Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-05
THE CENSUS WORK.
Superintendent Porter's Statement of Tn,
Present Condition Of the Publications.

Superintendent Porter's Statement of the
present Condition of the Publications.
In view of the legislation Of the last Congress
which provides that the Office OF the superiu-
tendent Of the census shall be abolished on the
3ist Of next December and that the unpub-
iished work shall be finished in division at
tached to the Secretary Of the Interior there
Is good deal of interest in the condition of the
census Office. On this subject Superintendent
Porter said today 10 a STAR reporter:
II am glad to say that the work Of the
eleventh census is rapidly drawing to a close
There" said he. pointing to a volume fresh
from the government printing Office. sis part
Of the compendium which practically contains
the essential facts relating to the population of
the United States. Five hundred and twenty
six pages OF part OF tine compendium are
also in type. Within n few DAYS the machines
will have completed what is known as the Sec
ond run and the final or third run Is now fairly
under vay. There are now printed as final re-
ports the volume the mineral in
dustries. part l Of the report on wealth,
debt and taxation. the report on transportation
business OF the great lakes, on the rivers of the
Mississippi valley and on street RAILWAYS also
reports on the Six Nations Of New York and the
eastern band of Cherokees. In addition to this
We have now published ten volumes Of bulle-
tins, including one showing the population by
minor civil divisions and one in relation to
statistics of manufactures in cities The total
number of pages Of tbs eleventh census now
published ard IN type is over 1000.
SEVERAL NEW FEATURES.
"while these volumes out, and while it is
a fact that we have given data in the shape of
bulletins to the public much more rapidly than
ever before. there are many new features not
included in the previous censuses. All the
lnlehtolness
practically finished work. The additional work
required on these reports will be simply re-
binding. This work is in no sense prelimi-
nary.
AS to the volumes which will average about
1000 pages each. nov in the hands of the puO-
lie printer | would saw that over 400 pages of
the report on population, over 800 pages OF the
report on mortality and vital statistics. precti-
cally the whole of the work on social statistics
of cities, nearly 400 pages Of the work on
statistics Of special Classes, portions of the
work on psuPerism and crime. education,
churches. agriculture. manufactures and insur-
ance are printed The report Alaska is
practically completed. as is also that on the
condition Of the Indians. The next volumes to
be out which hope will be in three or four
months. will be the volumes on church statis-
tics. some monographs on manufactures. the
volume social statistics of cities and the final
report on railroads.
WHEN TIE OFFICE IS ABOLISHED.
''You will see that the census is substantially
IN hand. 1t is hoped by the 3lst of December
to have all volumes completed, except possibly
the second part Of population volume. part
Of the volume on manufactures and the volume
on agriculture. The statistical atlas Is also un-
der way.
1T will be readily seen that the work at this
juncture must be watched very carefully in
order that the final results should be in har
mony with the general scheme of the census.
1t is gratifying 10 be able to say that the scheme
for the eleventh census, a. you will see from
the introduction TO tine compendium. was made
up BY me in the early spring of 1889. That l
then arranged each volume. that no numbers
have ever been changed and that not one of the
investigations has failed. and that everything
in accordance with the original plans will be
carried through to completion. As far as l am
personally concerned | am anxious to have this
work completed"
There are now about /. 200 persons employed
in the census Office. On the 31st of December
the terms OF all Offices expire. The Secretary
Of the Interior is. however. authorized to
organize u census division. with chief and
about twenty-three employees. to complete the
ulfinis shed work The farms. homes and mort
gage division is 10 be continued until Septem-
Der, a. This division now employs about
l50 persons