The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29
CENSUS RECOUNT ID
 BE DELAYED UNTIL
 WORK IS COMPLETE
Civic Committees Disap- pointed at Receipt of Tel agram Saying Reports
 Not All In Yet

Some disappointment was expressed by members of the several organiza tions fin Birmingham that are en- deavoring to bring out full count of the citizens for the census of 1920, when they learned yesterday afternoon that a telegram had reached city officials saying the enumeration of all districts here had not been completed.
 Birmingham was offered. some days ago, recount by the census authori- ties. Immediately steps were taken to have the work gone oyer again. Later it was decided to so facilitate the enumeration that recount would be unnecessary.
 The Civitan Community( Kiwanis and Rotary clubs and the community of Ensley all appointed committees to give aid in furthering the work. At the ex- pense of the Chamber of Commerce telephones were installed in all of the offices of the several enumerators.
 The committees appointed chose a special central committee from their number, with Murray Brown and Frank Rushton to direct it. What all of them feared was that the non Eng fish speaking and negro clements. in- different to the welfare of the munich pality, or through ignorance of what was being done. might evade the enum- eration. It was in such districts that an especial effort was to be made.
 Comparisons of directories, pay rolls and other available indicators shows the population of the city to be over the 100000 mark va wholesome mar gin, but the committeeman say they fht T. s--s- l1nH ence of the classes mentioned, the fed eral census may show a figure short of what is believed to be the actual population.
 Through written and spoken expla- nations with community leaders the committee has made every available effort to have the count a complete enumeration, but in the quarters indl- cated there was apparent an evident apathy
 Several districts were marked for a check against the federal count. with the approval of the census officials.
 Committees that have been attend ing to these matters will remain in touch with the situation and will carry through the checking of the areas that are considered incompleteiy counted
 The information In the telegram re- ceived by the city. these committee members say. will have no other effect than to, possibly, delay the check count.
 But they expressed the view last evening that they were not at all san guine about the final report being up to expectations.
 Again, the oft repeated complaint was made that had there been enough houses available during the past year or two. Birmingham would have gone well over the 250,000 mark. But as things have been, man after man and family after family has had to seek employment elsewhere simply because there were no "to rent" or for sale signs to be seen anywhere within the entire Birmingham district.
 It was reported last night that busi- ness men in Atlanta were in more or less of turmoil over a situation simi lar to that In Birmingham. The ex- tensive manufacturing and industrial development of the past few years drew people of all sorts to the Georgia capi- tai who came there to make money and who arc totally indifferent to the size of the town as long as they can get job there and make comforta- ble living