The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-01-18
Thos. C. Adams
Claims the Census of the City
Was Taken Accurate
ly by Enumerators.

Climax, in which it stated
MANY were of theopinion that
the ennmerators failed, by at
least 500 te>-get the correct
census of Richmond. Mr..
Thes. Adams, one of the
enumerators sends the fol.
lowing:
Editor Climax '--t ..''''
AsNone OF. the
Census Enumerators recent
ly employed by the Govern
ment to take the Census of
Richmond, / wish to make a
statement concerning the item
published in the columns of
your paper in which it stated
those "who have studied the
situation carefully, are of the
opinion that at least 500 bona
tide residents were either
overlooked or passed up on
account of the rush of the
enumerators". In justice to
I 4
those who enumerated the
city of Richmond, 1 trust you
will publish this.
[ was Enumeration for Court
House and City Hall Pre-
cincts and can speak for the
work 1 did. In submitting
my report to the Supervisor
of Census of this District. I
had the pleasure of receiving
a letter from him rating my
work as, perfect in every re-
spect, and one Of the very
best in the district. The
authorities in Westinghouse
cepted my work without any
complaint, and check for SER
VICES rendered followed soon
after final submission of, my
report. The Climax left the
impression that the Enumeri
ators were in a hurry to finish
their work and therefore were
careless in performing their
duties. T am sure there was
not any reason for hurrying
or emitting 500 names or even
a dozen, since we were paid
by the head and not by the
job. This being true it was
entirely to the interest of the
Enumerators to find every
name possible. In prosecuting
my work [ visited every
house or apartment in the two
Precincts. BY the method
used it was impossible to omit
a house or those living there
in unless the occupants re-
fused to give a complete list
which was never the case.
1t will be recalled that the
City Council appointed a spe-
.clal committee to assist the
Enumerators in order that
there might not be any ON
missions. AS l remember,
Messrs. Coleman Neff, J. Il.
Berry and David Miller were
those selected. At the close
1.-The committee submitted a
list of perhaps a dozen names
Thought to have been omitted.
l personally investigated the
alleged omissions and made
comparison from regular Cen
lsus lists. Not one omission
was in my precincts nor any
in Francis, enumerated by j.
NJ. Sandlin. Those supposed
to have been overlooked had
ALREADY been listed. Univer'
sity Precinct, listed by Mr..
Walter Broyles, a Normal
student, made an equally good
record. If there were SOC
names omitted why did not
1.-The special committee find
them? The omissions were
not made. I am willing fol-
the Climax or any one else tc
investigate my work. l should
not object to the most
i
thorough investigation on the
part of the Census Author.
tiles. If those. who have
studied the situation careful
Ily as the Climax stated, are
not satisfied with the result
-4T-fnvfte them to thorough
investigation of the work per
formed by the Richmond
Enumerators. And especial
ly do I invite them to inspec
Court House and City Hal
Precincts which were enum
Grated by me. [ challenge tn
the finding of 250in the hal
/ listed. more, I challenge til
fndinG orrWr1e,v,en so YES 9