The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-04
THIS NUMBER WILL
BEFOUND CORRECT
GcantIanea rrom P.Ee onc.l


will rank sixty-fifth in point OF pop
ulation among the cities OF the United
states. In the census Of goo Salt Lake
ranked SEVENTEEN.
Under the statutes governing the
work. the entire enumeration was to
have been completed within a month.
and in the cities the work was limited
TO fifteen days. IL was expected that
I some OF the returns from the cities
would be received as early as the first
week OF June, but the exact population
OF the entire country will not be de-
termined before some time in Septem-
Der. The census officials viii. how
ever, 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 payrolls. but this
VIII be more or less speculative.
Expects Ninety Millions.
Director Durand Is counting upon
roll Of not fewer than 10000, 900 names.
| This estimate is based upon calcula-
tons Of his experts. and makes al
iowance for an increase according to
the tendencies shown I'm the last three
previous censuses. Between 1870 and
1850 the increase In the population
was 30 per cent. between 1850 and 1890.
7 % per cent: between 1890 and 1900.
I p per cent II the decrease should
continue at the same ratio there would
| be a falling off this year Of the rate
| OF gain to II per cent. The immigra-
tion figures FOR the past decade have
oeen greater, however. than for any
I or the previous ten-year periods. Max
Z ing allowance for this augmentation
7 from outside, IL 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.-
100000. II Is now calculated that there
souls
Much interest IS felt as to the show
ing regarding the purely native in
| crease. The enumerations between 1870
and 1900 show n startling tendency
/ toward race suicide" and IL Is Mr..
i Durand,s fond hope that the reports of
I MS 10000 subordinates may be able to
check this apparent declire. Man OF
| ugureS that he Is. he does not however.
| permit his optimism to shade his facts.
| and until the actual returns show some
I thing better. he will hold to his ninety
| million estimate.
Innovations I'm Census
There Will be some innovations in
I this census. and they are expected TO
improve the reports. Fer instance, the
| country farmer has been afforded an
/ opportunity TO consider in advance the
| statements he shall make as TO the con-
ditions prevailing with reference to
| MS holdings, and the same ADVANTAGE
| was given heads Of families in cittes
! as 10 the enumeration OF their house
| holds. In both cases sheets were
passed around before the official calls
both ruralist and urbanite would be more
I complete in their returns than other
I wise they might be. There also was
unusual care in the supervision of the
work OF the enumerators. In the cities
D supervisors camped on the heels OF the
men with the pencils during the first
day OF their work. and in the country
districts the sheets themselves were
/ especially scrutinized.
The inquiry comprised three principal
branches: Population. agriculture and
mining and manufacturing. The ques-
tons covered the acreage. the value and
the product OF farms. included an espe-
cial enumeration OF animals. capital in.
vested. the value OF products. and the
number Of employees OF mining and
manufacturing plants.
EnumeratOrs Very InquIxitIve.
The enumeratOrs wanted to know :
i good deal about everybody for the pop.
ulation volumes. They not only in
! sisted upon knowing ones sex. but ex-
/ pCcted one to reveal HIS age. and asked
him to tell whether he was white. black
| mulatto Chinese, japanese or Indian
whether he was married or single, and
| IL married. how often. whether he wa.
| American or foreign born, and IL the
latter. to Five not only his nationality
but his race and mother-tonEue. Then
II one Is a woman. she was asked Il
tell how many children were born 10
her. and all about her education. par
I entagc and employment. All this in.
| formation is for the general average
and for the ear only Of one OF the
| enumeratOrs. He IS sworn not to re-
| veal any Of the awful truths.
/ The mere getting OF the information
l sum Of s5.5O0.0 900. OF this amount 81,
| 100000 is being paid to cnumerators
and the remaining million 10 super.
visors- With few exceptions the