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Show plaiut about the many omissions. The city census, taken about six weeks ago, by the city authorities, showed a population popu-lation of 52,732, while the federal oen-sus oen-sus gave us only 40,972. The fact Is that Salt Lake's actual population is between 5,000 and 5,000'i - HALT LAKE'S POPULATION. The Ogden papers seem to be very much exercised over Salt Lake's census. The Commercial says "if a little exposure expo-sure of tho Salt Lake census methods could bo made, the result would probably prob-ably be as astonishing as anything seen by western people for many a year." This is in entire accord with tho policy of the Ogden papers. They are continually contin-ually trying to build up Ogden by libeling libel-ing Salt Lake. Such a course is juvenile juven-ile and will not win. Ogden is nb rival of Salt Lake and never will be, but it will have a prosperous and substantial growth if her people continue as enterprising enter-prising as they have been in the past. They should, however, petition their newspapers to adopt a more sensible policy. They should be advised to attend at-tend more to the affair and interests uf Ogritm, a'lul stopjxtbli.shing libels on Salt Lake.' Now as to our census. It is a well liiowh Taut" that the federal wnsus was not by any moans complete, and there has been a great deal of corn- |