Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-01-01
CENSUS STARTS TOMORROW.

when 80, 600 workers begin the task
of enumerating the population. as
we'll as the national and industrial
resources Of the United States.
Though no official prediction as
to how many people are living In
the United States are forthcoming
il was learned from the census bu-
Q n that they expect the final count
will show at least between 100 mil
lion and los million.
Work of directing the census will
he divided into $40 regions with a
supervisor in charge Of each section,
The districts are split up in cOnfor-
nifty to congressional districts. al
| though in several instances espec-
tally where there is a heavy popula-
tion in a small area. two or three
| congressional districts are combined
under the direction Of one super
visor.
Cost of taking the census will be
approximately $22,000,O00. The
census will be inclusive Of Hawaii,
Porto Rico. the District Of Columbia,
Alaska, Guam. Samoa and the Pan
anna Canal.
The census will cover figures of
populations, agriculture, forestry
and forest products and mines and
quarries.
According to the last census of
1910. there are 9~1.972,266 inhabi-
tants Of the United States. exclusive
of Alaska and peninsular posses
sions. This has been increased by
at least 10000. 900. according to an
estimate made by the bureau when
it recently made an investigation of
the country's man power. The re-
suit of this investigation caused the
bureau to estimate the country's
population at more than a hundred
million.
Other work Of the enumerators
will include a census on how many
farms there are in the United States
Their average size and value, as well
as the value of manufactured and
mineral products. The 1910 census
placed the value of farms, manufac-
tured and mineral products at more
than $50, 900, 900 900 900.
The supervisor for this district
Hon. Clark NJ. Howell, Of Houston,
furnishes the Mirror with the fol
loving list Of enumerators fol
Wright county:
l42. Boone Township-Wm. Z
,Fuson. Hartville.
143. Brush Creek Township
Luther A. Claxton. Hartville, Mo.
IA. Clark Township-Robert J
Reynolds, Norwood.
145. Elk Greek Township-Ar
gus d. Bell. St. George.
LAG. Gasconade Township (par
of, including Hartville City (par
of). Ward 3, (part Of in Gasconad'
township, all of Sections l to 1:
Inclusive in Township 20, Rang
Is, and part consisting of Sections
l, 9, 3, 10, II and ~, in township
90, range 16-Jesse A. Claxton, o.
Hartville.
LAT, Gasconade Township (par
of, excluding Hartville City. (par
of, all of sections 10 to SO inclu
sive. in township 90, range is, ant
all that part consisting Of sections
10, IA, Is, %, 20, "a, 25, 26, 81
"a, IS, and SO in township 20, range
1~6--Jesse A. Claxton, Hartville.
14S. Hart Township. including
Hactville City (part of), wards
and 2 and part of ward 3 in Har
township. and Wright county jai
and almshouse-Willie v. Hensley
Hartville.
Montgomery p-Jone
Rowe. Nance.
$50. Mountain Grove Township
(part of, excluding Mountai,
| Grove City, all east Of range lin
dividing ranges IL and 10, (.nclud
ing Mountain Grove City, and a
that part consisting of sections
IL, 13. "a, % and SO Of townshi
%, range 13-Jesse C. Tate, Mtr
Grove.
ISL. Mountain Grove Townshi
(part of. excluding Mountain Grow
City, all of sections 2 to II inclusiv
a and sections IA to % inclusive an
sections 26 to 35 inclusive in tow
- ship %, range 13--Ralph L. Jarret
; Norwood.
& 1852. Mountain Grove City
! r. S. Leascher, Mountain Grove.
1873. Pleasant Valley Townshi
. (part Of including Cedar Gap vi
. lage. but excluding Mansfield Cit
: all west Of range lines divid,n
' ranges Is and 16 and also that pa
: consisting Of sections S, 6, 4. 8, /
IS, 10. 90, 20. 80 and 81 and !
T. in township 2s, range 15-'R. ]
n Berry. Mansfield.
154, Pleasant Valley TOWNSHIP
n part of, including Mansfield CIT
, hut excluding Cedar Gap village,
!. of sections / to 4 inclusive, al
sections 9 to 16 inclusive, and Sc
n tlons 81 to 20 and sections 33