The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-30
FOE A COMPLETE CENSUS.

The number of complaints coming IN
from those who have been omitted IN
the census-taking Indicate very clearly
that the work as it is proceeding in tins
city is shockiugly imperfect. IL is
true, as one of the lady enumerators
| said, that n census taker should not he
expected to have covered all OF the dls'
trict until the work is turned in AS
complete. II is also true that con
slant interruption by calls aud com
plaints tends TO hinder the work. So
far as any census-takcr is doing The
work thoroughly, there is no cause tor
complaint that the work has not been
finished because some Of it is as yet
undonc. One taking the census of a
district in routine will necessarily COW
or portion of that district first, and
if in passing along no one is omitted
from the enumeration. the enumerator
should be let alone, A face of block,
or block, or a street, can be complet-
ed and then the census taker proceed In
regular order with another, In so far
IA this being done and the work done
thoroughly, the census-takcr is not sub
iect to criticism.
But most of the criticisms relate 70
cases where houses have been passed
by, where those on each side have been
enumerated, or where a street has been
taken apparently complete and court
or some portion has been omitted, ap-
parcntly passed by and neglected, The
most Of the complaints that come TO
The Tribune are of this latter character.
Every one so far as we know ls quite
willing TO have the cnumerator do the
work in his or her own way, always
provided, however, that the work is
thoroughly done. But where the emu
merator has seemed to pass by, to go on
each side of residence, or several res
idences. or a court, with no indication
of intention 10 return and complete
that portion of the district, then the
complaint is Just.
Vicilant citizens should he on the
alert to see that this sort of thing is
not done. ii is of the utmost importance
that a full census be taken, both on ac-
count of the civic pride we all feel, and
for the practical purpose of securing
the proper representation in Congress
and in the Legislature. If Salt Lake
City and county are entitled to twenty
Representatives in the Lower House Of
the Legislature, it should have twenty.
And if the returns are incomplete. de-
priviug us of the rightful representa-
tion that our population would entltle
us If properly enumerated, then the cen
sus is bad, and we are defraudcd
II thus becomes the duty of everyone
to do his or her utmost to see that a
full enumeration is made.
The five days extension Of time al
lowed for taking the census here will
be vast help In getting the count com
plete. All of our citizens want what is
right, and they want nothing moro
The count should show this city's full
population, and should give us the
rights of representation 10 which we are
entitled This we insist upon, asking
nothing more and willing to accept
nothing less, Let the census be com.
plete. and let all make it their especial
business to see that no one is omitted
from the count. The FIVE days exten-
sion OF; time will give full opportunity
for this, and all should cooperate to-
ward getting the desired result.