The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
TIMES AIDS IN WORK
OF CENSUS TAKERS
Coupons Will Help TO Sc
cure Names Missed by
EnumeratOTS.
CIVIC PRIDE SHOULD
PROMPT ALL TO AID
Work Is Nearing Completion, But
Many Unavoidably Have Been
Overlooked.

Only few days remain for the com
pletion of the work Of enumerating the
population Of washington for the thir-
teenth census, and Supervisor Brough-
ton is beginning to cast about for those
persons who have been missed by the
census-tak ers. To aid in this work, The
Times viii print a coupon daily. which
II flied out and mailed, viii bring an
enumeration 70 the house Of the sender
II is considered only natural that
some one would be overlooked by the
enumerators in their hurried work, and
in order that the Capital may be re-
corded with the full population II Is en-
titled 10, The Times has offered It's
services II believes that civic pride
viii prompt every resident thus over
looked 20 aid IN making the best show
ing possible
Work Nears End
The greater part Of the enumeration
vo-k is over now. and between now and
the end Of the week the large force
under Supervisor Broughton viii be
rushed There are many houses where
the families have been away On visits;
others were II was not convenient TO
get the data and II is necessary 10
make another visit: some where persons
Of peculiar views have refused 70 give
the information and who must be forced
10 comply WIN I.le law and Lnen LleEe
are the places that have been entirely
overlooked, and in all likelihood viii
never be counted unless the OCCUPANTS
III out the coupon printed in this paper
and mail them 70 The Times
This courtesy on the part Of The
Times has been approved by the census
authorities and they VIII depend upon
IL 70 great extent in this respect
Friday the Time
IN speaking Of the work incident TO
the last few DAYS Of the census enumer-
alton Supervisor Broughton explained
that the enumerators on regular routes
are not expected to have ''ta ken every
body in their respective territory until
II wiU be difficult for the residents
70 determine until Friday whether or
not they have been counted in the cen
sus- and q IS then that Mr.. BrouEhton
wants these persons 10 I'll out COUPONS
notifying him OF that fzct. so Thar
4elayed data
Although me returns thus far are In
complete ana 10 form any idea upon
the statistics IS 70 a large extent guess
work. experts IN the census work TODAY
express the belief that the census VIII
show an increase OF 4l,040 IN Washing
tons population since the twelfth census
was taken, ten years ago With this in
crease the total population Of Washing
ton would be 2iS,000. This = lower than
ington by the Gems taken BY the police
during the past year
Gains In County"
These same experts say that the out
lying sections OF the city. IN what IS
known as the county have expert
enced tremendous gains in population In
the majority Of these suburban neigh
borhOOds the increase has been more
than 10o per cent. In this connection
there are a number Of what are known
a. new neiEnbcrhoods-whe large
numbers Of attractive new homes at
moderate prices have been erected
which have greatly increased IN popu-
latiO1.
Another interesting feature connected
with the population which Is noted by
these experts IS that there IS an ap-
parent falling OF IN the foreign popL-
IatiOn- This IS attributed 10 2 number
OF foreigners employed here IN Conuec-
ton with the building OF the tunnel and
the Union Station having moved else
where since the completion Of those
projects
When the enumeration work Is com
rIeted. the records viii be sent 70 the
population division Of the census fO-
CCn-r ilation and counting, and the pop
uIatfon Of the Capital viii probably ~
made known during the last week n
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