The Daily Missoulian., 1910-12-04

condition of others With reference to
servitude were noted. Evidently with
the end in view of arriving at correct
information in the interest of taxation
and the bearing Of arms, there was an
than 16 years of age. Slaves were not
permitted to vote, but they We're taken
into account in the apportionment of
congressman. Consequently their
enumeration became necessary. Be
yond these facts the first census did
not go. N@".&
The inquiry Of 1890 now appears to
have been very crude piece of work,
but when one takes into consideration
the lack of precedent and the meager
facilities for getting about the coun-
try. one almost marvels that figures
approaching completeness We're ar
rived at Especially should we re-
member that census taking then was
new, the United States being one of
the first of modern nations to provide
for systematic enumeration of it's pop
ulation. In those days, and indeed as
late as $780, the immediate direction of
the census was in the hands of the
United States marshals IN the various
judicial districts throughout the coun-
try. AS a class, they We're not ac
customed to clerical work, and there
can be little wonder that there We're
some complaints of lack of thorough
ness. True, they We're permitted to
employ assistants, but when we learn
that these aids were paid only at the
rate Of 81 for every $50 names taken in
the country districts and for every 300
taken in the towns, the marvel grows.
The enumerators, or assistant mar
shals, as then TREY were called, We're
required to furnish their own sta
Ftionery, and not until 1880 were uni
form printed schedules supplied from
Washington. The results of the prim-
|itive enumeration We're shown in a
pamphlet of 56 pages The rolls in
flicated a population numbering B.
929,214, and the cost to the govern
ment was less than $4,000. Many of
the records of that census showing
the names of heads of families. have
been preserved. 1t is worthy CT note
that census bureau is now selling
small paper covered volumes giving
the original names by states, and the
basis of an American aristocracy.
The census of 1900 was along the
same lines as that of 1880. In 1910
there was a definite determination to
ascertain the facts concerning the
manufacturing interests, and they
were given a volume of 223 pages. The
value of all the products of the facto-
ries of the time was placed at Sl72,-
762,676. In 1920, there was an effort
to improve on the methods of the pre-
vious census in industrial details, but
instead Of accomplishing this result
such a complete failure was scored
that all attempts in that direction were
abandoned until 1S40.
The census of 1850, the sixth CEN
! sus undertaken in this country marks
an era in census taking. 1t was the
first scientific enumeration of popu-
lation and industries, and it still is
highly regarded. Past failures had
convinced congress that there was
something radically wrong in the
| methods employed. In the determ1na-
ton to correct these errors, a census
board consisting of the secretary OF
state, the attorney general, and the
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