The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-15
.PUBL|C URGED To
HELP. CENSUS FOLK
Supervisor Moore Wants Rich
mond to Have Full Pop
ulation Count.
NO MANCHESTER HEREAFTER
Director Durand Orders South
side People Included as
Washington Ward.

For the honor of Richmond. that she
may get full justice in the census re-
ports, call upon every resident to
aid the enumerators in every way
Answer the interrogatories freely and
Il promptly yourself; il you know OF
i any one who should be listed, tell ME
or one of the enumcrators about II.
4 If for any reason the census taker
misses you, write me postal card or
telephone me at my office. 4l6 Mutual
| Building, and i will sec that you are
| properly on the list. Everybody is en-
1 pected to do his part"
With this last word to the public
| through The Times Dispatch, Census
! Supervisor c. Ridgeway Moore will
send his army of enumerators out at s
o'clock this morning to count the peo-
pie. EghtysiX of these men will work
in Richmond for four hours. After L.
o'clock noon there will be a sudden
accession of ten more, for those who
will be counting noses In Manchester
all the incoming will be making figures,
perhaps without leaving the same
street, in Richmond in the afternoon.
This providing the consolidation is ef-
fected according to schedule.
In RicImond Returns.
yesterday afternoon from Director Du-
rand to include the population of Man
chester with that of Richmond IL the
cities are made legally one by noon on
April is. Not only this. but the order
directed him to make his returns with
out mentioning Manchester. putting
down the inhabitants as of Washington
Ward, Richmond.
At once Mr. Moore issued instruc-
tons to the ten enumerators in Man
chester TO satisfy themselves to-mor-
row at noon If the consolidation is
effected If the order is properly
signed at that time they arc to make
their reports from Washington Ward.
In this way there will be no mention
of Manchester in the census records,
and pcrforce the number will be In
Guided in the total population of Rich
mond.
A period of two weeks is allowed
the enumerators in cities TO complete
their returns. In country districts,
however, four weeks is given, the men
in the field having until May 15. This
difference is made because of the long
er time required in travelling across
country and the more detailed infor
nation which it is designed to secure
from the rural population as to farms
and their products.
Daily Reports Made.
In the meantime every enumcrator
will make daily card reports to Direc
tor Moore. These will simply state the
number of persons seen each day, In
this manner the director Will keep up
with each mans work and will be in
position to tell how the duties are be-
ing performed. 1t is not anticipated
that the average can be the same since
there are different conditions govern
ing the work. But the progress OF the
task can be we'll gauged by the daily
reports.
A term in jail and forfeit of al
slice of bond money awaits the
enumerator who betrays any detail of
information with which the citizen in
trusts him. These men arc sworn and
have given bond. The information they
seek is intended for statistical pur-
poses only. and no part of 1t, except in
tabulated form, is to be published. I'm
der the seal of the United States the
President has declared that no item
of the information can under any cir
cumstances be used for purposes of
taxation or for army or navy purposes.
No state official will get a look at the
records
Therefore, while some of the ques-
tons may seem impertinent, they have
been deemed necessary for complete
understanding of the situation. If anyl
enumerator asks a question not in the
blanks, or If the citizen has any rea-
son to think any information is being
betrayed about his own or anybody
else's business. 1t should be reported
at once to Mr.. Moore. The latter Off
cial win personally see to 1T that the
enumerator violating his oath goes to-
Jail.
1t is advisable for the citizen to
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matter, all this week. While his de-
linquency will not be published, he
Will have the uncomfortable knowl-
edge that he is in the records
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