Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
CENSUS FIGURES FOR CITY TO BE LEFT UNCHANGED
Census Committee Urges That Returns Not Be Held Open for Further Emu meration-Sure to Reach 30,000

Phoenix population figures as oD- Sained in the original federal census here early in the year will stand No change in the original count will be made by reopening the Phoenix census figures or by recount.
 This was decided upon yesterday morning at a meeting in the chamber of commerce of the Phoenix census committee, when a resolution was adopted urging that the official fig uress as obtained by the enumerators in tlieIr canvass of the city should stand. The resolution expresses regret that certain persons were not enumerated, bat adds that any reopening or eX- tension of the census would involve additional expense to the federal cen sus bureau at a time when economy should be encouraged in the admins traitor of national affairs.
 Furthermore, the resolution takes the ground that as the census figures have already been announced for a number of other cities throughout the state, any recount in such cities is now impossible.
 Figure Sure to Reach 3o,0o0
 At the same time the committee, through the application of standard ratios used in estimating populations of municipalities, ascertained for it. self that the population of Phoenix was about 35,000. while the federal census figures, it is estimated. will reach at least 3O000. The committee, in fair ness to other cities in the state where the federal count had been closed and announced, refused to avail itself of the opportunity to add the several hundred names of people recently turned in as not having been emu merated in the returns made during the census.
 It was brought out at the meeting that the federal census figures will show a gain of ITS per cent for Phoenix over the government census figures in 1910
 Those who signed the resolution were. ". ". Wilkinson, for the cham Der Of commerce; Roy Murray, for the Merchants and Manufacturers asso- ciation; J. w. Walker, for the realty board; c. P. Lee, for the Rotary club, and A. II. Esgate, for the Kiwanis club.
 The Resolution
 The resolution reads as follows:
 Whereas, Through the efforts of a number of private individuals residing in Phoenix, the census bureau at Washington has temporarily held open the census figures for the city of Phoe- nix, and,
 Whereas. After such action was taken, the matter was referred to the pre-existing census committee of # AOcHlA LOT SuCH 14NGSt45dllO4 ana aC- .-rion as might be deemed advisable; and.
 Whereas, By the application of standard ratios applied to public utili- tips and other special enumerations made from time to time, the popu1a- Sffpn of any city may be closely esti- i18 lated; and,
 Whereas, Through application of such several standard ratios, a basis of estimate of the population of Phoe- nix is furnished as follows.
 School population, 9.956x4. .0-39,s SEA.
 Directory names, 15.240x2. .33-35, ,560.
 Telephones, 6,160x6. 6.5-40,0 ,04O.
 Electric connections, 7.2o0x4.5- g. 400.
 Water connections, 5.7Oox5 5o-2s. 500; and,
 Whereas. As the average of the above estimate amounts to 35. .265 peo- pie. and it appears certain that the official figures as given out by the census bureau will reach at least 30, 900 names: and,
 Whereas. any reopening of the cen- sus figures would involve the census bureau in an additional and unneces- sary expense at a time when economy in governmental administration should lse encouraged: and,
 Whereas. The census figures have