The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-24

In a small office room on the top foor
OF the Sullivan building the enumeration
OF the city of Seattle is fast drawing TO
a close. At o'clock last night the field
work of the corps of enumerators ended.
A few have yet TO make some calls ana
collect slips left at houses in their dis
tricts to be filled out. To permit these an
to be collected Special Agent Frank L.
Feurt will hold his books open until to-
morrow night on Tuesday a check will
be made of all the forty books, after
which they will be forwarded to Super
visor ]. Il. Mcmillan at Fairhaven. which
will end the work.
The great matter Of interest from To-
cal standpoint Is the yet undetermined
population of the city. Special Agent
Feurt will do no clerical work here. There
will be no compilation made and there
fore, even were he permitted under the
law TO give out any figures, he would be
unable to do so.
Estimate Of Increase.
Ten years ago the enumeration showed
the city of Seattle to have a population
of ~. 800 persons. Engaged in the work
this year are several who were employed
at that time. These have done some hgur-
ing The downtown districts, or the sec
lions of the city covered in 1890, II is said
nearly all show n population nearly twice
as great as then. Within the period the
city has grown wonderfully and many
new districts have been added in both the
residence and business sections: t1gur-
ing that all districts have doubled. with
one-half OF the new districts added the
population would be doubled, and the 9th
er half of the new districts would bring
the total to about 10000. This. by all
enumerators, is considered a fair guess
while all agree that the official figures
given out by Director Merriam will show
over 100, 900.
The first official figures will come from
the census bureau at Washington Stu
pervisor Mcmillan will make no compila-
ton at Fairhaven The various sheets
being checked, be sent to Washington, ID.
c. There II is said force of 1900 clerks
will be employed compiling, and the work.
II Is estimated will occupy about twen-
ty-five months to complete
OF course information can be given out
before that time as to population, as
the greater amount of time will he taken
up in the directors office, in arranging
the specific information contained in the
sheets. The first work will be done on
accurate statements OF populations of
cities can be given out in two months.
Feurt IL Well Pleased.
In the work In this city Special Agent
Feurt says he Is well satisfed 1t has been
thoroughly done. His force consisted of
thirty-seven men and three ladies. Twen-
ty-seven books out of forty have been
turned in to him completed. and among
proud Of He is of the opinion that no
heater specimens of work will be de-
livered at the directors oftico from any
section.
81 don't think any person occupying a
position similar to mine with the census
enumeration" he said yesterday has
had a more efficient corps Of enumerators.
I have gone over several of the books
already in my possession containing lists
of persons living in districts in which
I am well acquainted, and have yet
fniied to discover person left out. OF
course in some districts there may be
misses, but not many.
Some OF the enumerators have gone
back ten times before they were success
full In finding the inhabitants OF house
at home. 1t has been their ambition TO
get their work correct. Many have stayed
up all night One man ! know remained
IN downtown lodging house on the
south side for three nights. but he got
the entire list OF persons sleeping there.
We. daily receive a large number Of
calls from persons who have not seen
the enumerators. In fact a great many
persons do not know we have their
names. A great majority of the persons
who call us up over the telephone, or
come to the office. are already on omr
sheets. or course they bring us addi-
tional Information concerning, them
selves. but members of families. or
friends, have already given the enumer-
ators as much Information concerning a
are glad 20 have them call, however. rs
they bring US this additional informa-
uon, ana sometimes we eaten person
who has been missed
"our great difficulty has been in the
hotels and lodging houses While We
have been given every assistance posi-
BILE. you would be surprised TO know
how many OF the smaller houses keep
no registers and do not know the names
or occupation OF their dodgers, some OF
whom have been with them six months,
THE work in the country districts Will
not be completed until July ]. Twenty
seven enumerAtors are employed in this
county. outside az Seattle. and all are
getting along we'll
ION the whole the census In this county
! believe will he very accurate. and II
az good work is done all over the state.
the result viii be satisfactory"