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that from 1910 To 1910. u has been, in
these last ten years, but 10 lilo Der
cent.
From the steadiness aud uniformity
with Which tie rate Of increase dimin.
'saed IN the two preceding periods. IL
seems reasonable TO infer thst IL has
gone on diminishing in about the same
proportion. And reasons in abundance
present themselves 10 iortify this con.
clusion. The whole trans. Allegheny
district consists ~. fist, n small pro
PARTON of very fine aIluyial soil; sc.
cond. a considerable proportion. rar-
ueularly ia the northern part Of II. o.,
very line land. which Is, however.
lni'y; and thud. very large proper.
ton, probably fur times as extensive
as both the others together. of noun
tam land. which will probably not be
cultivated. 10 any great extent. for all
hundred years To come. Much uf it,
IN Tact, being uncaItivablc, according
10 any American n"tion Of cuiiivabili-
~. La all new countries. even Of mn
uniform surface and quality, the rate
VI increase continues To sink. Of course,
as they approach the point oe full popu.
lahon. But 10 a country Ike this.
where each new conner is. every year.
compelled 10 content himself with
worse and worse land. the rate Of IN.
crease from immigration must sink still
faster. Ii we add Ia these oonsidera.
tions the continually increasing faciIi
" oil emigration frum that country, i'm
consequence of the vast increase of
steam navigation an the western wa
tefs, and the prodigious quantity of
iert'le land belonging to The United
states, anu always ia market at a Low
price. IN the western, south western
and north western states and terrific.
RES. we shall see still further reasons
tor believing that the rate Of increase
Ia the trans-Ailrghany country has con-
tinued To tall oil, as il did in the TWEEN
~ 3ears preceding the last census
it IS one Of the striking results present.
ed by critical examination OF the IA.
tb!es oi population, and a result which
throws some light on the question of
the probable future reiafiue increase Of
population in the east and west, tia,
while the rate OF increase in the trans.
Aileghany country. between 1910 and
1890. was Al per cent. Siotrer than IL
was between 1900 and 1910. the rate
oil increase in the tide water country.
between 1910 and 1920 was more than
LtTfeen times as last as u was between
1900 and 1870. But this il apart from
my present purpose, which Is an inqui-
ry INTO the actual White population of
the trans Allegheny country ia 1850.
| The inference which draw from
the facts have stated. and from others
which cannot take time 10 state, be.
cause | am not writing treatise on
statistics. -, that in all probability, the
white population Of the trans Alienha.
ny region has increased, in the last ten
years, about 10 10 per cent. II TIL.
con;ecturai estimate b. correct. and Of
that you can Judge, from the premises
stated, as we'll as can. the present
white population Of thar district j.,
l54.545. The white population of the
valley being. as before stated, I55. 335,
the total white population west of The
ridge. 40 1850, is $50. $40. having III.
creased. since 1890. by $3.50.
The white population of the four
great districts, then, in 1850, viii
stand thus:
Trans Alirghauy country, i54.s43
The valley, lsS.ss5
Piedmont, or the middle country. Isg. s69
fide-vaier country, 1885
Total white population ~ 1850. 6sg, 8i2
Total white population IA 1870, ca. OSi
Increase in ten years. 1921
white population cas-, of Tire Ridge, ~
1850 sss.o;t
White population ives, Of the ridge.
in 1850, 1sJ.s7s
Majority of white pop, la,ion east OF
tie ridge. 10 1850. 7O,056
The number Of the house Of dele.
gates, undef the new constitution, be.
Ing one hundred aud thirty lDur, the
fsODsr distribution thereof, among tie
four districts, oD the true principle.
tle equal representation Of ths Tree
white population, would be as fellows
MEMBER.
Tfsns Alleghsuj country. -
The valley, IS
Piedmont. or the middle oouuip. %
The Underwater country, IS
To,.l. 80
TIE 0rfp0l distribution If the one
hundred aud thirtV fur mrn,i,rrs a.
fnong the four districts. mad, by tie
new constitution. o. a. follows:
Irsns Alleghsny country. 6
The VALLEY, -