The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-09-01
Prospects of DE United stales.


In 1910 the United States had popuIa.
ton of l7,06S, $3.50. Allowing its future
increase TO be at the rate of 333 per ceui.
for each succeeding period Of ten years, we
shall number in l940, 303, l0l,6 Sal. Past
experience warrants as TO expect this great
increase. In 1890, our number was 1927.
1927 Surprising it 10 have Increased each
decade, in the ratio of SO I.3 per cent, it
would, in 1910, have amounted II l6 $780,
256; being more than half million less than
our actual number, as shown by the census.
| With 800, 100000, we should have less than
$50 to the square mile for our whole terri
tory, and but 900 10 the square mile for orr
organized States and Territories. England
has 30C to the square mile. Ii does not,
then, seem probable that our progressive in
crease will be materially checked within the
one hundred years under consideration. At
the end of that period Canada will probably
number at least 90, 100000. five suppose
the portion of our country east and west
of the Appalachian chain of mountains,
known as the Atlantic slope, to possess at
that time 100000, or near five times its
actual present number, there will be left
: 26O.OOO,OO0 for the great central region be-
' tween the Appalachian and Rocky mountains.
!
ada, and for the country west of the Rocky
t mountains. Allowing the Oregon Terrific
:, ~ 100000, there will be left 25O,OOO-
e 600 for that portion Of the American States
:, lying in the basins Of the Mobile, Missis-
a sippi and St. Lawrence. If 10 these we
s add 100000 for Canada, we have 27O,-
% 100000 as the probable number that will
e inhabit the North American valley at Ito
n, end of the one hundred years, commencing
10 in iS4O. If We suppose one-third, or 90
st 100000 of this number TO reside in the
s country as cultiyators and artisans, there
e. will be l60,OO0,000 left for the towns.
IT enough 10 people $50, each containing half
lat million. This does not seem as incredi-
ne bic as that the valley of the Nile, scarcely
be ~ miles broad should have once, as histo-
ed rlans tell Us, contained 10000 Giles.
r. But lest one hundred years seem too long
to be relied on, in a calculation having So
many elements, let Us see how matters vii
ds stand fifty years from 1910, or forty-seyer
u years from this time. The ratio of increase
OF, we have adopted cannot be objected TO as
le- extravagant for this period. In 1890, ac
IS, coroing TO that ratio, our number will be
10 ~ ,OOO,OOO. Of these, %, 600, 900 will be
ne la'F allowance for the Atlantic slope O
- AHS AOuotuiHR OSUUUsUUU-S, UUU,UO0 maj
ce reside west of the Rocky Mountains. leayins
to 46,OOO,O00 for the great valley within the
er, States.-lf to these we add 5 5000. 900 as IA,
Up. population of Canada, we have an agoreoat /,
by Of 100000 for the North American Pal
res ley. One third, or say 100000 bein,
sci down as farming laborers and rural arti
lto sane, there will remain IS 900 900 for tn,
all towns, which nigh: be seventy in numbe,
ed, having each half million of souls. II cal
Ind scarcely be doubted that, within the forty
ent seven years, our agriculture will be so ia
re- proved, as to Fequire less than one-third
bic furnish food and raw materials fer manufac
the tuFe for the whole population. Good ulge
:ca- have said that we are not not now more tha
rat. twenty or thirty years behind England in OF
husbandry. 1t is certain that we are rap;d
lme adopting her Improvements in this branch
ati' industry; and it is 70; to be doubted. tn;
lary very many newt Improvements will be brouel
OF out, both in Europe and America, whit
the will tend TO lessen the labor necessary
OF the production Of food and raw materials.
ny" HUNTS Magazine