The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-28

According to this table, Newark is six
teenth on the list. 1t was seventeenth IN
1890 but at that time Brooklyn mad not
been included in New York.
Samuel A. Smith, who was supervisor
of the population census of Newark, ex-
pressed much qualification this morning
at the outcome of his labors. Il am
satisfied - he said. that the figures
are not more than one per cent. out of
the way. I know that many persons had
confidently expected that the population
would be considerably greater. There was
a lot of talk about 800 900 people, but that
was nonsense. l said long time ago
that I did not see how the number could
well be above 250.O00.
"A good many people will come forward
to say that they were not counted, and,
arguing from that, that the actual popu-
lation of the city is greater than it is CIV
en- out to be. In reply, | can properly say
that such cases can very rarely be au-
thentieated. Many who may think they
We're not enumerated will find that their
names were given at the houses where
they live. Every such case that 1 have
investigated so far. and 1 have investi-
gated a good many, has shown that the
persons complaining has been counted
The only omission that am aware of in
all Essex county is a man who lives in
Montclair, but who is now in Bermuda
He was written to but did not reply.
1T may be of interest to state that
every precaution was taken against pad
ding Visitors in Newark were carefully
omitted The shore resorts, on the con-
trary, made great efforts to enroll every
body, whether they were merely summer
boarders or not.
lone of our districts was completely re-
enumerated, and nineteen others were in
vestigated by special men and then the
enumerator was sent over them again to
correct errors. We used the greatest care
at every step Of our work
.The smaller gains were found just
where they We're to be expected, in the
wards where manufacturing has largely
crowded out the residents, and the largest
gain where it was 'looked for, in Ward
Thirteen, where 1880 persons were annex
ed short time ago.
"'There are many reasons why the popu-
lation has not increased SO fast as many
supposed it had. The great increase in
manufacturing has crowded out thous-
ands from the centre of the city, and in
most cases these persons have moved i'm
to the suburbs, where they are not count
ed as residents of Newark. Increased
trolley facilities have had the same
effect. Thousands of persons, who
actually belong to Newark, have had to
be enumerated in the suburban towns.
This has materially pulled down the popu-
lation of Newark
'sYes, I am entirely satisfied, and am
confident that the figures are as correct
n Them
cent. will cover all the Inaccuracies. I
had a splendid force of men under me,
and all the credit for the accuracy of
| the work belongs to them
Richard c. Jenkinson, president of the
| Newark Board of Trade, said -
I'VE had been counting on about 275, 900,
but when we saw how all the cities of the
| country had been falling behind their esti-
| mates we were confident that our calcu-
| lation was too high OF course, we are a
| little disappointed, but we believe the
growth has been healthy and solid, and
| will increase enormously in the next few
! years.
| There has been rapid movement out
] into the suburbs of late caused by the
| crowding of manufacturing establish
Harrison, Kearny, East Orange and
| Orange Other suburban towns would then
| rapidly come in. / think the Board OF
Trade next year will make decided ef-
| fort to annex the places inaned They
ought to belong to us.
The manufacturing census will show
| the prosperity of Newark much more
clearly than the population census. We
| shall make great gains Ia that and prob