The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-22
95, 600, 900 ARE ESTIMATED
OTHER CENSUS EXPERTS PLACE
THE TOTAL AT 100000 900.
Statistics of Agriculture, Manufac-
lures, QuarIies and Mines In
Guided. Figures by July /.


WASHINGTON, D. C.-Despite
the fact that census officials decline
at this time to make predictions as
to the probable population of the
United States in 1910, statisticians
estimate that the coming census will
show population of between co.
100000 and 100000, while some
more sanguine and optimistic place
the figures as high as IOO,00O,00O.
From study of the statistics COM
piled by the census bureau bearing
on the population of the United
States up to the last census, taken in
1900, as compared with the estimates
OF population in the larger cities of
the United States for 1908, it may
be seen that an estimate of even 3d.
100000 for the population in 1910
is hardly eXtravagant.
The estimated increase of the pop
ulatiOn in so of the principal cities
of the United States, as shown bv
statistics of the census Office, is g.
434, 4O7. The number of immigrants
admitted into this country between
1901 and -908 was 7,vvz,03O. These
two sets of figures added to 76,3O3.-
387, the census figures of 1900,
bring the total estimated population
up to last year to S6,737,S24. Lit
tie doubt exists in the minds of sta
tistical experts that the census of
1910 will reach almost 95.00O,00O.
Census Corps 65,331 Persons.
Director Durand with his corps of
? en- 4 n
ators, will take the thirteenth de-
cennial census. This will include not
only population, but also statistics re-
lating to agriculture, manufactures
and mines and quarries of the United
States, Alaska, Hawaii and Porto
Rico
The census must, according to law,
be completed by July /, 1912.
The census of 1910 will cost the
United States government no more
than that of 1900, despite the fact
that there are 80 more supervisors.
about $4,000 more enumerators and
a greatly increased population, en-
failing more work The last CEN
sus cost $4,000, 900, and it will be
seen that this means the practice of
rigid economy.
Questions to BE Answered.
The census law passed at the last
session of congress provides that the
schedules relating to population shall
include for each inhabitant the name.
relationship to head of family, color.
sex, age, conjugal condition, place of
birth, place of birth of parents, num-
Der of years in the United States,
citizenship, occupation, whether en-
ployer or employe, and, if employee,
whether or not employed at the date
of enumeration and the number of
months unemployed during the pre-
ceding calendar year, whether or not
engaged in agriculture, school at
tendance, literacy, tenure of home
and whether or not survivor of the
union or confederate army or navy
and the name and address of each
blind or deaf and dumb person and
for the enumeration of institutions,
shall include paupers, prisoners, jul
venile dehnauents, insane, feeble
minded, blind, deaf and dumb and
inmates of benevolent institutions
Decreasing Birth Rate.
he UnlLed states Is following the
tendency of western and southern
Europe in a decreasing birth rate
and a less rapid increase of popula-
ton, says the census office The pop
ulation of Europe, excluding Russia
and Turkey, increased 8 per cent.
during the ten years ending with
1880, slightly less than per cent.
in the ten years ending with 1890,
and slightly more than per cent.
in the following ten years. These
people belong to the race stocks of
the United States.