Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-15

The United States bureau of cen
sus has just published the first con-.
plete census of the Philippine ISLANDS.
In accordance with an act Of Congress
this census was taken by the Phil.
ippiDe commission, under the imme-
date direction OF Brig. Gen. j. p. Gan
net, Of the United States geological
survey, and Mr., Victor II Olnstei.
Of the United States department OF
agriculture, who have prepared Tie
analytical text of the reports.
AS soon as the schedules were turD-
ed in by the Filipino enumerators they
were packed in cases and shipped 20
The United States bureau of the ceI.-
sus, at Washington. in compliance
with the law which authorized the
president to direct this bureau o. The
census 10 begin the task Of tabulation.
Several bulletins were issued scMe
months ago giving advance informa-
ton.
The final results as now published
are comprised in four volumes, assrr-
eating 3, 046 pages. These handsome
books which have been designed by
the bureau of the census do notresem-
BILE conventional government reports.
They are bound in brown buckran,
stamped in silver, and bear the seal
of the Insular government. Included
in these reports is a large map OF the
Philippine Islands; there are also
many small maps and diagrams in col
ors. and reproductions Of 2S0 photo
graphs. tastefully grouped in seventy
nine ~full-page half-tone cuts (prinled
in brown, Illustrating civilized and
wild tribes, towns, habitations,
churches, agriculture, shipping, fisher
les, transportation. and industries.
object of the Census.
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The principal object of the census
as stated in the act Of congress, was
to secure statistics Of population and
a general knowledge of social condi
lions as a basis for the establishment
of the Philippine legislature, which
the law directs shall convene two
years after the publication of the re
ports of the census. This Legislature
is to consist of two houses--the Phil
ippine commission and the Philippine
assembly.
The enumeration was made in The
Spanish language, and the schedules
have resulted in statistics of the civil
lied population, wild peoples, agricul
ture, manufactures. schools, railroads
fishing. mining, telegraphs, commerce
transportation, insurance, and bank
ing.
Geography and History.
Volume | is devoted to the geogra
ply and history of the archipelago.
The Introduction, prepared by thu
director. covers the details of TIL
enumeration. in which 1927 person.
were engaged. all of whom We're ma
tives of the islands. with the exception
of lis Americans, | Japanese, and
Chinese, II is followed by an artiel
on the physical formation of the Phi
ippine Islands, including harbors, rive
systems. forests. and minerals reecal
ces. Rev. Jose Algue, S. j.. directo
of the Philippine weather bureau
discusses the climate, Rev. NJ. SADIE
ro Naso, S. J. assistant director {
the Philippine weather bureau, discnI
SEES the volcanoes and seismic centers
and Hon. r. n. Pardo de Tavera, {
the Philippine commission. and d
David p. Barrows, chief of The burea
of n-Christian tribes, write of III
history of the islands and Of the pr
pulation. \ lengthy paper upon III
characteristics of the civilized an
nonciviiized tribes concludes this vo
ume. which contains also a ~classifie
list of evolutions and islands.
Total Population.
Volume II is devoted to statistics
population. the greater part of the VIC
ume being occupied by tables presen
ing the population by islands, provin
es. and different statistical combin
lions. In The analysis of these table
the conditions of the Philippines wi
those of other countries are compa
ed. particularly the United States. Pc
10 Rico. and Cuba. The total popt
alton of the archipelago as returnt
from. 342 independent islands is
e35.426. OF this number almost sew
million are more or less c%ivilize
The wild tribes form about . per ce'
of the entire population. The civ
lied tribes are practically all adht
en;S of the Catholic Church. III