Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-14
CENSUS COUNT
DISAPPOINTING
NAY FALL $4,000 SHORT OF THE
STATES TOTAL PoPU-
LATION.
DUE TO Indifference AND
APATHY OF THE CITIZENS.
Helena and Butte Returns Particularly
Discouraging-Few Days for
Stragglers.

The enumeration of the people of the
United States is due to be completed to-
morrow. AS far as Montana is concern
ed the count is far from being complete.
The enuaneratorS have gone over the
ground carefully but have been met with
an apathy and Indifference that might be
expected from China, but which Is sur
prising, when coming from Americans.
The population of Montana Should reach,
and is, fully "a quarter OF a mIllon sous.
The enumeration will show a less amount
by alt least %, 900. In Butte the result OIL
the count promises to be very discourag-
ing to the progressive element which be-
lieyes i'm putting the best foot forward.
There is no question but that there are
thousands OF residents of this city VINO
nave not been counted, largely on ac-
count OF this spirit OF indifference as 10
the result.
In Helena the condition is much the
same as in Butte, but the residents of
that city nave evidently realized at the
eleventh hour hat an effort is necessary
in order to secure a full count. Ihls
morning Governor Richards received the
following telegram from Mayor Edwards
of that city:
Enumeration in Helena very unsatis-
factory. Believe more than a Thousand
overlooked. Two enumeratOrS nave
many names. If can suggest or can
their districts. The Independent also has
mony names. If you a suggest or AN
send some persons here thoroughly &C
Quainted with the work I will recommend
that the city stand, expense of additional
| enumeration. Answer immediately
The ex-governor will probably go to
Helena tonight to look over the ground
and see what can be DONE. He is not in
favor of another enumeration, but will
probably keep the count open for a few
days in order to get in the s~tragglers.
The ex-governor is beginning to realize
that the life of a census director is not
! all beer and skittles. He is a man who
does not swear, wherein the labors under
a serious handicap, in the present in
, stance. when his troubles are coming
thick and fast. He aid
The work Of enumerators in Butte
and Helena is supposed to close tomor-
row. Being satisfied from my own obser-
walton and from information that has
! reached RE from several sources that the
work is not as complete as it should be
in this city. and judging from the tele-
gram received from Mayor Edwards of
Helena that the enumeration is not COM
! plete i'm that city, I ave concluded to
! keep the work open TO. two or three days
in the hope that the citizens will see the
importance of being counted.
TODAY Or tomorrow I will issue a
small lodge and scatter it all over the
city. The dodger will be a final attempt
to reach chose who have not been count
ed. and will request those who have not
been enumerated to call at my Office and
furnish the desired information.
II van it understood and wish to en-
phasize that the enumerators here and
in Helena are in no to blame for
any dissatisfaction that may manifest
itself over the failure to secure all the
names. The apathy and indifference, and
I am sorry to say, in some instances. OPP
F.: -4A 100 I-o- ~,,1l NJ ,rvo,,1I Is~oo,,u
age the average man.
with two exceptions where I had to
revoke the commissions of enumerators
who did not m their work as re-
quired by law. l believe all the numera-
tors in this city have about covered their
districts. Several have made their final
reports, but as I said before I shall not
consider their work closed for a few
days. in order to give them an opportu-
nifty to pick up the stragglers."