The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-22

Arc you doin5 your part in getting
a full count OF the populace Of Og-
den
II NOT, now Is the time for you to
aid in whatever way you can the CEN
sus enumerators who arc covering the
city. 1t Is important to the interests
OF the city that no one should be over
looked
The nrst part oil the census taking
Is practically over. The "quizzers'
have eight moro days TO make the
count Il complete one
The eyes OF the outside world ure
on ogden as never before Capitalists
and investors, manufacturing men and
builders are fully alive now TO the
wonderful possibilities OF this fair
city. and ii is urged that when the
1nGl returns are made known Ogdon
shall take lis proper place In the lists
Of the most rapidly growing cities.
The enWncrators are doing their part
10 help boost the city For the first
week a FUN corps of cnumeratoro has
been "on the job" every Cay. So Tar
there has been no hitch in che count
A few minor complaints have been
made 10 headquarters, but these have
for the most part, It Is said. been salts
factorily adjusted. so that to date Il
Il believed ,hat the count has been
practically 2 full one
Weber Club Helping
The Weber club mas inauguraLed
an active campaign TO help the cause
along and to see that no one within
the city is overlooked in the big
count. Letters asking the cooperation
OF It's members have been mailed and
request has also been made to the
religious organizations OF the city. ask
ing that they do all in their power
10 make the enumeration this year
fall one
In connection with these letters
plaoards have also been distributed
throughout the business section and
placed in windows and other coDSpicU-
cuS places setting forth the value OF
a full count and asking that any who
have been overlooked report TO the
Wobcr Club that they may be looked
,Bp and put on the census records
AS yet there have been bat few
responses received 10 these appeals.
hut IL is expected that during the
next and last week OF the enumera-
tion there Will be many of them. AS
the reports arc received at the Weber
Cub they are promptly made known
to l. L. Reynolds, who at once has
the count taken.
In two or three instances the cDu-
morators have found difficulty In To-
eating all the occupants of some Of
the boarding houses about town, bur
these arc noted. OF course, and a re.
turn trip Is made for the purpose of 10
eating any who may have been over
looked. One case has also been ro-
ported wherein no one but a servant
was at home, In consequence of which
the desired information could not be
obtained. Such difficulties, however.
are but incidental 10 the work, AMI
provision is made 10 cover all such
The enumerators have as yet not
entered the foreign populated quart
ers. but even in such districts no great
trouble Is anticipated. as the super
visor is authorized by the federal reg
ulations under which lie works TO em-
ploy interpreters whenever II is ncces-
sary TO obtain the desired information
The difficulties encountered In the
larger cities. where the foreign races
are largely represented. will not bo
met With in Ogden
Secretary /. L. Reynolds OF the
Weber club IS OF the opinion that
mp to the present time the city has
been well covered. and he is confident
that with the proper cooperation Oil
the part OF the public generally In
reporting any cases wherein someone
might have been overlooked. the re-
turns of the count Will be gratifying
surprise 10 all
Ecs.des the benefits TO the goyern-
nient at Washington of all the statis-
tical information which will be obtain
cd by the census. the local communI-
ties throughout the country are help.
ed to a great extent if they can show
material increase in population ac-
cording to Official count
Census Reports Carry Weight.
Prompted By the spirit OF boost
ing and civic pride it Is natural for