The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-17
NOW OR NEVER
WITH THE CENSUS
Last Chance to Have Your
Name Counted in List
Is Today.
CLOSE WORK TUESDAY
Neyt Tabulation Not to Be
Taken Until 1880; Expect
100000 Population.

f. F., now or never---at least never
Tor 10 years.
- yoy are to he enumerated in the
t,5er.I census today is your last
.r.rr. until the next census rolls
around loo 1890.
NJ ,1J are a tresident Of Tulsa to-
t,r lis YOUR last opportunity TO
nave Yourself included In the
accord Of her population. You may
,.,o put it off day after day hut
,o,y Is the time for action IL you
.,isb 20 do your duty to the city and
IN yoyr self as president OF the city.
Wrpu tho census books are closed
to- thc last time tonight Tulsa viii
have .akru her place among cities
and whether or not IL is as high
p'acc as she is entitled to fill 1t Will
h. the position that she wBll hold
until another federal census is com
nietcd 10 years from now. by tiat
nh.e will be decided just how much
government. or representation in
eoyernmcut. Tulsa is entitled to. BY
Inc records to be completed tonight
Will be determined how much fed
,raI aid for road construction the
community deserves, or how much OF
tho state funds for these and other
purposcs the city is TO receive. 1t
means that the prospective citizen
looking for a location VIII judge
Tulsa IN his choice of a location by
lust that per cent OF her citizens
who have been enumerated.
Whether Tulsa il to be known in
the next decade as a city of 100000
population or of $1,000 population
s to be determined by the extent 10
which her citizens have interested
themselves in the count that Is to
close tonight IL as not a question oi
how many people Tulsa has that
will decide that, but how many OF
the people here have been emu
merated all OF tho census workers
agree That is why today is the most
vital Of all the days In which the
work has been in progress, All who
have been missed can be counted to-
day but tomorrow it is all over.
Can we beat Oklahoma City?
That is the question most often
asked r. Bee Guthrey. census su-
pervisor for the city. "If we got IN
The complete count--yes." that is his
answer We have the people to do
II, there is no doubt OF yaat. It an
depends on whether or not they are
an counted" he declares. No one
will know until it is ali over and the
records arc compiled at Washing
Ton Until that time Il. Bee Guthrey
and the committee of patriotic citi-
zens who are assisting him in the
work will not admit that any town,
not oven New York or Chicago and
certainly not Oklahoma City. has
passed Tulsa in population.
More than 1000 names were
added to the numeratiou yesterday,
names OF residents who had been
missed during the count More than
that is expected. IT you are one OF
those or If YOU know one of those
who have not been counted, or If
YOU are in doubt as to whether or
not YOU have, call Usage 1884, 6961,
or i96, and get enumerated today.
Or II you wish to do a little more
for your olty than just be counted.
report at census headquarters in
the municipal auditorium for duty.
Bring your car along with you, IL
you have one, and your services win
he made good use OF, Mr.. Guthrey
declares
DO no. forget today is the last
DAY