The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-13

Night and early on the morning of Juns
1 Two Sundays on which no visits could
- paid have interviewed 80 that by Sat
ufdsy. when the visits cease. just four
tsen days work will have been done. and
ne name OF every man, woman and child
b Seattle ana King county. together
eth all pertinent facts connected with
tAstr personal and family history. will be
eheduled In the office OF tho specia.
o0snt. Perhaps not quito everyone. for
b city like Seattle where everyone IL
N the hustle and move, some may be
mlssed: but Mr.. Feurt says that the work
4 his subordinates has been thorough
and few ara likely 20 escape the inter
yisw. To reduce this chance still fur
shes, Mr.. Feurt suggests that any resi-
esnts OF Seattle who have happened 10
y absent from the city when tho enumer.
ators made their rounds call at his Of
be- In the Sullivan building, or let him
know where they may be found. and an
snumerator will again be sent.
Under tho restrictions Of the census
hW and tho instructions OF the census
bureau. II ia impossible for anyone con-
nected with the work 10 make public
\ any, Information obtained In the discharge
Il duty Even after the enumeration
b completed nothing can be learned Es
n population or other statistics except
- psfutfesipn OF tnt director OF the cen
sw The official Instructions on this
poat are follows:
Obligation 20 secrecy: You have no
nshi 10 communicate TO any person any
'Mormation obtained by YOU In the dis
sAAsgr u your oftcial duties, by SO
essng you viii render yourself liable up
&c eenviction, 80 fine not exceeding
80 tsev section y OF census act, You
~ not permitted To show your schedules
shkn n'ied nor TO retain copies OF the
Won To 1.s t~..x ali
Imresfeci copies not returned to your
supervisor, ~ at the close ~ tho enurner-
snre you are asked what Is the popula-
VI o. your district. or any portion there.
" Fvpiy that you are forbidden by law
answer All such requests. whether
uem newspapers local officials or Ia
.Nnaais, are 10 be referred 10 the III
Ne enc was found around Special Agent
s-nAity ''N INV
NJ vas learned however, that every
-.Airsd and haif-ciV ilized nation ON the
1870 y represented in Se8ttlr's pnpuia
-. There are also some harbariauH
ane,s are found among al races and
"a eilmnS, ono man has been found
sffs Who claims the island % 81 Helena
rs birthplace. and VINO asserts that
Msheed days he has often turned
s-.a.sfSnxe on the very rock where the
49, Napoleon gazing with gloomy eve
syon the waste ~ waters posed for
~ sssserstea portrait
AS heuEhi although there 10 ~ 90.
80. Information ON the alfysftou. that
$3.50 count 0f the residents Of foreign
go Tue natives % Northern Europe
$500 ana SCAndnANians- wut Gre
sss'ha,e Among these peopio. n Is
49,. we enumryhtors have found their
49, work The heads of families had
~sn prepared On expect the census
,esssM s We HhFwtr 60 questions were
n. Forthcoming IL the absence e
-. tA'ner ihe mothers answers were
AZ prompt
80 Work among the chinese has also
A. sre~ frorn natural difficulties ana
ass far e has not Teen necessary 10
,ta a. INTERPRETER Tho rrnclar--a
Wa Ting Fang h's imperial chi