The diamond drill., 1920-09-25
THE EscANABA COUNT

Our neighbors at Escanaba are no
satisfied with the census returns
which show a decrease OF "a in the
Sandy City. They organized las
week and took a census OF the place
in an endeavor TO have the wrong
done them righted.
They claim as an evidence OF the fact
that Escanaba has not lost in popu-
lation the past ten years that all the
houses are full, no residence prop
erty being available for purchase or
rent.
To back up their claim Of error
they counted noses and report that
they find a gain instead OF loss. The
government figures give Escanaba
13.1O3; the citizens count gives Es-
canada 1862. gain OF 1,459, instead
OF loss OF "a as the government
claims.
We are Interested in watching the
results Escanaba will secure from
the government because Crystal Falls
had an injustice done II also and
sought a remedy. Crystal Falls did
MT wait until the government figures
were disclosed; 1t went at work long
before on a suspicion that the count
was not completely made.
Ia the case OF Crystal Falls the ac-
curate census showed that there
were several hundred people more
In the city than the government emu
meration showed. In order to bolster
up their county the census bureau
checked over the list as determined
by the city with the official list and
found that there were a couple Of
hundred names on the official list not
on the city list; also that there were
several hundred on the city list not
on the official list, the difference being
Just about what Crystal Falls claimed
should be added to the figures report
ed. The census bureau took no ac-
OF names on the two lists, II being |
very rarely that two persons will
spell the names OF some OF our for
eign population the same. They sim
ply jumped at the conclusion that
several hundred people had moved
out OF Crystal Falls and another
several hundred In excess had moved
In, the total movement being about
1900 in three months time, when ev-
eryone knows that there hasn't been
that much movement in Crystal Falls
in the last ten years. The Census
Bureau. in seeking TO justify its con-
clusions, stated that such a movement
was not at all out OF the way.
Escanaba will undoubtedly find |
that there has been big migration |
since January 1920, same as Crystal |
Falls did. You can't beat stacked
hand; there's no use trying. Vote for
Harding IS the only way TO get any
efficiency az Washington.
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The results az the Labor Day cele-
bration in Crystal Falls and at the
County Fair at Iron River ought to
bring to the thinking people OF the
county the Stiffness OF grabbing on
the other fellow The big crowd here
Labor Day came from our neighbor-
ing towns, the west side contributing
a big share: the big attendance at the
county fair came about because the
east side turned out in large numbers
to attend Il.
The Iron county towns are no nat
ural drawing cards Their fame isn't
such that people come from afar TO
visit them We must depend for the
success OF our local ventures upon the
reciprocal visits from intra county
people. Any policy that tends to keep
the people OF Iron county towns from
visiting one another Is one OF Kill
ing the goose that lays the golden
eggs"
Cut out the grabbing. Promote
visiting back and forth between all
parts OF the county II you wish public
Affairs to be successful
~ Fn ~
Woodbridge N. Ferris, democratic
candidate for governor OF Michigan.
Iavors the placing Of the name Of
Frank A. Tiekard OF Saginaw on the
ticket as Acknowledgements Mr..
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