Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-05
PLANS Being MADE
FOR TAKING CENSUS
IN 1920 FOR NATION
Supervisors Will Be AID.
pointed by President
Wilson in July.
OFFICIALS FIGURE WORK
WILL COST S2O,OOO,OOO
Estimate Present Population of
Country at More Than lOO,-
100000 Persons.
DETROIT SHOWS BIG INCREASE
Government Will Use 10000 Emu
inerstors, and Many Questions
Will BE Asked.
OFFICIALS FIGURE WORK
WILL COST S2O,OOO,OOO
DETROIT SHOWS BIG INCREASE
Government Will Use 10000 Emu
merstors, and Many Questions
Will BE Asked.
BY JUSTIN McGK1TII.

WASlilNGTON. May 4-Alrcadv
preparations are being rindc for the
taking of the 1920 census. The first
important step viii be the appointment
oil 800 supervisors of the census These
appointments Will be made In July.
inc supcrvisors receive a salary or
*iooo plus 81 for each 1000 inhabitants
enumerated under their direction The
average population OF most OF the sup
"rvisor, districts WAS somewhat over
-op'oo". while the most populous by
'ht iast Gems ut-thc State OF Massa-
chusetis-had more than 1000, 900 in
habi;ants
New York City. as under the 1910
census VIII have two supervisors
for Manhattan and the Bronx borouphs
-""d one FOR Richmond. Queens and
KINKS boroughs. The supervisors are
all appointed by the President.
The 1910 census cost the United
states sl5.ooO.ooo. The estimate for
the census for 1920 /. S2V.OOUOOV
Figure Large increase.
The 1890 census showed the Cnited
Slates had a population Of g3iCSl5l
ms included all tile territories OF the
United states. The population OF the
Continental United States was 9i.s7a.-
The estimated population of the 1920
L.
jnited States L. ilo.QOoOUU aud for
'ihe continental United States los 600
ou0.
II IS estimated that tho 1920 census
VIII require approximately 10000 emu
mtrhtors and special agents
Plans are being perfected to take
10y sending schedules abroad TO army
commanders. These lists when thcv
reach the census oiiice. will be reclassi-
neg SO that the State the soldier is
from VIII the cYpdit III bjs
Qcnce.
In towns OF $500 or over it will re-
In country districts and big cities the
estimate is four weeks. In the com
ing census. Tor reasons growing out
OF ths war. greater care than ever Viii
be taken 20 secure the ,nos, comnlete
stE .stics on the population OF foreign
birth and foreign pLrentagc. on school
attendance and iiiiteracy and on the
, ownership Of the home.
Plan tm~ricarixntion Drive.
information secured through the
census on the population OF foreign
birth and foreign parentaGe and on
iili,eracy VIII be made as complete as
possible. In order 10 aid the American
| izaiion plans which Secretary Lane.
Of the Interior Department. is father
ing.
the foreign population in the United
States and It's condition OF ill!teracy
are, secured, an Intensive campaign
TONS OF these peoples by educa,ional
methods. and thereby make them bet
ter citizens
a new feature introduced into ,he
1920 census will be the collection OF
full data on mortgages on homes.
The amount OF the mortgage, the
purpose for which II was incurred. and
nc holder OF it, Will all be listed.
}The ownership OF homes is regarded
iaprcad OF Bolshevism in the United
Estates.
! The proportion OF the population
(which owns homes in the United states
lis probably greater than that of any
Hother industrial country
Y Nevertheless. 1t is considered de-
sirahis m that indiyidTai ownerShir
Rnd already there is being projected a
campaign 10 induce workers in the
United states to own their own homes
hnd 10 have employers aid them in
shcir efforts to do so.
Get Forestry Statistics.
Another new feature of the 1890
census will be the collection OF stats
lics on forestry in the United States.
In government circles there is con-
tidcrablc alarm over the destruction of
american forests OF the country Con
6crvation. IL is thought. Will be greatly
|, ,,ided by giving the people full and ac-
turate knowledge of the extent to-
which the forests have been depleted.
II | The census of Alaska. Hawaii. Porto
Rico and the Philippines will not De
.lakcn with the census of the CONT
dental United States. the census OF
hose territories having just been COM
Aletcd. The census OF the Virgin Is
kinds was also taken in 1917 and VIII
Not he taken again.
| The census OF Guam, Samoa and the
Panama Canal Zone will be taken by
he respective Governors of those ter
titorcs.
| The census Bureau looks for some
ipsets in the rank Of cities in the
tnited States as IL result OF the CEN
Ms of 1920. The most important
hange, ii is thought will be in the
k,nk Of Detroit Detroit in the 1910
tsnsus had population of 465,7G6 II
expected that 'Detroits showing in
tlc 1870. census will equal. or be close
H. l,0O0,0
Elf this expectation is realized De-
H'oit may take rank as the fourth city
I'd the United States.