The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-25
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nv tho osn-i. ,ah~n la, year The roprils
ton ~ tuba IL placed 81 ibi1ip1. d%scrrns"
NJ ss,sn IN tho twelve years since tho last pre-
VIous census was taken Tho pfocess ~ hhi'a
u" c"hsns va interesting, and Il se' TORN IN
Gen Sanger rrpott to tho War Department
dat'd Aus 20 ~ this year II we decided
by tho SECRETARY - war that. ~ the census
"a. iof Tho o'pan' primarily. they them""l,"s
should take II under onintst.n, guidance
90 that NJ lien Sanger points out, II I. = ccnsr.
~ cuba by the Cubans There NAV b" def"'i'
In II. but II IL tho opinion ~ the reoil" ~
cuba and ~ tho expert statI.tirians who have
been analr2lns tho figures that they bear tho
impress 81 honest WORK "
II wa necessary to educste almost the entire
corTs Of officials. Tho supervisors Of tho al,
provinces we're brought to Washington and
instructed for "A week In tho work which they
were To manage. on their return they In
strictcd their deputies and selected erufnsrn-
tors. who In turn Instructed the others Tho
census was taken very RAPIDLY. Gen. S1ugr
says It compares favorably with our own census
In that respect,
New conditions required now methods II
was found soon that tho maps could not DO
relied upon. except In cities. the boundaries
Of the minor civil divisions were not always
given. and even when they were the lines Of
suburban and rural wards could not be deter
mined. because, ~ was subsequently discov-
cred. they had apparently overlapped in some
locations. or were situated In two different
municipalities and the claims Of the respective
local authorities had not been adjusted. To
avoid double enumeration each census taker
was required " to post a printed notice on all
buildings visited by him. giving the date OF
his visit"
One hundred and forty-two women were en-
gagged as enumerators and rendered excellent
service. This Ia said 10 be the first time In the
history Of Cuba that women have been en-
ployed In the public service.
or the results shown by the census. Gen.
Sa"gcr presents many OF interest. The mort
gage Indebtedness OF the island amounted 10
IS per cent. of the value OF the rural real estate
and to 70 per cent, OF the city real estate, on the
valuation on the registers OF property made
before American occupation began. As TO
the population, In seventy-nine districts there
was a loss since 1857: In fortv-seven there were
gains. The losses are confined to the four
western provinces. those OF Santa Clara. Ma
tanzas. Havana and Pinar del Rio. In the
eastern provinces, Santiago and Puerto Prin-
cipe. every district gained. Some districts
In the western provinces gained slightly; they
were those in which the reconcentrados were
COlltCltu. anu luOse IN WIiISu uItic "1S ht'i'
or no RECOMMENDATION. into which the people
had fed for refuge. The losses Of population
we're where Weyler's rule was most felt
There are ninety-six cities In Cuba OF over
1000 inhabitants; sixteen have more than
5000 inhabitants, Ave more than 5000. and one
more than 2oO.oO. The exact population OF
Havana Is placed at 235.esi. A very large
proportion Of the population is thus seen to be
In the cities. The centre OF population Is in
Santa Clara province. thirty miles southwest
Of the city OF Santa Clara, and eight miles north
east Of Cienfuegos. II has moved twenty-four
miles southeast since 1857.
The census shows that even In Cuba the
women are more apt than the men 10 prefer
round and small numbers as their ages, In
a stationary population, 20a per cent. OF all
per sons between the ages OF 20 and rs are actu-
ally 20: but In Cuba IS per cent OF the males
and % per cent OF the females reported them
selves az 20" The native whites constitute
SIS per cent OF the population; foreign whites
constituted Q per cent; colorcd. including
negroes and mixed. 81 per cent, while the
Chinese made less than l per cent. OF the popu-
alton The foreign-born element, as In the
United States. oongrsgates mostly in the cities.
nearly one-third Of the total foreign-born
population Is in Havana. Eighty-three per
cent. OF tue pOpultuon IS tuuafis I per crHt.
claimed Spanish citizenship and II per cent.
had not declared their Intentions when the
census was taken.
or the Inhabitants, ese per cent. n.oo4.ssO
were unable to read. 81 per rent. 1884, osl could
read. but could not write: 81 ! per cent. (6l4.-
$40, could write. but had no superior education,
and IL per cent. had superior education
1888 in number. Two persons in Cuba out Of
every fifteen are Legitimate. The tables
Of occupations will open the eyes OF those who
imagine that all Cubans either produce sugar
or tobacco. or make cigars. There are 50
actors and IS actresses on tie island; 20 OF
the actors are coIored. There are 1879 archi-
tects, 8 Of them colored. and al artists: 2s3
clergymen. 4 OF them colorcd; 245 Journalists.
II being colored Is plano-inakers, and 255
watclmakcrs. Three Of the Journalists could
neither read nor write!
The census very properly and wisely did
not cover so many fields Of INQUIRY as here.
hut confined itself 10 matters Of population,
agriculture and education. Ii IL really n model
ece of work. and shows again how excellent
our military officers are In civil positions.