New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08
WORKING ON THE CENSUS
Result To Be Announced About
the Middle of October.
HOW THE WORK IS DONE
Care Employed by Enumerators
and MISUNDERSTANDING
Estimate About 100000.

Washington, Aug. by the middle of
October the people of the United States will
know their own number. as revealed by the
thirteenth census The figures will not be
given out until the count is completed and
infinitely verified, and by that time every
man who keeps tab will know the total
for himself. for the details for all such
Subdivisions as states. cities and counties
will have become known through announce
ments by the Census Office.
Some persons think that Director Durand
practically knows now the exact number
Of the population. but he declares tfat ne
does not II disposed. however. he could
ascertain approximately the number OF
people somewhat in advance of his an
nouncement to the public. This could be
done by means of the preliminary count of
the schedules. which is made necessary for
the payment of the enumerators- The
enumerating districts for each supervisors
area are numbered. and it is intended that
each OF them should contain one hundred
names. AS soon these are received they
are turned to the counters and a
virtually accurate statement is thus made
possible. Up TO date the names in more
than $500 of the 70.000 districts have been
counted.
The work is moving forward rapidly. and
when it is completed the population of the
United States could easily be ascertained
by footing up the totals. Mr.. Durand. how
ever. is not having the figures totalied, and
he says 1t is his purpose not to do SO.
He is not curious as TO the outcome OF ms
work Nor will he make any prediction
as to what the result will show 1t is
known, however that the census officials
i n
there are about 10000 600 inhabitants of the
United States. Between the census OF 1880
and that of 1900 there was an increase of
about 1900 0e0 and only a slightly larger
increase would now be necessary to bring
the figures up to the 100000 mark. This
result is reached by arithmetical calcula-
ton and not by any compilation OF the
figures recently taken.
About three hundred nmble 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 eighteen hundred clerks employed
in the Census Office in the compilation of
ali the facts gathered by the field agents in
connection with the recent census; but,
while the greatest activity is directed tow
ard the ascertainment of the population,
much is being done in other directions.
Indeed a large number of those at work
in the population division are engaged IN
classifying the facts relative TO sex, age,
race and other conditions. Many are en-
ployed in the manufacturing, agricultural
and mining branches.
The first announcements, however. VIII
cover only enumeration figures. and these
will continue for the next two months ana
a half The sociological and industrial fig
ures will come later, and Will be announced,
as a rule in special bulletins prepared by
the bureau.
Including enumerators, special agents ana
Supervisors no fewer than eighty thousand
persons will have been employed IN the
work of the thirteenth census oy me ufile
il is completed. So far 1t has cost ABOUT
100000 and It is probable that the totai
axnense will be about si5c00.g 60 Congress
has sDDrOpriated So coo $50.