Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-28
CITY CLIMBS ON
TOCENSUS WAGON
Thousands of Residents Tumbling
Over Each Other to Smash
All Previous Records
SCHOOL CHILDREN BIG HELP
Lodging House Keepers Fall Into
Line and Beg Enumera-
tors Recognition
SCHOOL CHILDREN BIG HELP

Public enthusiasm for record break
ng census has been greatly stimulated
by the appeals of the census officials
and the chamber of commerce to the
civic pride and patriotism Of Los An
gelans, judging by the number of tele-
phone calls and coupons sent in by
mail to the census office yesterday,
giving names and addresses Of per
sons whom the enumerators had
missed Especially noticeable was the
changed front of the lodging house
keepers, heretofore apathetic at best,
and In many cases doing all in their
power to obstruct the work Of the
enumeratorS.
For some unexplained reason" said
II. C. Lichtenberger, supervisor as
sistant, last night, "the lodging house
keepers of Los Angeles have expe-
rienced a surprising change of heart
The telephone has been kept hot today
by requests from lodging house pro-
prietors who desired to have enumera-
tors sent to their places, or to give
us information about persons who had
been overlooked. Some of these were
in the congested district where the
work had not yet reached them, but a
large part of the calls were from per-
SONS who had heretofore given us
trouble either by refusing to fill out
the blanks left with them for their
guests, or by trying to prevent the
enumerators from seeing all their
roomers.
PHONES JINGLE
"We have also been beseged with
telephone calls from the people OF
Hollywood today. AS 1t seemed TO u.s.
the greater part of the population
called up and expressed their fear that
the census takers had overlooked them.
As | explained to those who called up,
Hollywood is divided into only two
precincts, and spread out as the resi-
dences are. 1t requires considerable
time for the enumerators to cover the
ground. But we have been allowed
two extra days for the completion OF
the count in Hollywood. and residents
need not be alarmed If they are not
visited by the enumerator even as late
as Monday or Tuesday
Seventy-five precincts in Los Ange-
les are completely finished now and
the enumerators are being doubled up
I'm the larger precincts. Mr.. Farmer
expects to put a large number at work
In the downtown office buildings, rae
tories and other places on Friday or
Saturday to gather any names which
have been overlooked In the residence
districts.
CHILDREN BIG HELP
Probably the most effective outside
aid the enumerators have received Is
from school children, who are enthu-
siasticaiiy canvassing every district of
the city to see that no one has been
overlooked The teachers in the pub
lie schools have given the pupils talks
on the subject explaining the import
ance OF securing n fun count for the
city. and they have responded with a
will
Mr.. Farmer is especially anxious to
receive information regarding residents
of Los Angeles who are temporarily
out of the city, and again requests
all persons having acquaintances who
are away on business or pleasure to
send In the names and addresses to his
office I'm the Exchange building, or TO
give him the information by telephone.
The numbers are Sunset, Main 1852;
Home, F4732.