Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-08-10
PROSPECTS OF THE UNITED S

PROSPECTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
la 1910 the United States had a population of
l7.0Gs,666 Allowing its future increase TO be at
the rate OF 80 l.3 per cent for each succeeding Pc
rod oil ten years, we shall number, in I9iO $685.
1851. Past experience warrants US to expect
this great increase. In 1870, our number was 3,
92He27. Surprising it to have increased each de-
cade, IN the ratio OF SO l-3 per cent, il would in
1910. have amounted to l6,560,256; being more
than hall million less than our actual number as
shown by The census. With 300, 900, 600 we should
nave Tess IMAM 100 10 the square mile for our whole
territory and but 220 10 the square mile for our or
gained states aud territories England has 800 to
The sGusre mile. II does not, then, seem probable
mat our progressive increase will be mate rally
checked w1lhin The one hundred years under con-
sderaiion Al the end Of that period Canada will
proosoiy numter at least 20, 100000. If we sup
pose lhe portion oil our country east and west OF the
AppaI'chlan chain OF mountains, known the At
ianc slope, to possess al that time 40 900 900 or
near h'e times lis present. number, there will be
ieit 26O,o0O00O for the great central region between
Tue Appalachian and Rocky mountains and between
ihs oUli oil Mexico and Canada, and for the coun-
! Try west OF The Rocky mountains. Allowing the
oregon Territory 10000, there will be left $50 o0o-
600 Tor that portion OF the American States lying in
The basins OF The Mobile, mississippi and ST Law
renee. II To these we add 10000 900 for Canada
we nave slo'oooo00 as the probable number tina
will inhabu the North American valley al the end
We suppose one-ihird, or 10000 900 OF this number
10 eslde IN The country cultiyaors and artisans
there viii be ls0 600 900 left for the towns enough
10 people Jei, each containing half a million Thi,
does not seem incredible as thai the valley Of III,
Nile, scarcely i2 miles broad should have once a,
historians tell Us, contained 90 900 cities
bui, lest one hundred years seem too long 10 1.
tsIeu on, IN calculation having so many elements
I lei us see how matters will stand ffy years from
lsio, OF ioriy seven years from this time The ra
no OF Incense we have adopted cannot lie objected
: 70 a. exiavagani fer this period. In 1890 accord
ing 10 that ratio, number will be 70 900 600 :
o' these, 22OOOoO0 will be fair allowance for tn
Atlantic slope OF the remaining so .OO0. 600. Q.
, 100000 may reside west OF the Rocky mountains
e'fns Ao,oooOoo TOT the great valley within IN
sia'e'. u to these We add 100000 as the popu
lanoh oil Ianads, We have an aggregate Of 81, 900
600 for ,he North American valley One.,hird a
say II 100000, being set down a. farming labor.r
and rural artisans, there will remain as 600 600 IA
NE towns, which might be seventy in number hs,
ing each hall million OF souls II can .eatoelY h
DOUBTED HAT within tie forts seven wear, our
neuure wall be 30 improved, a. to require les, IN
one ihiid 10 furnish food and raw materials FOR mar
ufaeiure FOR the whole population Good Judge
have said that We are not more than tweniy q
thirty years behind England in our hu.bsndry
Is certain that We rapidly adopting her lnprovs
nenis in tins branch Of industry and Il IL no, 10
. doabied' thai very many new improvements will ;
Z 6soeaai eui, both in Europe sSd Amsuea, wlie