New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-07-15
prosnee,s orthe U. States.


In 1910 the United States had a population of
l7,06S ,666. Allowing its future increase to be
at the rate OF 33s per cent. for each succeeding
period of ten years, we shall number, in 1910,
800, l0l ,64l. Past experience warrants us to
expect this great increase. In 1873, our num-
Der was 1927 1877. Surprising it to have in
creased each decade. in the ratio of 33S per
cent, It would, in ls40, have amounted to &c.
560,256; being more than half million less
than our actual number, as shown by the census.
With 300,000,000, we should have less than $50
10 the square mile for our whole territory, and
but 220 to the square mile for our organized
states and territories. England has 800 to the
square mile. 1t does not then seem probable
that our progressive increase will be materially
checked within the one hundred years under
consideration. At the end of that period Canada
will probably number at least 20, O00.0O0. If we
suppose the portion OF our country cast and west
of the Appalachian chain of mountains. known
az the Atlantic slope, to possess at that tine
40,000,O00, or near five times its present num-
Der, there will be left 2G0,J00,000 for the great
central region between the Appalachian and
Rocky mountains and between the Gull of Mex
eco and Canada, and for the country west of the
Rocky mountains Allowing the Oregon Terri
tory l0,000,000, there will be left 250,G00,000
for that portion of the American States lying in
the basins of the Mobile, Mississppi and ST.
Lawrence. If to these we add 20,G00,000 for
Canada, we have 270,000,OO0 as the probable
number that will inhabit the North American
valley at the end of the one hundred years, COM
rencmg in 1910. If we suppose onethird, or
90,000,000 of this number to reside in the coun-
try as cutvators and artisans, there VIII be S0,-
0S0,000 left for the towns enough to people 1863,
each containing half a million. This does not
seem as incredible as that the valley of the Nile,
scarcely II miles broad, should have once, as
historians tell us, contained 2Q,000 cities.
But, lest one hundred years seem too long to
he relied on, in calculation having so many ele-
Incnts, let us see how matters will stand fifty
years from lSlG, or iorty-seven years from this
time. The ratio OF increase we have adopted
cannot be objected to as eXtravarant for this pc
Rod. In 1890, according TO that ratio. oar num-
her will be 12,001,000 OF these, - coo, 000
will be fair allowance Tor the Atlantic Slope
OF the remaining 50,010,000, 100000 may re-
side west Of the Rocky mountains, leaving As
100000 for the great valley within The States
II to these we add 5,000,000 as the population OF
Canada. we have an aggregate OF 53,0O0,000 for
the North American valley. One-ihird, or say
100000, being set down as farming laborcrs
and r,,ral artisans, there will remain 30 030. 900
for the towns, which might be seventy in num-
Der, having each half u million of souls |. can
scarcely be doubted that, within the forty-seven
years, our agriculture will be improved. as TO
require less than onc-third TO furnish food and
raw materials for manufacture for the whole pop
alation. Good judges have SAID that we are not
now more than twenty or thirty years behind
England in orr hnsbandry. II Is certain that we
arc rapidly adopting her improvements in this
branch of industry; and it is not to be doubted,
that very many new Improvements will be b.ough,
out, both in Europe and America, which VIII
tend to lessen the labor necessary IN the produc-
tioa of food and raw materials.
Hunts Aierchaats' Magazine for July.
BorAM AT DlscouNr.--When the great
American Aloe, belonging TO Mr.. Van Rennsse-
iaer, of Albany, having been in this city on exh-
TOR, was on its way up the river, under the care
OF the gardener, or keeper, gentleman struck
with the beauty of the plant, made many inQui-
ries regarding 1t. In the course of the passage
the inquirer remarked: g This plant belongs to
the Cactus family, does it not, sra''' "No, sir,
1t belongs to the Van Rensselaer, family.. was
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