| Show I Importance of the Census B BASED BASEI ASEE ASED on the census of 1910 which gave Utah a a population of oC 3 the tIle fed federal ral law o of August S 8 J niH Ui creating congressional districts allowed Utah two to O representatives cs in the lower house of Congress when pr previous to that she sIle had had but one One If the same basis I of representation should prevail at the next apportion apportion- apportion j. merit and Utah should show a a population in in l 1920 1020 20 of t 47 it is possible she would woul be b entitled to three I r The representatives population of Utah Uth for the year 1919 J as 35 estimated by the census bureau bureau was fSr so that if the census enumerators shall succeed in finding more men women and children within c the state stale the thc chances arc good for another co congressman an Of or course these theo figures arc arc but cl estimates and the tho basis of representation on is more than tha l likely key to be he numerically in increased in- in creased in order to reduce tho aggregate of representatives t tives yes in the House which is becoming un el unwieldy y yet j-ct the tile figures s serve r e to the tho importance of of ofa a careful and a curate accurate census of the state For ver very many other reasons it is extremely desirable desirable deira deir- deir desir desir- a able le that no inhabitant of tho the state be omitted Per Pcr- Imps haps Imp there is nut not the same possibility of omission in the iho country as thero is i in the larger cities citie where population lation is laton congested and dwells to a n great geat extent in apartment houses house rooming houses and hotels It be readily understood that unless the may ma greatest of care has been be exercised by bv the tIle enumerators residents tem tern missed absent from their lodgings may have been The movement on the the part of of the Commercial club of this city to take the matter mater of a recheck of the census under uder consideration is timely and characteristic of its enterprise The cost of cost sending an arm army of 4 checkers to visit isit every house heue in the city be bc ct may re regarded re- re as beyond the clubs club's means mens yet a thorough can can- yass vass of the situation to ascertain if if any cons considerable number nuber have been om omitted may possibly be e had Imd w without with with- lh- lh out incurring much expense Judging by hy the Ule efforts chronicled in the of other press pres large cities to arouse the tlC public to a n f ful of the tie importance of seeing that each ech actual resident is counted it must be confessed that Salt Lake Lkc has been quiescent It I will wil be remembered that there was a feeling of 1 great get disappointment ten years ago when it was first firt known that the thc census returns showed a population in this city of only 2777 when by all nil preliminary a estimates esti esti- mates it was wa confidently expected thc they would woul show est est- at lc least st Nothing done was about it at the thc time no proof was forthe forthcoming tOle ming to challenge the I- I J ac-J of the enumeration There is no po 10 disposition noto now no to question the tho energy and unc diligence of or the census takers hut but only to tT try anti and ane ascertain wh while e it i iet hyet is h is under Any yet et time if the population being n intelligent effort put forUm forth by the Commercial du club tc this end will wil merit ment the approval of all nI the people |
