Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-28
Interesting Facts Were
Disclosed Last Year.
Government Cotton Report Great
Protection to Farmers.
More Rigid Laws For Securing
Information Recommended.

Washington, Nov. 21.-Much of the
work Of the census bureau during the
last year as disclosed by the annuoi
report of DR.. S. N. D. North. made pub
lie today. related to the census of man
ufactureS of 1905, to the preparation
and publication Of statistics on NUM-
cipal finance, and to the collection. tab
ulation and publication of prompt and
accurate reports On the cotton crop.
The report shows that the work cost
the government $l.249,045. that sum be
ing $685. less than Congress appro-
priated for it.
Annual estimates Of the population
Of the various states and territories ore
made by the census in order to cstab-
1jsh death rates in the vital statistics
report. In 1905 Is states took Gunner
ations OF the population, the total be-
ing o. 1913 236 The estimate of the GEN.
sus of the population Of those states
at the same time was ., 1i3,3l1, Il diff
ference of only 1926.
DR.. North has planned in connection
with the annual municipal reports II
series Of statistical studies of important
phases CT municipal development. in
Guiding PARKS, markets, paving, sewers,
police and fire departments. baths.
schools and literature. The Importance
of statistics Of this character is IN
dictated, the report notes, by the fact
that the present aggregate debt of cit
les Of the United States containing over
5000 inhabitants is in excess OF H.6m.-
600, 600, greater than that of the COM
bincd debt of the national and St.iic
governments and Of the counties.
school district and other minor civil
divisions
The director adds:
IN 1900. SO per cent. Of the people
of the United States resided in cities
having a population of 5000 and over
and in Il few decades over one NAT
of the people will reside in those Cit
les. The problem of self -Sovcrnmcn,
is therefore becoming one of city GOV
eminent"
The director advocates. the taking
of a uuinqucnnial census of agrlcu!-
ture.
The report says concerning the cot
ton reports that it has been the de-
sire of the bureau to bring It's syS-
tenn of reporting to the highest possible
degree of efficiency.
"A complete record of the quantity
Of cotton ginned." it states. is not pos
sible unless the ginncrs report accur-
ately the output of their gins 1iliit
the great majority Of them do TINS
have no doubt; that many nave lall''1
to do so. is made evident by the diS-
tribution report; and in some sections
there are signs of a more or less con-
certed purpose to undcrstate the gun
nings in the hope of Influencing the
current price Of the crop. There Gun
be no question that the census ginning
reports have been worth lhtny mlii'":!$
of dollars to the cotton planters Wy
protecting the market from assault
Of sreculators whose privately gath2Fe |
statistics no longer carry weight Wh4
they differ from those of the con-
sus."
Director North recommends "" 81
actment Of more rigid laws i" en- i'he
census officers to secure intorh'atio'i.
Comics Of census publications. 10 'h'
numbe OF 6,e6S were distribute" our
,nr the year 2OO.145 being bulletins ana
39s 900 cotton reports of the permanent
census.