The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-11
TO BEGIN TAKING
CENSUS FRIDAY
10000 Interrogaters VIII This Week
Start Chasing Individual Men,
bers Of Uncle Sans Family
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington, April IL. - With the
break of day on next Friday, the 18th
instant, host of 10000 interrogaters,
men and women, white and colored,
will be turned loose in pursuit Of the
people of the United States. On that
day Uncle Sam will begin the number
ing of his children in preparation for
the 18th census. He estimates that
he has family of about 10000, 900 men
women and children, and he already
has employed and will then put to
work body of enumerators consider
ably greater than the standing army.
The law provides that the enumera-
tors shall begin on the 18th, but it is
not so peremptory about the commenc-
ing time as about the closing time, and
already intimations have been receiy-
ed that in some instances the work
may be postponed until Saturday. This
is due to the fact that the 18th falls
on Friday, and among the 10000 name
takers there are some who are super
stitious as to this day of the week.
The enumeration will cover all Of
the As states and two territories Of
the union proper and also Hawaii and
Porto Rico. Alaska, the Philippine
Islands and Guam will not be included,
as especial arrangements are made for
numbering the people of those depend
encies.
Under the statutes governing the
work, the entire enumeration must be
completed within month, and in the
cities the work is limited to fifteen
days. 1t is expected that some of the
returns from the cities will be re-
ceiyed as early as the first week in
June, but the exact population Of the
entire country will not be determined
before sometime in September. The
census officials will, however, know
within a few thousand of the number
long before the close of the summer
months. They will be able to reach a
substantially accurate conclusion by
their pay rolls, but this will be more
or less speculative, and the figures
will not be given out.
Director E. Dana Durand, is count
ing upon a roll of not fewer than 90,-
100000 names. This estimate is based
upon calculations Of his experts, and
makes allowance for an increase ac-
eording to the tendencies shown in the
last three previous censuses. Between
1870 and 1880 the increase in the pop
ulation was 80 per cent; between 1880
and 1890, rs per cent; between 1890
and 1900, II per cent If the decrease
should continue at the same ratio there
would be falling off this year of the
rate of gain to II per cent. The i'm
migration figures for the past decade
have been greater, however, than for
any of the previous ten-year periods.
Making allowance for this augmenta-
tion from outside it is calculated that
the increase for the past ten years
will be about Is per cent, and as, in
round numbers the figure for 1900 was
76,000,0O0, it is now calculated that
there prove to have been an addition
of about 100000 souls.
Much interest is felt as to the show
ing regarding the purely native in
crease. The enumerations between
1870 and 1900 show a startling tend
ency towards race suicide" and it is
Mr.. Durand's fond hope that the re-
ports of his 10000 subordinates may
be able to check this apparent decline,
Man of figures that he is, he does not
however, permit his optimism to shade
his facts, and until the actual returns
show something better, he will hold
to his ninety-million estimate.
There will be some innovations in
the next census, and they are expected
to improve the reports. For instance,
the country farmer is to be afforded
an opportunity to consider in advance
the statements he shall make as to the