The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-10
Barometer of Public Opinion



zous OF the city of Tusa are interested ln assist
ing the census ouumcraturs in making a com
pIrlc and accurate enumeration of the city OF
lulsh, AS wei da me entire state, "" AS super
visor ut census OF the First congressional dis
trict VIVA use my best energies To- accomplish
that fact
In your issue Of January 4. on the front page
you carried these headlines. Among other
things. "EuumD Drators for Tulsa are undirocted
and uuorgauizcd." This statement is misleading
and the article is incorrect and in fairness to
thr supervisor and people who have known him
for many years, 1t should not have been pub
lshcd iu that way, Yet % is conceded mat YOU
have that night II you desire hut the writer
OF the article either did not have the facts be-
fore him or withheld them Which do not
know.
There are 10 counties In the First district OF
Oklahoma and 1t has bocn difficult to get enum-
orators to IN an the districts therefore. the
supervisor has been compelled to visit all coun-
! ties and could not remain IN on" county an the
/ time hut has divided his time in the different
/ counties In order that hc might have "uumer-
/ otora who would perform their duties accurately
| and faithfully.
! The supervisor accepted tho Invitation and
! courtesi"s OF IA" chamber Of commerce OF the
! city of Tulsa and gave notice through your paper
and the Tribune -D' mocrat that ON December
/ 20, 1919 he would be- at the chamber Of COM
/ mcrcc auditorium Tor the purpose OF meeting
! the cuumcruturs aud giving them instructions,
| issuing commission, and holding examinations
| for those who had not taken the examination and
Tho supervisor did spend the goth and until
| noon ON December 3Oth, I'm Tulsa, and while
/ there tho cuumerators We're collected for the
| outtrc city OF Tulsa commissions delivered and
] tl,Ir. p,fhs ldulInIstprcl and ON tho following
| day the 4upplcs were sent OUT from hcadauar-
| tors I bnyr moi br,p nbla to counplcto IN, an
nniutu,rut Of ,uuworators for an districts in the
| rour,, pf r,llsl Vet lut viii do SO soon
During the .upcry lsor's stay i'm the city there
was two Of tho business men of the, city Of Tulsa
! called .t thu chamber of commerce. auditorium
| TO aid him
| Each ,utInrrnior v,s,y atlylscd OF his duties
/ hy ir, suprryisur and tn, cnumcrltors were
,Isn ,,Ilisrd ,. tn tho Irurth OF time IA. had TO
| finish his enumeration which was l5 days II his
distri,t WAS entirely within the ,iiy and 30 days
| I'm country prccincig or procincts having por-
! lions of small towns i'm tho districts They were
| also ADVISED they would rrrc!yc 4 cents for
rn,b ludlyidu,I enumerated in The city and SO
Nor d,y for work in the country and they had
gO d,ys 10 cnnlulctr the work. could only work
| cipht hours per day and could not work on
| sunday
| n N,s necessary for the s,lperyisor Ia leave
Tusu in order to look artsr other couutiea where
| Tho cnup,erptor- had nor all been selected and
! FOR tb.f rcns,n no was M the home office I'm
J Nipit, nu Saulr}.v afternoon when Coloue
/ pourI,s called TN, supcrvlsor Is very sorr,
bo ,y,a out whom th, colonel called as IL vyoul,
| INV, he,r , rIp1.rr, d, hay, discussed mi,
| ,,,nt,,r r,,lly ,,Irh AIR DourIos
Tho article ia iu,orrrct whom II statcg that ih,
stn.r,.isor. rgvc Colonel Douglas tho right tC
.ri,,t ,r a,.t.f,rlt surcr.isor FOR tbr work 4,
T,tr, 4s ih. ,,astgnf had no authorfty to a,
.urb ,,irr .,ra m, 4lnpr,.isor ,yisheg "a stat,
ma b. ,,.sh, trf ,ss.f.,u,a ~ gl GOOD citilcu,
~ ,rur,, Inn MAJ tra l,,, uroytJ,s only Tor .
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,npoIrfad for thr civ of Tulsa