The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
Will KNOW NUMBER
Census Figure Will be Given
In Near Future After Re-
turns Are Audited
PROCESS GOING FORWARD
Middle Of October viii See the End
Of the Census Enumeration, Accord
ing to the Experts at the Depart
ment at Washington. About Three
Hundred Employed in TabulatiOn.

ing 10 the Experts at the Depart
ment at Washington. About Three
Hundred Employed in Tabulation.
Washington, Aug. S.-By he middle
of October, but scarcely before, the
people of the United States will
know their own number, as revealed
by the 18th census. The figures will
not be given out until the count is en-
tirely completed and minutely veri-
fed, and by that time every man who
keeps tab" will know the total for
himself, for the details for all such
subdivision as States, cities and
counties will have become known
previously through the census officers
announcements.
Some people think that Director Du-
rand practically knows now the ex-
act number of the population, but
he declares really and truly" that he
does not. If so disposed, however, he
could ascertain approximately the
number of people somewhat in adj
vance of his announcement to the
public. This could be done by means
of the preliminary count of the sched-
ules which is made necessary for the
payment of the enumerators for their
services. The enumerating districts
for each supervisors area are num-
bered, and it is intended that each of
them should contain one hundred
names. AS soon as these are receiv-
ed they are turned over to counters
and a virtually active statement is
thus made possible. Up to date the
names in more than $4,000 of the TO-
600 districts have been counted
The process is moving forward rap
idly, and when it is completed the
population of the United States could
be easily ascertained by footing up
the totals arrived at. Mr.. Durand.
however, is not having the figures to-
tailed, and he says that it is his pur-
pose not to do so He is not curious
as to the outcome of his work Nor
will he make any prediction as to
what the result will show It is
known, however. that the census Of
fcials generally fall in with the popu-
lar idea that there are about 90,000,-
600 people in the United States. Be-
tween the census of 1890 and that of
1900, there was an increase of about
thirteen millions, and only a slightly
larger increase would now be neces-
sary to bring the figure up to the
ninety million mark This result is
arrived at by a purely arithmetical-cal
culation, and not by any compilation
of the figures recently taken.
About three hundred nimbled fing-
cred young men and women are en-
gagged night and day in determining
the figures which, when the final COM
putation is made, will show the total
population. All told, there are some
eighteen hundred clerks employed in
the census office in the compilation
of all the facts gathered 10y the field
agents in connection with the recent
census; but. while the greatest ac-
tivity is directed toward the ascer-
tainment of the population, there is
still much doing in other directions
Indeed, a large number of those al
, work in the population division are
engaged in classifying the facts rela-
. tive to the sex, age, race, and other
conditions in connection with the PEG,
pie numbered. Also. there are many
employed in the manufacturing, agri
cultural, and mining branches
The first announcements, however
. will cover only enumeration figures
and these will continue for the mex
two months and half. The sociolog
zeal and industrial figures will come
= later, and will be announced as &
rule in special bulletins prepared by
: the bureau itself.
Up to date, population figures have
o been given on two States only, Rhode
Island and Oklahoma, but many an
. nouncements have been made for cit
les, towns and counties in various
. parts of the country. All the returns
so far given to the public have beer
prepared to meet the especial demands
of the localities affected, In Rhode
Island, for instance, there is to be ;
reappointment for legislative pur
:, poses, and in Oklahoma the franchise
: Is involved. Texas has State laws af
= fecting county administration. anC
, has made special demand upon thu
. bureau There also have been exac
. lions of a legal nature from various
cities in Illinois. as from some othel
a States. From this time forward, how
ever, these requests will receive com
4 paratively little attention, and as {
o consequence, the regular work of thu
Il bureau will proceed more rapidly.
h The directors intention is first tt
o tabulate the population of the larg'
= cities, and after the announce
q ments for those centers o
:, those centers of population shall hav,
nonuIation chaI1 bave haan rOoda