New-York tribune., 1920-06-08


supervisor of the New York census.
swore yesterday that the population
figures for Manhattan are accurate
AL, the real estate men in the universe.
with Arthur Dore, the Brooklyn super
visor, and a gross of fine-tooth combs
to boot couldn't, according t. Mr..
Foley, find more than 2,284,1c3 units
OF humanity dwelling on Manhattan.
would be apt to sacrifice my repu-
tation that been getting all these
years for little job like that?" asked
Senator Foley yesterday afternoon. in
the billiard room of the Murray Hill
Hotel. He sat on one of the red plush
benches with two reporters on either
side, and when they clucked sympa-
thetically he continued:
"Those figures are as right as indus
try, honesty apd efficiency could make
them There are lots of things to be
considered, though, such as Cinnamon,
Eye-talians and this fellow Gordon,
from Washington. I've got nothing to
conceal, and Pm so blamed mad I might
Just as we'll begin at the beginning.
My conscience is clear.
every New York Congressman had
the appointment to two inspectors
had none of my own men. All these
fellows had to rave was the indorse-
ment of their c. ngressman. They got
IS a day. There were thirty-fve of
them. All I could do with them was
to put 'em on the pay roll. But at that
/ think they were all honest and cap
able.
Gordon Appears on Scene
"Then one day, soon after we got
under way, it was about two months
ago, in walks man named Gordon
from Washington. He was sticking
out of his clothes at the elbows and
other places l shan't mention. This
was the expert from Washington. If
he was shabby that's nothing against
him, of course, but he was meaner
than-but let me 60 on.
"In he walks and tells me he is there
my temper quick | said to him: Get
out of my office and sit down at that
desk outside, and if you ever come il
again pll bust your jaw and throw you
over the PARTITION and he got out. But
he kept butting in.
Cone day he hired fifteen clerks.
Well, you fellows know how important
patronage is and you can imagine how
I felt. They heard how dissatisfied
was down in Washington and author
lied me to put five more men to work.
So l got in touch with three Congress-
men and got them to name the men, so
everything would be regular. l was
careful like that, every move | made.
Expert Got Belly Full
'There we're a couple of hollers from
Congressman IS it was, and whenever
| could l made this fellow from Wash
ington settle with them. There was
Congressman Siegel. He had a couple
Of inspectors coming to him and l
told him La Gaurdia had gotten his
men. Oh, there was a lot Of stuff like
that! Whenever there was a bleat
turned it over to the expert and he got
belly full. There were Congressman
around every day.
"Then one day he got new suit and
disappeared, and justain time, too, for
some of my men were going to lick him.
got word from Washington to lay off
the extra clerks and my five went along
with his fifteen. That was his work.
He went about things like he was run
ming the Bank Of England, the blamed
rod head. If he'd spent fifteen cents
for shave every day he'd a been a lot
better man. Washington Informed me
this man Gordon had had to go West.
II wrote to Washington, telling 'em
what thought of the expert, but so far
I haven't received reply.
81 had between 1900 and 1,400 emu
merators, and we had a hard time get
ting them. Most Of the enumeration
districts included single block. Some
contained two blocks. Where this was
the case we usually had two enumer-
ators fighting over that extra block
and both Of 'em trying to cover it and
beat the other out. The maps should