American census taking from the first census of the United States
Subtitle: Reprinted from the Century magazine for April, 1903
Contributors: United States. Bureau of the Census
Publisher: Gov't print. off.
Published: 1904
Place of publication: [Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 34
Subjects: United States -- Census -- History
Notes: At head of title: Bureau of the census. S.N.D. North, director.

Reprint, slightly abridged, of paper by William R. Merriman, formerly director of the census, to which are added sections describing automatic electrical machinery.

"Plans for future census work, by Hon. George B. Cortelyou," from 1st annual report of secretary of Commerce and labor: p. 28-31.

"Summary of census publications": p. 32-34.