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Show The fact that a city census is being takeu of Salt Lake under tho direction of the city council, Is attracting some attention at-tention abroad. The DeftverTimcssays: A census of Salt Lake City that Is ImIur t ken under the direction of Us city council and which Is nearly complet ed, shows a population popula-tion In round numbers of hn.ooo. That w as tho population of Denver five years ago, if tbe enumerators for the federal census do not bring the population of the city by the salted lake up to the Kame or, larger tlgures, they will likely And a sudiltm change of residence resi-dence conducive to their health. It Is perhaps per-haps not a bad scheme for ambitious cities to take a census of their own Just before the national na-tional count Is to commence' It serves as a notice to the national census takers of what Is expected of them and what will be demanded. . In tho census of Halt Lake City, however, there is probably no inflation. That city, since its emancipation from Mormon rule, has had a wonderful growth, The result of tbe census is in accord with the estimates of tho best-Informed and most conservative Inhabitants In-habitants of the growing and prosperous city. |