Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-05-25
Increase of Population.

The rapidly with which our cities increase
in population has no parallel IN The history of
the world. The attention OF recent English
author has been directed to the extraordinary
statistics which that history furnishes. They
present the following interesting results -
From 1889 to lS4S the population of Mas
sachuseIrs increased l2S 600 OF this increase
$4,000 or over one half was in nine principal
towns.
During The same period, the increase of pop
uaion IN The whole State Of New York, was
27 per cent, while in The fourteen largest Iowns
the increase was Cd ID per cent. Excluding
these towns, The increase was but 9 per cent
In Pennsy lyanla, the Increase Of the whole
Slale was q Sd per cent. and in The Bine lar
gesl towns, 80 IA per cent.
In Ohio the contrast is much greater. The
increase in the whole State was 62 per cent,
while the increase in the 8 largest Towns was
l38 per cent.
The increase, during the same period, in
twenty of the largest towns IN the Union, was
55 per cent, hlIe the increase in The whole
country was but 81 per cent.
"What is 10 become of our rapidly increas-
ing agricultural surplus 2" question often
dshcu. HtSG StdtS'lCS IOIU Tie UdSiS vi d
satisfactory solution of this question. Consu-
mers increase more rapidly than producers
While our agricultural borders are being ex
tended, our towns and cities are growing with
unparalleled rapidy. Simultaneously with
every new acre subdued, new city and village
lots are occupied. As The surplus wheat and
pork increases, new mouths are open TO receive
it. Production and consumption increase to-
gether and ii Is The true interest Of The conn-
try to foster that policy which will most GER
talny induce The one 10 keep pace with the
other.
The Whig Protective policy is directly cal
culated TO lead TO this result. Its tendency is
TO build up cities and viages-ro produce
and extend the market for agricultural surplus
es-and TO secure TO the farmer an active de-
mand and fair prices for bis commodities.
One or two facts will show the effect which
the increase of population has upon the de-
mand for agricultural products: In 1910. the
population of the country was (say) l7,O00,-
900. The increase since then iuslifies the
opinion that II will be at least 22,0O0,0 900 in
1850. ThIs increase of 100000 will con-
sumo at least 22,000,000 bushels of wheat
or more than the uhole product of lS00 To
bring up the increase to this point, will require,
according to The estimate of an intelligent wri-
ter, that, for ten years, 10000 acres of new
land shall be annually pu, under wheat culture;
and TO furnish these 5,0U0000 with other agri-
cultural commodities, will require three times
that amount of land, to be appropriated to corn,
rye, oats, pasulrage, &c. or, IN other words, TO
supply the necessary amount of food for our
annual increase of population from ls40to 1850.
it is necessary that $4,000 acres of new land
shall be annually subdued
These statistics are important; and if fol.
! lowed on, TO their full limit, would present as
founding results. Many of our cities are des-
tined TO become immense in extent and popu-
larion and so long as they increase with their
present rapidly, and from 600, 900 10 900
acres of new land are annually required to fur
nish an adequate supply of agricultural products,
no one need be alarmed al lhe idea that The
time will come when the farmer will be unable
to find market for his produc,s.--AB. Jour
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