From: The Oakland Daily Evening Tribune, 24 June 1890, Page 1, Columns 6-7.
BE COUNTED!
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The Enumerators Are Hard at Work.
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HELP THEM TO OMIT NO RESIDENT.
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Supervisor Anderson's Letter About the Extension of Time.
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If You Have Not Been Enrolled Send Your Name and Address to "The Tribune."
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Let no man, woman, or child escape! Let all be enrolled for the census. Oakland is the second city in the State, and the census will show that it is if the people give reasonable help to the enumerators. Do not worry the enumerators. Help them. They are working hard for very small remuneration, and are entitled to the aid of every good citizen. Every person should have the same object, to wit: To [?] complete and correct enumeration of the residents of Oakland.
That is the only object of THE TRIBUNE. WE have made this assertion and we repeat it. Some of the enumerators at first thought THE TRIBUNE was criticizing or condeming them, but they now see that the purpose of this paper is not to criticize but to assist, and many of them have expressed thanks for the help. The enumerators have an exceedingly difficult task. They districts in this city are exactly the same as they were ten years ago. The same number of enumerators is employed--19. The number of questions to be asked is double the number asked ten years ago. The population of some of the districts has doubled in ten years, yet the enumerators are expected to make the census in the same length of time as they were employed ten years ago. Their remuneration instead of being $5 per day as it was ten years ago, is now 2 cents per name, and a man has to work hard to record 100 or 125 names per day. The Oakland enumerators have undertaken the task, and they are faithfully at work fulfilling their duties.
The work of enrolling the names omitted on the first canvass might be simple if a central headquarters for census statistics had been established in Oakland. Lists might have been sent there and promptly assigned to the proper enumerator who would include them in his report. No such headquarters has been established, and in response to a telegram from THE TRIBUNE suggesting that such headquarters be established Supervisor Anderson sent a telegram directing the enumerators to inspect the lists and supply all omissions. The arrangements for taking the census in this city, THE TRIBUNE deems not the best, that could have been devised but it is the best the city has, and in the absence of other means to secure enrollment of all the people THE TRIBUNE continues to print the names and addresses of residents who deem they have been omitted. The zealous enumerators inspect their lists and pick out the addresses of persons living in their respective districts and call upon them.
Some complaints have been received that persons whose names have been printed have not been called upon by enumerators. The enumerators may not be to blame. Send in your name and address again. This is not time to blame anybody. This is the time to help. If you have not been enrolled send to THE TRIBUNE your name and address and send it immediately. Thursday, the day after tomorrow, will be the last day for taking the census in this city, according to the instructions of Supervisor Anderson, from whom the following letter was received today in explanation of his telegram yesterday announcing an extension of time to and including Thursday of this week.
OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISOR OF CENSUS FOR THE SECOND DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO, JUNE 23, 1890
To the Editor of the Tribune: Sir--Yours at hand. Be assured that my ambition is to secure accurate census from all districts and make a good showing for the thankless undertaking I have embarked upon. Time to complete returns for Oakland extended until and inclusive of Thursday next. This act is arbitrary in its nature, but the circumstances as presented by your paper demand it.
Hoping Oakland will be fully represented I am yours, W. A. Anderson, Supervisor of Census.
The good work will continue this afternoon and tomorrow and Thursday.
W. H. Ayers, an enumerator who has a very large and populous district, is at work vigorously and in the right spirit. "I have hired an assistant," said he, "and if necessary will pay him every cent I receive. I am determined that not a single resident of my district shall be omitted. I start out early every morning and work until late in the afternoon without stopping to eat a thing, and you can bet no one in my district will be left out." Mr. Ayers does not think the efforts of THE TRIBUNE to secure a complete census have been wisely directed in all respects, but in one way they have done an incalculable good. "The articles in THE TRIBUNE," said he, "have brought the keepers of lodging houses and hotels to time and now they are helping me instead of being indifferent or even discourteous. I thank THE TRIBUNE heartily for this great assistance. In my district there are 22 hotels or boarding houses, and THE TRIBUNE has given me just the help I needed. I [?] made the hotel keepers give me their assitance, without which a correct and complete enumeratin could not have been obtained."
Good for Mr. Ayers. He says that no one in his district shall escape him. He has had experience [?] taking the census before this year and he knows what he is talking about. He says he will do his duty and [?] every resident of his district, no matter what the cost to him.
W. S. Ludlow, master [?] of the Southern Pacific company, says that no one has been enumerated in the houses on Eighth street, between Campbell and Peralta streets, and that, at least up to Saturday last, no enumerator has visited Taylor street between Campbell and Peralta. Yesterday a lady visited Foreman J. A. A[?] and was taking the census on Taylor street, between Campbell and Wood streets.
Major Bierce says that no enumeration wahtever has been [?] in Claremont and Peralta Districts. The following letter has been received from W. J. Tisdale of Lorin:
The enumerator has not been here at all and there are from 700 to 1000 inhabitants in this school district. I think if the United States had set some competent guessers to guessing at the number of inhabitants they would have come about as near it as the enumerators have done.
H. Vamprooyer of West Berkeley also [Column 7] complains, stating that the census is not going [?] in his district. At [?] Point, when the powder and acid works are heated, he [?] there are over [?] of [?] thinks have been counted.
Clarence J. [?], Lorin, and Berkeley are outside the city, and the Oakland enumerators have [?] do with this matter. It is [?] to call the attention of the enumerators of these outside districts [?] people living in the [?].
Among residents of Oakland, who believe that they have not been enumerated [?]
F. M. [?] whose office and residence [?] street, corner of Ninth street, believes he and his family of five have been omitted. The family is at the [?] he is here. Enumerator Le Ford [?] Mr. [?] has not [?].
P. W. [...]
W. S. [?] Twelfth [?] East. By mistake, [?] when he [?] house.
C. D. [?] Henry street. Mr. Cro[?] says that [?] in the district [?] and Myrtle streets and Eigth and Twenty first have not been enumerated.
W. A. Jacobs, [?]25 Thirteenth street, corner of Madison street [?] Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs have just returned from a trip.
Mr. [?] merchant [?] Twentieth street, between [?] and Linden reports that no enumerator has yet been on the block, while [?].
Many complaints have been received from the [?] district, What is the matter?
Officer [?] Brown reports that no enumerator [?] by Adeline, Market, Eighteenth and [?] streets. He says [?] has been neglected [?] He lives in the [?] and canvassed for names and [?] writing. These are the names he took:
Mrs. S[?]burg, [?] Filbert-five in the family.
G. H. Roberts, 11[?] Filbert-five in the family.
Lucius [?], 1152 Filbert-2 in the family.
O. D. Brown, 11[?] Filbert-3 in the family.
Frank M[?], [?] Filbert-[?] in the family.
Mr. Hall, [?] Filbert-Four in family.
Mr. C[?], [?] Filbert, Two in family.
Mr. Westover, [?]31 Filbert-Three in family.
J. M. Dillon, ex-City Assessor, and Malachi [?] Filbert.
Henry Thompson, 14[?] Linden, five in the family.
Mr. Merrill, 1442 Linden, Five in family.
Mr. Gilchrest, 1436 Linden, [?] in family.
Mr. Hines, Linden street, between Eighteenth and Twenty-first streets, 4 in family.
Officer Brown says there are many more in the district names who say they have been missed. There are 30 or 40 houses in the territory.
