The Washington times., 1910-04-26
MUST HELP CENSUS OFFICIALS
MAKE THE COUNT.

II Fe would make certain that every
resident OF the District Is counted In
the Government census which is now
being taken, we must do more than
merely sit down and wait for the
enumerat0rs to come along and record
our presence in the city. We must get
busy ourselves and help the army Of
counters III their efforts to find US.
Unless we do, we may expect there will
be many OF US who are missed
This Is not a reflection on the local
census organization nor on the efficiency
OF the supervisor and the enumerators.
We are fortunate in having an able
force at work, and there Is lie doubt
It Is performing its labors faithfully
and with as much thOrOughness as pos
sibIe- But the fact remains that the
eHuueratOrs alone, Unaided BY the pub
lie, cannot hope 70 do an absolutely
complete job, for the simple reason that
the work cut out for them and the
difficulties OF performing It in the
specified time are so stUpandOUs that
there are bound 20 be some citizens
who are not found
With all the other interests OF Wash
ington. The Times Is anxious that the
count be thorough. The city has been
growing rapidly IN the past ten years,
and all are justly DESTROYS that the Of
fetal Federal enumeration shall so
demonstrate. The population discovered
Tor Washington in this census viii
stand for the next decade as the official
population OF the city, and II Is i'm
PeTative that every advantage to which
We are entitled be given us
The Times today inaugurates a cam
psign for public assistance TO the census
eHumerators- Each day during the rest
Of the census taking there VIII be pub
Hshed in The Times a blank. which
those who have been missed By tLa
euUmerators are urgently requested to
fill in and send to this newspaper. II
the enumerators have been over a Ger
tain district or along a certain street,
and any resident thereof knows It and
knows he has not been counted. he Is
requested to write his name and ad-
dress in The Times coupon. printed
elsewhere in this edition. and
send 1t IN The Times viii see
that 1t reaches the hands OF the
proper officials and that an euumerator
finds the resident ami enters him IN the
count.
Throughout the country many cities
have formed supplemental organiza-
tons OF volunteer euumerators. who 20
over the ground behind the Government
eHumerators for the purpose Of hunting
for those who have been missed. Resi-
dents have also been urged 70 send in
their names to a local committee, which
IN turn gives them to the census Of
fcials for investigation. In fact. in
nearly all the large e,ziys there Is a
keen organized effort 70 make the most
OF the opportunity for showing in
creased population. Practically all cities
have grown enormously since 1900. and
the indication Is that those which fail
10 help the Government make q
thorough count viii not show increases
proPOrtionste with those which do.
The census officials welcome such as
sistance as proposed today BY The
Times They realize the magnitude of
the work they have been called upon
TO perform, and are as anxious as any
body to achieve good results. Wash
ington should appreciate. the necessity
OF giving effective assistance By tax
Ing advantage Of the opportunity Of
feTed BY The Times we can be assured
that the enumeration here VIII be as
nearly complete as possible