The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-02-03
SECOND COUNT
ADDS MANY To
CENSUS RESULT
Commercial Club Drive Finds
About 800 Caldwell Citizens
Not Previously Enumerated;
Another Appeal Made

AiHiOSt COV udlIlCS nave DccH duuCu
to the enumerated residents of Cald-
we'll by the action of the Commercial
club in assisting local official enum-
orators in conducting the city census.
In answer to an appeal from ]. B.
Benedict, supervisor of the census for
this district who asserted that unless
something drastic was done to hasten
and make thorough the local work
there was considerable likelihood that
Caldwell would show no greater pop
ulation than in 1910, several men were
selected to curry the city for all names
that had not been obtained by the
enumerators.
To insure an accurate and thorough
count, an additional week was grant,
ed for the work. Considerable op-
position to the efforts of the Com
mercial club was encountered when
some sections of Caldwell, rot yet can
vassed by the three official enumera-
tors, was gone over by the men en-
ployed by the Commercial club. Two
of the enumerators expressed dis
pleasure with this method of doing
the work and made an appeal to Mr..
Benedict. What action will come of
it is not known.
Believe Work Thorough.
Toe Erwin. secretary of the Com
mercial club, who has been directing
the clean up campaign. Saturday ex-
pressed general satisfaction with the
work that has so far been done and
said that he believed that combina-
ton of the two counts would insure
an almost accurate enumeration. Con-
siderable interest has been aroused in
the effort to expedite the work, many
families Voluntarily supplying infor-
nation to the Commercial club. This
is particularly true of families who
are quarantined and also those who
have relatives in California or else
where for the winter It is believed
that all these persons are now enum-
Grated here.
Urging that the Comemrcial club
take every means to aid Caldwell en-
umerators and repeating that partial
returns continue to indicate no in
crease in population since 1910, Mr..
Benedict sent the following appeal to
Mr.. Erwin which he received Satur-
day:
Lewiston, Ida, Jan. %, 1920.
]. w. Erwin,
Caldwell Commercial club,
Caldwell, Idaho.
Sir:
acknowledge receipt of your let
ter of the 10Th, inst, and am glad to
hear that you are assisting the enum-
orators of your city to accomplish a
complete and accurate census. The
enumerators of your city are:
Mrs. Amanda ]. Bishop, Box 81.
Anna E. Snyder, 423 S. Kimball,
Amelia Anderson, 1908 Main.
I am instructing the enumer-
ators to cooperate with your Or
ganization in order that accurate
results may be accomplished, and
am sorry to state that the re-
ports received at this office so
far from the enumerators do not
show a gain over the 1910 cen
sus, although it may be the en-
umerators are not nearly through
but your city must show a sub
stantial percentage of gain over
the 1910 census.
Must Arouse Interest.
As general rule you will find thu
people do not think the census is o
enough importance for the individual
person to make a special effort t.
be enumerated, and it will be neces
sary for you to give the matter a
much publicity through the press a
possible and you will find the movin,
picture theatres very good place t
give publicity by putting slides on tn
screen.
I am anxious to cooperate wit
your organization in every way pos
sible in order to accomplish accurat
enumeration of your city.
Very truly yours,
J.'B. BENEDICT,