The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-20

AID FROM CITIZENS
Committees Selected to Re-
port Census On jssions.
CONFERENCE YESTERDAY
With Enumerators--56 Over
looked in First Ward.

There has been so much dissatisfaction
expressed regarding the rumored count
made by the census enumeration IF
Wichita's population that a committee OF
citizens determined yesterday to inyesti-
gate the matter. It is not known, Of
course, just what the count Is, for the
reason that the enumerators have nJs
given out the exact figures, and perhaps
their approximations have been made
with the view OF putting off the seeker
for information but when it wassrumor-
ed that the count would not show up
5000 or 27,O00 old residents and business
men Of the city concluded that something
was wrong; so il was determined to In
vestigate. One of the clues which came
to hand was the fact that the directory
company of this city now have in print a
new directory for this city which has
$500 names in 1t, and there is not includ-
ed among these names of women living
with their husbands, or children under
IS years of age. 1t is a rule the world
over to estimate that there is from three
to four persons for each person named
in a city directory prepared as the one
to which reference is made. On this basis
Wichita would have over 10000 people.
There is another rule which is nearly in
fallible, and that is postofice receipts,
the reports Of which have been compiled
for years by the department, show that
cities where the sale of stamped goods
cpoN te-a nm
population of from $1,000 to 10000. The
sales at the Wichita Office would indicate
that there are a good many over over
%, 600 people.
There are no accusations made by this
committee that any of the enumerators
have been negligent in their work It is
a big undertaking and many people,
strange as 1t may seem, did not want to
give in the information asked for by the
enumerators.
This committee have gone to work to
find out who and how many have been
missed, If any. and in this connection
they desire the help of everybody in the
city. Every one knows whether he has
been counted or not, and in every in
stance where there has been a mistake
made II is the desire that the name, with
residence, street number, etc. should be
reported to f. B. Jewett as promptly as
possible.
The committee Of gentlemen met yester-
day afternoon and advised with the emu
merators. Supervisor ]. c. o. Morse,
who happened to be in the city, was in
attendance at the conference and ar
engagements have been made to obtain
the names. etc, of the persons omitted
so that no one will escape in the official
count
1t was reported to this office yesterday
that the entire family of Mr.. J. Moore,
living at IA North Emporia avenue, had
not been enumerated. There are five
members OF Mr.. Moore's family.
The committee which has been selected
to see that Wichita's full representation
is counted has volunteered their services
in order that there may be no further
discrepancies. Since the meeting held
Yesterday afternoon one Of the men who
were employed to check up the First
ward found that ffty-six persons rad
been omitted from some cause or other,
in that ward alone, and the enumerator
who has charge Of the work in that dis
trict can obtain the names from the COM
mittee.
The arrangements now perfected are &C
cepted as satisfactory and no further dis
crepancies are expected.