Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-08
Of 18Th Census Will Not
Be Known Until Oct. 10.
It Is Thought Total viii Be
About 100000.
Census Represents Work Of $4,000
People Cost 81 5,000,000.

Washington, Aug by the 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 entirely
completed and minutely verified. and
by that time every man who keeps
tab" will know the total for himself.
for the details for all such sub divis-
ions as states, cities and counties will
have become known previously through
the census Offices announcements.
Some people think that Director
Durand practically knows now the ex-
act number of the population. but he
declares really and truly" that he
does not. IT so disposed, however, he
could ascertain approximately the
number Of people somewhat in ad-
vance of his announcement to the pub
lie. This could be done by means OF
the preliminary count of the schedules
which is made necessary for the pay
ment of the cnumerators for their
services. The enumeratinG districts
for each supervisors area are num-
bered. and it is intended that each OF
them should contain 100 names. AS
soon as these are received they are
turned over to counters and viz
tually active statement is thus made
possible. Up to date the names in
more than $4,000 of the 10000 districts
have been counted.
The process is moving forward rap
idly. and when it is completed the
population of the United states could
he easily by footing up the totals ar
rived at. Mr. Durand, however. is not
having the figures totallcd. and he
says that it is his purpose 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. 1t Is known. however that the
census officials generally fall in with
the popular idea that there arc about
90 900 900 people in the United States.
Between the census of 1890 and that
of 1900. there was an increase or
about l3,OO0,000 and only IA slightly
larger increase would now be neces-
Fsary to bring the figure up to the 90
900. 900 mark This result is arrived
at by II purely arithmetcal calcula-
tian, and not by any compilation of
the figures recently taken
About 800 nimble fingered young
men and women are engaged night
and day in determining the figures
which. when the final computation Is
made, will show the total population.
All told, there are some 1900 clerks
employed i'm the census office i'm tn
compilation of all the facts gathered
by the field agents in connection with
the recent census: but. While the
greatest activity is directed toward the
ascertainmcnt of the population. there
Is still much doing in other directions
Indeed. "A large number of those at
work in tho population division are
engaged in classifying the facts reia
tive to the sex. age. race. and other
conditions in connection with the peo-
pie numbered. Also. there are many
employed in the manufacturing. agri-
cultural. and mining branches.
The first announcements. however. VIII
cover only enumeration figures. and those
will continue. for the next two months