The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-30
WAITING FOR
TAP OF The
CENSUS BELL.
Thousands Of EnumeratOrs all Over
the Country arc Ready to
Begin Their Work.
OHIO COUNTY'S rHIRTY.SEvFN
Have Their Equipment in Shape, and
the Enumeration VIII be
Finished in Two Weeks.

Friday morning, June /, day after to-
morrow, the taking OF the thirteenth ma
tional census in the United States will
begin. and all over the country thou
sands Of enumerators are ready with
their equipments and well grounded in
their instructions. awaiting the tapping
Of Director Marriam's bell. Here In Ohio
county there are 'thlrty-seven euumera-
tors, and In the First congressional dis
trict leo, whose NAMES were given ex-
cluslvely In the Intelligancer recently.
In Ohio county the work will be under
the direction Of Special Agent Charles A.
Heimbright, a very capable man. and
1t is assured that the work will be done
thoroughly and without any miscar-
rIages in this county. The supervisor
for the first congressional district is
Hon. Harvey W. Harmer. of Clarks-
burg. who has chosen his enumerators
with great care. II is expected that the
work will be completed within fort'
night.
Few questions asked by the census
office are Of more Importance than those
regarding the place Of birth of the indi-
viduaI and his parents There Is no
great country which has received so
many immigrants and lost so few emf
grants as the United States. 1t is
doubtful whether more than 100000
Americans by birth are living outside
Of the United States, while the number
OF persons OF foreign birth living in the
United States Is probably 100000.
In the coming census the enumerators
will endcavor to ascertain where each
person, and the parents OF sach person,
were born; and. II the person was not
born in the United States In what year
he came to this country, the number OF
years he has been here, whether he has
been naturalised or not, and II not,
whether he has taken out naturalization
papers.
The tables made from the answers to
the inquiries respectingbirth place show
the number and distribution of the for
elgn-born residents of the United States,
the number OF them born In each Of the
great countries, the amount Of inter-
marriage between these foreigners and
the natives. the proportion of the for
eIgners who settle In the cities and
those who seek the country. their ability
to read and to speak English, and the
law-abiding character OF the popula-
ton. It is sometimes said, for instance.
that crime Is specially common among
the foreign population. But this state
ment can not be supported by the CEN
sus figures. Few crimes arc committed
by persons under fifteen years Of age,
and vast numbers Of the natives arc un''
der that age and therefore cannot com
init crime. When comparison is made
between the native prisoners and the
natives over fifteen years of age, and
the foreign prisoners and the foreign
population over fifteen years OF age. one
finds that the proportion Of persons in
prison is about 80 per cent greater
among tho natives than among the for
eign-born population.
Another point brought out clearly by
the census figures is that immigrants
move but comparatively short dis
tance. The Canadian immigrants live
mainly along the Canadian frontlerund
the alcMcans mainly along the southern
boundary. Thus in 1890 the Canadians
were in n plurality among the foreign
born in Maine. New Hampshire YER
mont. Michigan. Montana and Wash
ington. The MexIcans, on the contrary,
were in the plurality in New Mexico
and Arizona. The Germans, however,
have spread all over the United States,
and were in a plurality among the for
eign born in twenty-siX states and ter
ritories.
To the several foreIgn-born elements
Of the population it Is 4 matter Of pride
and interest to know the number OF per-
sons Of their nationality In thu United
States. and their general economic con-
ditlon. In 1890 there were more than
100000 residents In the United States
who were born in foreign countries. OF
this number about 30 per cent were born
in Germany, 20 per cent in ireland. and
about 10 per cent in Canada mud New
foundland. From 1921 to 1880 the United
KinECom contributed SO per cent Of the
total immigration to the United statey,
and Germany 30 per cent. In the de-
,g5t a.. fcao tt, Iv,,u,ie.r-,pfE frnFn
tho United Kingdom constituted only IS
per cent OF the total immigration, ltha
proportion from Germany being slightly
less. In the ten years 1861 TO 1870 the
combined immigration from Austria,
Hungary. Russia, Poland and Italy con.
sututed only per cant or the total i'm
migration. In the decade 1881 to 1890
this proportion rose to Il per cent. aud
in the nine years is9l-lS09 to more than
Ga per cent.
The people Of the United States are all
Immigrants or the descendants OF Inn
migrants. a proper pride on iha part
OF recent Immigrants in the land Of
their birth, and reasonable desire to
srcure that recognition which Is due to
their numbers and Importance, should
lead all persons OF foreign birth to well
come the census enumarator AMI to an
swer his questions willingly and aceu-
rataly.
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