The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-06
RGAu R. MILLS TALKS.

a comparison OF tue CENSUS Wy q ''tASS>
tory man of twenty-five years experiences
gives the following facts:
There are now in the City Directory
s2.oN0 names, not including married wemen
and children under eighteen years OF age.
It is q conclusion OF directory men in
general from long experience and COM
parsons that the city directories only con-
tain about one-third OF the reputation.
This would give Richmond 4 fax poptt!a-
ton of $1,000, not including the suburbs.
Postmaster Wray i Knight says
that he delivers mail 10 2p,H1 people.
over a territory of I'VE and a half square
miles This does not include the resu ar
post-ofIices, and would with Manchester
and Barton Heights give d total popull-
ton to Richmond OF about 100000 people
1t has been ascertained that on one block
OF eight houses in the West-End as many
as fourteen persons were skipped by the
census enumeratorS.
WAS NOT FAIR.
Mayor Taylor said yesterday that he
agreed with Major Howard in what he
said about the census of Richmond
Il do not think we have given the world
fair representation of our population.
he said. II feel certain that thousands
Of people have been overlooked in the can
vass and [ am ready at any minute TO
approve the action of the city Council
in appropriatins a sufficient sum of money
TO defray the expenses OF a police census
The police are in a position to take the
census more accurately than any other
class of people.
."Besides the thousands that 1 believe
have been overlooked in the city. there are
thousands more who are in the outlying
districts, rece.ying all the benefits of cit
izenship. VINO DO not count because of the
limited corporate boundaries. hey
should be taken into the city" said the
Mayer.
Councilman Morgan r. Mills said there
was no doubt in his mind that the figures
were wrong by several thousand at least.
II am in favor of shutting of all CITY
couyentences to those who live beyond the
citv's boundary line and who are receiv-
ing sewer, water and light privileges,
while they are contributing nothing toward
the treasury of the city in the way OF
taxation
..Our citizens are frequently forced to
n1,t m with short water supply IN oraer
that outsiders may enjoy the privilege OF
using the city mains
IF our peop.e who live i'll the SUBURBS
do not care to help make the CITY rise 20
the first-cass of cities, then me Guy
shou1d deny them the privileges that go
with the city.
I'VE should extend boundaries and
Get among the metropolitan cities
ronnciiman Glenn fayors expansion 50
fa- &c the city's limits go. and would
ITO 10 see Barton Heights. Chestnut IT'LL
90 District and Fulton Heights all unaer
one roof. ,-,,r.D
WE'RE INEXPERIENCED
.orhe census is. in nay opinion, iili't 20,
rate. + am in no position to4criI.eise l.'e
,a,,ar In which the enumeration was
conducted. I believe those VINO 'ooh tii0
osrs,Is did the best they could. But ,, n-
exnarianced men cannot do the work nho
+ha no1ica can. and I am in favor OIL INV
inc notice census at an early DAY.
s.,Tha size of a city goes Il long way ~
word showing the world at large ts!s e'i. III,
actar and size of its, business affairs, an
as citizen Of Richmond ana oAs W" w
has its interests at heart, WISH ~ So
an accurate count.
Cantain j. A. Mclaughlin spss lI..s-S,a,
of the Census Departments, s>'t '- -.
,y,,rn;ne that he believed ire census ZOE
p;cbnonnd had been fairly and honssttS
-, and that the enumerators mad cone
their duty r,.-,
THE CAPTAIN stated that the men were
canned Nv the Bureau at Washington r'oni
tha LIST of competitive examinations pureiS
an merit. and that their political compieA1
fnn was as follows:
Democrats. 81: Republicans. 10; PopuiistS'
: Socialist / Total. 81
r.t1aNrRESR OF COMMERCE TO AL,
The Chamber of Commerce will ask tha
r,;f,- Council 10 order police census Sec
rstary Dunlop, says he believes several
tbo,,eand women were omitted. out pre-
-,aditatedlv. of course. In the enifnera tion.
Tha same trouble was experienced IN iasV.
Non an amended report showed lnae
i ,o,,+ : fnn names had been oEfted.ihe
-ec,,es+ will probably be made To-Day.