The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30
BEAUMONT POPULATION.
II Is Announced by The Census Department
al 9i27.
N INCREASE OF 1861 PER CENT
the Returns DO Not show the City
in the 10000 Class.

Beaumont, Texas. September 29.--In re
Spouse to pressing inquiry sent in August
70 Director Merriam OF the United States
census, w. b. Crawford this morning re-
ceived the following reply:
Mr.. w. b. Crawford, Beaumont, Texas.
Department OF the Interior, Census Office,
Washington, D. c., September 26.-Dear Sir:
IN response to your Request al August a.
l CAUSED the schedules representing Beau
mont. Texas. to be placed our list for
special examination and immediate tabula =
ton. The official count has now been count.
cd, anC | take pleasure in informing you
mat IT shows a population cl 9l2'. The
population III 1880 was j-sp, and the increase
IRON 1890 to 1900, 6l3l, or 1901 per cent. Very
respectfully, w. X. Merriam, Director
Commencing editoriaily on the ABOVE in
formation the Daily Journal this afternoon
says;
While the population of Beaumont as
shown by the National census is disappont-
ing, II Is at the same time hattering. The
bureau gives the total as 9421, against 1896
III 1886 THIS is an increase of 6l3l, or 1861
per cent III ten years, which is much
larger percentage of increase than has been
SHOWN by any of the cities of Texas aspir
ing to metropolitan proportions and it Is
doubtless greater than will be shown by any
other city In the south or elsewhere which
has heretofore figured in Beaumont's class
IL has been demonstrated however, that the
population OF Beaumont exceeds 10000, and
the failure of the National census to get
the city in the five figure class is therefore
Disappointing. In the early spring of 1893
census was taken under the direction OF
the city. Report OF the census enumerators
was made to the mayor II embodied the
name and place OF residence of every per-
son at that time living within the territory
which has since been incorporated in the
Icty by special charter and these names are
sun accessible in the office OF the city secre-
tary. This census showed a population Of
ll,l2t, and at that time tile figures were re-
sarded as less rather than excessive in ag-
breBaunS the population. Since thht census
was taken Beaumont has grown more rapidly
tnan during any similar period in it's his
Tory The number Of business houses have
/ increased, aud while dwellings have bsen
constructed RAPIDLY they have been rented
as soon as lumber was placed on the ground
hhd occupied as soon as habitahle Indeed
y would not he difficult 10 prove that dur
ing the time intervening between the com
pieuon OF the census taken by the city In
tne spring o. 1893 and the government census
N June Of this year not less than 100 new
Iamlnos had moved to Beaumont for rcsl-
ocnce This would add not less than 400
70 the census taken by the city, bringing
me, me TOTAL IN to 1887 and yet the govern
Iuent census gives the city less than IN no.
but ms deficiency will No, materially at
Iect me future growth and devplopm.nt 81
We Guy II will denriye the city OF the
is,n,lsucai dtstinctlon that will ne given 20
.l.ts OF 1000 population and over, hut no
s.ne man viii conscientiously contend that
ync population OF beaumont Is less than
m,vp In fact in the eyes ~ the legal
tsns.hent commercial and industrial world
,geuHoht special charter Is unimpeachable
eY,u . thai the city has population ex-
tNetuihS loOOO. declaration Of the Ma
"n.l census TO the contrary Is reflection
a. an lhe INDUSTRY Of the enumerators or evil
cersrs u, ,ncompeiency or partsanshiD in the
the fact" NAN p'''p'''o'"i "