The Placer herald., 1856-11-08

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Yours, respectfully,
THos. A. YOU'VE,
County Surveyor of Placer county.
The Great Cities of the World
Relative Growth.
The present century has witnessed an in
crease in the population of great cities, un-
exalnpled within the historic period, and,
doubtless, unrivalled since the world began.
A few statistics, compiled from the census
reports of Great Britain and the United
States, will exhibit this.
To begin with England In 1910 it had
risen to more than million; by 1920 to a
million and quarter; by 1880, to a million
and a half; and finally, by 1860, to two mill
ions and third. But the growth of other
English cities has been proportionatey even
greater. Manchester, in 1901, had popu-
lation of only eighty-four thousand; it num-
bers now over three hundred thousand.-
Liverpool, at the beginning of the present
century, had but eighty thousand inhabit-
ants, while fifteen years later they had in
creased to nearly four hundred thousand
Birmingham, in 1901, had population of
seventy-three thousand; in 1850 it had two
hundred and fifty thousand. The chief cit
les of Scotland increased not less rapidly
Glasgow, which had but seventy-seven thou
sand inhabitants in 1901, had three hundred
and sixty seven thousand half century af-
terwards. Even Ireland exhibits growth,
though to less degree, in city populations.
| Dublin had but one hundred and eighty
thousand in 1900: in 1850 it had two hun
bred and fifty thousand
On the continent of Europe, as a general
rule, the great cities have likewise increased
in population, though the ratio has been in
ferior to that witnessed III England and Scot
land. Paris, spite of the revolutions which
have convuIsed it, has steadily risen from a
population of half a million at the beginning
Of the century to over million at the pres
ent time. Vienna, which has two hundred
and fifty thousand denizens in 1900, has near
ly five hundred thousand now. The popula-
ton of Berlin in 1900 was about one hun
dred and fifty thousand-it is now three hun
dred more In other words, it has trebled
in fifty years. Even Naples, spite of a
tyranny almost without parallel, has increas-
ed its population in the same interval from
three hundred thousand to four hundred and
sixteen Thousand. Turin has one hundred
and thirty five thousand now, against eighty
thousand half a century ago. Odessa, which
had but eight thousand in 1900, is estma-
ted to have had over hundred thousand
when the existing war begun. A few great
cities only have remained stationary, or re-
trogade, of which Moscow, Amsterdam and
Rotterdam are the principal. Venice itself,
so long declining, increased from ninety-sev-
en- thousand in 1887 to one hundred and
twenty six thousand in 1925.
But the cities of the United States have
increased in population more rapidly than
those either of Continental Europe or of
England. In 1900, the inhabitants of Phil
adelphia were but little over seventy thou
sand, whereas now they may be fairly com
puted at over half million In 1900, New
York had population of sixty thousand
now it has six hundred and twelve thousand
Boston had twenty four thousand denizens
half century ago; in 1850 it had about one
hundred and forty thousand. Pittsburg had
fifteen hundred in 1900; at present it has
over fifty thousand, exclusive of Allegheny
City, which is really a suburb of it. Cincin-
atti had seven hundred and fifty in 1900; it
had one hundred and fifteen thousand in
1850. Baltimore had twenty-siX thousand
in 1900; it has over hundred and seventy
thousand now. Buffalo was wilderness in
1900, and even so late as 1910 had only
fifteen hundred inhabitants; it has now more
than forty-five thousand. In addition, there
are scores of towns in the West, which were
not laid out even so late as twenty years
ago, which have now ten or twenty thou
sand denizens.-Philadelphian.
STATISTICS OF HUMBoLT CoUNTY.-The
following abstract from the report of the
County Assessor to the Surveyor General,
has been furnished by d. d. Williams, Esq,
Deputy Assessor.
-Pre-empted, about 10000 acres;
swamp and overfowed, purchased from the
State, 1888 acres; under cultivation, about
10000 acres; of which 1000 is in wheat;
1900 in oats; 500 in barley; 10 in corn; 25
in peas; 20 in beans. and 500 in potatoes.
MACHINERy.-There are nine steam saw
mills, capable of manufacturing 24,000,0oo
feet of lumber and 100000 aths per an
mum; there are also three grist mills. The
total assessment for the present year is s642,-
355; last year. S46s,s6l
ANGELS IN PETTIC oATs.-A funny CORES