El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-11

not be determined before some time in
September
Director E. Dana Durand is counting
upon a roll of not fewer than 10000
600 names. This estimate is based upon
calculations of his experts. and makes
the tendencies shown in the last three
previous censuses. Between 1870 and
1880 the increase in the population was
80 percent; between 1880 and 1890. %
percent; between 1890 and 1900. p per-
cent. If the decrease should continue
ut the same ratio there would be fall
ing off this year of the rate of gain TO
II percent The immigration figures for
the past decade have been greater, how
ever, than for any of the previous 10
year periods. Making allowance for
this augmentation from outside. it is
calculated that the increase for the
past 10 years will be about IS percent.
and as, in round numbers. the figure
for 1900 was 100000. it is now cal
culated that there prove to have been an
addition of about 100000 souls.
.Race Suicide"
Much interest is felt as to the show
ing regarding the purely native increase.
The enumerations between 1870 and 1900
suicide" and it is Mr.. Durand's fond
hope that the reports of his 10000 sub
ordinates may be able to check this ap-
parent decline Man OF figures that ne
is. he does not. however, permit his OPP
timism TO shade his facts. and until the
actual returns show something better,
he will hold to his 90.O0O,O0O estl-
mate.
The inquiry will comprise three prin-
al, LOT
and mining and manufacturing The
questions Will cover the acreage, the
value and the product'of farms. includ-
ing an especial enumeration of animals,
as IL will the capital invested. the value
Of products. and the number OF EN-
ployes of mining and manufacturing
plans.
What They Want.
The enumerators viii want to know
Sood deal about you for the population
volumes. They not only will insist upon
knowing your sex. but will expect you
TO reveal your age, and will ask you TO
tell whether you are white, black. mu-
latto. Chinese, Japanese or lndlah /:
whether you are married or single. and
If married how often; whether you are
American or foreign born, and II the
latter. that you give not only your ma
tionality. but your race and mother
are to tell how many children have peen
born TO you; and, in any event, you are
20 tell all about your education, your
parentage and your employment All TINS
information is to be for the general aV-
erage and for the ear only Of one OF the
enumerators. He is sworn not to reveal
any Of the awful truths
Costs Heavily.
The mere getting Of the information
VIII cost the government the pretty sum
OF S5.500,000 OF this amount S4,5OO,OO0
VIII be paid TO enumerators. ana the re-
naming million 70 supervisors With
Few exceptions the enumerators VIII be
PAID on the basis of the work done In
the country the remuneration VIII be
from 20 to 80 cents for each farm re-
ported, while the pay for names viii
range from 2 to cents The districts
VIII average 1900 names. 1000 in the
country and 1900 in the cities.
Negro EnumcrafOrs
In the southern states there will be
two enumerators in each district. one
white, and the other black. All told
there will be about 1900 negro enumer-
ators, but some of them will be employed
in the northern states.