Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-05-05 | Page 1 | Growth of U. S. May Reach 30 per Cent

I n j GROWTH WT OF IL U. US U.S. S. S MAY Y REACH 30 PER PERCENT ERG CENT May 5 WASHINGTON I Uncle Sams Sam's family is growing Desp Despite te war losses the stoppage of immigration immigration immigration gration during the war emigration emigration emigration tion of those who returned to their native lands for military service and the influenza epidemic epidemic epidemic epi epi- epi- epi demic complete returns for the 1920 census will show an increase in increase in in- crease in the population of the United States from 16 to 20 per percent perCent percent cent according to expert estimates estimates estimates esti esti- mates today based on published fig figures res of the census bureau Director Ropers Rogers of the bureau and other officials were unwilling ing today to state that the unofficial unofficial estimate of for forthe forth forthe th the population of the United States made in July 1919 would be broken down by the completion completion completion comple comple- tion of the 1920 census To date ate complete returns have been announced for fer towns townsand townsand and cities showing a total population population pop pop- of approximately 15 people The percentage of Increase since 1910 for these towns has been approximately 24 per cent about bout 4 pe per cent less lees than for the th period between 1900 and 1910 The increase between 1900 and 1910 was 21 per cent but it is isI I the opinion of experts that the increase shown the during pres ent decade would be slightly lower due to the war and conditions conditions conditions con con- arising out DUt of the warr war J