with and il is
gratifying to learn that the results viii be available
before the statistics have become stale to possess
comparatively little interest value save in historical
sense. The original plans Of the census work had to
be considerably modified account Of the subsequent
action Of Congress which, however has not materially
delayed the investigation, although it has added con-
sidcrahly TO the expense
The report shows that funds are IN hand IN con-
nue the work until next year and that comparatively
small amount will be needed 10 complete by the end
Of 1892. The complete reports Of the eleventh census
according to the present plan, will comprise about
twenty volumes. as follows:
The Digest: the Compendium. Part 1-POpulatio1
and social Statistics Part 2Wealth and industries ;
Volume I-Populaton: Vol. II-Vital and Social sta
tlstics Vol. III-EducatOnal and Church statistics;
Vol IV-ValuatiOn. Taxation and Public Indebtedness;
Vol. V-Farms, Homes and Mortgages; Vol VI-Agri-
culture; Vol. VII-Manufactures Part l-General
statistics Of manufactures, statistics Of specified in
dustres. manufactures of cities Part 2-RepOrts Of
expert special agents. follows: Lumber mills and
saw mills and timber product Strengthening and meat
packing. chemical manufactures and salt: clay and
pottery products coke and glass cotton manufactures;
dyelng and finishing Of textiles electrical Industry
manufactured gas iron and steel printing publishing
and periodical press; wool manufactures, including
wOollen goods, worsteds felt goods, carpets
other than rag and wool, hats, hosiery and knit
goods shipbuildng: silk and silk goods Part J.
statistics Of special industries; agricultural mple
ments paper mills bCOts and shoes leather tanned
and curried: brckyards; -four and erst mills; cheese
butter and condensed milk factories carriages and
wagons; leather, patent and enamchd Volume VIII
TIE Mineral Industries Of thu United states Volume
iX-Fish and Fisheries Volume X-Trans portatiOn.
Part I-Rar0ads statistics for the year ending June
30 1890; statistics for ten years ending in 1850.
Part Flake. ocean, river and canal transportation;
deportation the Pacific Coast. Part 3-Express
business Part 4-street railways. Volume XI-
Insurance. Volume XT-Report and statistics Of the
condition Of Indians living within the jurisdiction Of
the United states, 1880. taxed and untayed. Volume
XII-Alaska, Ivan Petrof; veterans Of the civil war.
Seven volumes 1000 pages each publication not vet
author1zed) statistical Atlas publication not yet
authorized
Of eight or ten special agent, gathering frag-
ments Of information IN relation to man
ufactures the field work OF the Min census Is com
pleted The enumcrat0Ts have all been paid, aud the
division in charge OF this work abandoned. by July
o. the 81 $50 cards representing each individual
enumerated will be punched, ready for the electrical
tabuating machines. The completion Of this work
win release ! go employees. by August ! ~uperin-
teDdent Porter hopes 10 be able 10 have finished the
completed bulletins Of the aggregate population Of
the United states by minor civil divisions The force
Of the Office viii next b. directed to the preparation
OF the compendium of the census, the manuscript for
the first volume Of which Mr. Porter expects 10 have
IN the hands Of the printer not later than October.
The superintendent speaks highly Of the tabuating
machines and calls attention 10 the recommendation
made IN his last report for an additional appropriation
TO complete the work Of gathering statistics relating 10
farms, homes and mortgages.