Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-29
ILLINOIS HAS
MADE GAIN OF
So Pc R Cent
REPORT SHOWS THAT CHICAGO
HAS ALMOST HALF OF STATES
POPULATION; SEATTLE, WASH,
AND PORTLAND, ORE, GROW.

Washington, D. c. Nov. 28.-The
population of the state of Illinois is
5,638,591, an, increase of 817.041, or
16.9 per cent. The increase from 1890
to 1900 was 995, 5,199, or 26 per cent.
The most populous county Of Illinois
is Cook, containing the city of Chi
cago, and has 2.405,233 nearly half Of
tho entire states population. The
county having the smallest population
is Hardin, which has but 7,015, and
next is Putnam with 1861. Among the
other counties are Carroll, 18,035;
Hancock, 30,63S; Henry, 41,736; 10
Daviess, 22,657; Kane, 81 1862; McDon-
ough. 26.SS7; Mclean, 6s,00S; Macon,
54,1S6; Peoria, 10O,265; Rock Island.
70,404; st. Clair, 1850; Sangamon.
91,029; Stevenson. 36,821; Warren,
23,313; Washington. 1859; Wayne,
25,697; Whiteside. 34,507; Will, 84,371:
Winnebago, 63,153.
Seattle and Portland Grow.
Washington, d. c., Nov. 2s.-The
population of Portland, Oregon, is
207,214. an increase of 116,78S, or
1892 per cent, and that of Seattle,
Washington, is 237,194, an increase CT
lob,o1o, or l94 per cent,
Fraud in TWO Cities.
In announcing the correct population
of Seattle and Portland. Census Di-
rector Durand issued statements Civ
ing the result OF the remuneration
made necessary in several districts Of
the two cities by evidence of the pad
ding of the original figures.
The original returns from Seattle
contained 248,3S2 names, or III, ,18S
more than the final figures said Mr.
Durand This difference represents the
names eliminated from various districs
as not entitled to enumeration, and in
the case of district No. 62 the differ
ence between the original enumeration
and the re-enumeration which was
found necessar Il ettons" were
made In the enumera ton OF fifteen dis
tricts out Of total Of ITO. "A consider
able number of other districts, In
which the original returns indicated
the possibility Of incorrect enumera
tion. We're found to he substantially
correct.
Returns for Portland.
The original returns for Portland
contained 222,959 names, or 15,745
more than the final count. the latter
being eliminated on a careful
rechecking Of certain districts and the
entire remuneration Of two others.
Mr. Durand says that while 1t was
found necessary to eliminate a great
or less number of names from con-
number Of enumeration dis
tricts in Portland and the evidence in
dicates that in most cases the enume-
rators were not consciously guilty of
fraud, and it is also clear that the sup
ervisor, Mr.. Beach, did all that reason
ably could be expected to prevent the
padding Of the cersus
In both Portland and Seattle several
similar causes were found by the CEN
sus bureau for the padding which led
to the recount.
Transients Were Enumerated.
Drivate organization in each city,
in Portland perhaps more than one
had slips printed con-
tanning the census questions, and
names were added by the enumerator
for the slips thus collected. The organ
lzations in each case collected names
Of many persons who claimed not to
have been enumerated and to be en-
titled to enumeration These slips, the
census bureau discovered, contained
names of many transients In the city
and others not entitled to be counted.
Several enumerators In Portland
assigned large numbers of names from
these slips to vacant lots or buildings
no residents" One-enum-
orator on checking up such slips
handed to him found that his own
name appeared on five different slips
as not having been enumerated"