The San Francisco call., 1904-07-10
California

Several California cities have recent
ly adduced testimony to show to what
extent their population is increasing.
Among the number are Fresno, Napa
and Los Angeles. The postmaster Of
Napa caused the letter carriers in
Napa to enumerate the people of that
city. The result is the conclusion that
Napa has grown nearly forty per cent
in four years, or since the United
States census of 1900. At the last Fed
eral census Napa was shown to have
a population of but 4O36, loss of $50
as compared with the figures of the
census of 1890. There has been much
local dissatisfaction concerning the
manner in which the counting Of the
population of Napa was performed in
1900. 4 great many inhabitants were
overlooked, so claim the Napa papers,
and there were similar errors in 1890
The count of the letter carriers in
Napa, which has just been completed,
gives Napa a population Of 5643. If
the figures of 1900 were correct then
there has been a growth of 40 per cent
since they were made. In the latest
count there are 1870 Chinese only to be
enumerated. Their number has de-
creased and fewer -1ongolians are en-
ployed in the different industries and
homes of Napa than there were a few
years ago.
The Napa Register, giving an ac-
count of the enumeration by the letter
carriers, says that it has been evident
to every house owner and business
man in Napa that the city has forged
ahead remarkably during the last two
years, but no one was prepared for the
percentage of gain that has been
shown. In numbering the people \nf
Napa no one just outside of the city
limits, south of Pine street, in the Orn-
duff tract, or in North Napa, was
counted. If these were included, so
says the Register. Napa has popula-
ton Of 5000. At her present rate Of
growth she will soon reach the 10000
mark.
ADVANCE OF FRESNO.
The Fresno Superintendent OF Edu-
cation has submitted school figures
that indicate the progress Of Fresno.
The Fresno Democrat reviews the fig
ures and draws therefrom the conclu-
,
of Fresno has doubled. The city en-
roilment of school children is S64S. The
average daily attendance at the schools
is 2705. The Democrat reasons as fol-
lows:
The general statistics for the past seven
years interesting from the fact that they
Indicate what remarkable growth in popu-
lation Fresno has achieved during that period.
These statistics show that the number OF
census children between the ages Of and II
years has increased from 1851 to 411T. or more
than doubled The total number OF pupils
rolled in the schools has increased from 21O2
to 3GS5. nearly twice as many. The num-
Der OF teachers employed has gone up from
forty-five 10 eighty-seven. the total expendi
lures from s5O.12O to s75.190 only. The
rollnent in 1891, was $S7 81. in 1904 s65 IS
The number of volumes in the Libraries has in
creased from 1000 to $3.50.
The Los Angeles people have arrived
at their present estimate of the popu-
lation of the City of the Angels by
means OF new city directory. This
furnishes an unofficial census OF the
city, and it is alleged that the returns
are more accurate than are those sub
mitted by the men employed as census
takers for the United States, because
the Government method of paying for
the census taking is not as advantage
Gus to the enumerators as is that of the
directory proprietOrs, the latter employ
ing by the day. so that there is no
temptation to shirk work. The Los An
geles Times says that 155, 900 is a con-
servative estimate of the present popu-
lation Of Los Angeles. The directory
company enrolled names Sufficient to
indicate 152, ,435 persons, but the names