Show SALT LAKES POPULATION COMPIBTB RETDRWS SJTTO1V TH TOTAL OF 47OSO SOULS Increase of Seven Per Cent Q Com liarert IVitU tile Count of ISflO Pet Comluct Exhibited By the diKJC Compiler of the work According to the report of Chief Compiler George B Squires of SugarHouse Sugar-House and BIngham the number of people 3n Salt Lake city Is 47980 There has been an Increase of 3137 or about 7 per cent as compared with the federal census of 1890 The work just completed ha been done by blocks plats wards and precincts and the statisticians declare that It Is as nearly correct as effort can make it The re turns of the census in 1800 and 1895 are given for comparison purposes First PrecInct Ig9 Ig9s lES First ward 1065 I6b5 Second ward 740 1203 Third ward ius 1105 Eighth ward 2217 J8H fJlnth ward 1389 1745 Tenth ward 2G42 2334 Annex 713 Totals 8871 10662 Increase 1791 Second Precinct Fourth ward 973 lQs2 Fifth ward 730 2099 I Sixth ward ltej 2131 Seventh ward 212L 2162 Fourteenth ward 342 216 Fifteenth ward 3352 3270 Fraction of Center 3J 3Z0 Totals 12632 270G 2701 Increase IG74 TMr Precinct Sixteenth ward 3071 2233 Seventeenth ward i4i 1563 Nineteenth ward LS9S 2153 Twentysecond ward 3377 22M Twentythird ward 2207 4 Fraction of Center 731 Totals 9775 9122 Dcersae 976 93 Fourth Precinct Eighteenth ward 1CS3 1229 Twentieth ward 1710 1S32 Twentyflrst ward 2314 2870 Totals 5759 5S40 Increase 101 Fifth Precinct Eleventh ward h 2029 3020 Twelfth ward 1718 1755 Thirteenth ward 22SJ 2774 Totals 7030 8443 Increase 1413 Recapitulation First precinct SS71 106S2 Second precinct 12653 13707 Third precinct 9776 9322 Fourth precinct 5733 5S40 Fifth precinct 7038 8443 Fort Ijouglas S Totals 41843 47950 The report shows that here are parents par-ents in the city to the number of 18519 that there are 7600 young persons who have attained their majority who are unmarried that 3975 are males and 3715 feniales that there are 21J34 chil dren or persons under 21 years of age that of these there are 10855 males snc 11129 females that 10833 are foreign born and 32432 native The negro population pop-ulation is but 245 and the Mongolian 197 an immense falling off in these races during the last four years But for the petty conduct af the chief compiler The Herald would have been enabled to present the figures fig-ures to its readers yesterday The reporter who covers the city and county building entered his office at the last moment before leaving the structure on Monday and asked if the information was ready for publication To this query the man with the dual residence replied in the negative adding ad-ding by way of a rider that it would be Impossible for him to compile his footings until the following day yesterday yes-terday Then you will give nothing out today to-day Inquired d the reporter Oh no was the response I will be an impossibility for me to do so Prefacing Ills departure by the statement that he wanted the information as soon a it was ready and receiving an affirmative nod in response from 2vlr Squires who was footing up figures the Herald man withdrew feeling confident that his paper would be treated fairly When seen yesterday Squires said In reply to a question Dar boy I didnt know that I was going to finish Hoke didnt get in with his figures tIllS oclock Then the Tribune man came and urged me to complete m > V figures and I did Why didnt you telephone The Herald Her-ald asked the reporter A wave of Intelligence shot across the face of the chief compiler as he saw the point and responded I never thought of that All of which etc etc etc |