Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-20
CENSUS MAN DOES
NOT SUPPRESS
PUBLISHED CHARGES THAT Bur-
EAI OF CENSIS SUPPRESSED
NALI ABLE NINE FIGURES ARE
DENIED El DIRECTOR HARRIS.
ALL DATA PUBLISHED
DECLARES THAT ONLY NATTER
NOT Published H. a DETAIL
ANALYSIS. MD THIS WAS NOT
PREPARED IN FORM.
tSp,ciaI ~ Thc H,rald)

Washington. ID. III. March - The
>ti.cmtut that statistic. had been up
pressed b. false. because there has been
no suppression. ~ the reply M TIM dircCt
wy w The Census. W. ~. Harris. ~
charges Published that valuable figures
relating ID miners and mining and cnl
lrtt.tl VII the cost VIII thousands nf dollars
have Teen suppressed 10y Dr. T.. Dana
nurIHd> successor. All at The data iu
regard IN thr financial transactions ral
lc,tcl IN ~ Bureau WI Census wv ron
Ipcti,n with the mining indu.trN have
h'tn published" declared Mr.. Harris.
Ihrt are presented iu lhr report on
mines and manufactures. The statistics
.pr The mctalli'rruu, mine. 30 Colorado
IRE given nn page I'll fur ia" copper mines
'i Michigan uu page lul. and Tor the
lr u and zinc mines iH Missouri ~ page
los of the volume II Mines ami On rric>.
Fh. oult WttcT that has gut been pub
III he'll iu a detail analysis.
It'll" original story rI suppression nt
census %tItitic and The iutimation that
oddities hal something % 81" with the
trnuh,r .'rtcl thu -dltl un The mrtllli-
fI .ft~ MINUS 4i r NftNfl fAtf- fA AHf i'IlFNA
uiut> FEW Michigan wv the Lad and zinc
iu,~ d. Missouri and on >mclterS and
rflu.r> which rnull lr ~ the utmost
rlGr |ltclT>r they WuIld show the cost
n nr,lu SION wages urutitS anu losses.
t.a. .i upou luh mite Information Sccur-
n rom The mime operators themselves
were practically thrown away hy the new
Census Bureau administration. Director
.t Ga. -.tts,. fl. III. Itv natt'1 a.a.f
tiuu in his matter saws: Much detail
ANALYSIS for certain branches ~ the min
iu. iidE try was Hut prepared ~ form
ready for publication. and from the man
ncr iu which the work had been conduct
-l J was >ntiSitl that there was no po>
Tolls W.T. this 1%ullv>i> being ready for
ne W,uttr within a reasonable time
Futhcrmnrc. hc report 81 mining a. pre-
cured hrfur. assumed charge of the
.Gir. ruutair- The following statement
These data cannot bc taken ~ showing
,cruraic', the amount Of profit or los
ia thr r,rl mining industry NJ the several
states hui tiry No seem ~ Indicate clear
lv thaj iu many states the industry Oh
tain. orl' = very low rate If profit. II
.ry. w view ~ this statement that tn
iguIr~ w. collected I'm The Bureau NJ the
r.U>l> iid not show accurately the
,Wnuut of profit or loss. il seems "a me
hat th-t were not worthy of a detail
ANALYSIS and that the bureau was iuS
.ifir-l ON, iu publishing the financial
statistic th1t had been reported hy mine
rrratnI>. This has been done careful
ly. arrurnirlr md ruu~rirutiuuSlt.
IS NJ the charge hat. anrarcutlN. pnl
iiicll r,.dcrajior entered into The 81
uatoiu. Director Harris states that the
committee clmpr~c rf fr North I"t
arunr Merriam. Professor WilrlN. lu'
Nr. Rp>>iicr who oXlmiucl The record
.f the Census office early DOB Director
Hlrr'~'> administration. was nnt u rum
mittrr uf Democrats. IN. I N Illurv irh
who prepared thu analysis iu dispute
Appeared before thr>c .cntl,mcut ami
stated hi ease. -Nftrr mature consider
ton" saws Mr.. Harris. "thrN recommend
IN that the report for mining w. curt ilr'
iu 'hr manner iu which 10 WIS finally
Published. | >,ni \ run, I'M their report
tn Mr. Durunl and asked him tr lrt Ur
have the benefit of his advice. NJ rtplr
b. STATES M follows: i duly received Oh
Hul report rl thr committee regarding
ihr census work ANA ! nm inclined tn lg
roe that m W fhn recommendations were
Vie. ! hope that after The census ,n'
Wmc, arr published some ANALYSIS nf tir
more important figures ~lrh I~ those r
gardiug ucrUratinn. max hr prr-rrtrl Ir
special bulletins But J quite agree with
thr committee lhat thr >ct uf volumes
should h. wound ur,"
Director Harris iu Iii statement goes
fullv into the matter 90 Tho employment
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