Butte record., 1856-10-11

GROWTH OF CITIES. London is now
the greatest concentration Of human
power the world has ever known. Viii
its supremacy be permanent or will
it like its predecessors, be eclipsed by
western rivals New Workers do not
doubt, and indeed have no reason to
doubt, that their city, now numbering
little more than one-thlrd of the popu-
lation of London, will, within the next
fifty years, bo greater than the metro
polls Of the British empire
Kew York, with her immediate de-
Tendencies, numbers about 100000
Since 1890 she has esi siablished law OF
growth which doubles her population
once in fifteen years. IF this law con-
tinues to operate she may be expect
ed to possess l,SO0, 900 in 1871; B.
10000 in 1856, and 100000 il
1901. If twenty years be allowed
New York as her future period of du-
plication, she would overtake London
by the end Of fifty years. Lonon may
then have five millions; New York
will almost certainly have more than
that number
VIII the star Of empire become sta
tionary at New York The interior
PLAIN of North America has within it
self more means to sustain a dense pO-
pulaion in civilized comfort than any
other region of the world. The star of
empire cannot be arrested in its west
ern course before it reaches this plain.
Its most promising city at present is
Chicago. The law Of is growth since
1910 seems to be a duplicAtion within
four years. la 1910 it numbered 1879
In June of this year it will contain
SS, 900. AT the same rate of increase
carried forward, it would ovrrt4ke New
York within twenty years. It six
years be allowed FIR each future dupl,-
cation, Chicago would overtake New
York in thlrty~three years If the
growth Of Chicago should in future
measured by Il duplication # cv,ry
seven years, it would contain 5,622,-
900 in forty-two Years.
In 1901, forty five Years fem this
time, the central plain, including the
Canada~, WI contain about ei hty
millions of people It's chief ely may
be reasonably expected to co tain bout
one-tenth Of this population. 3 fore
the end Of this century. the towns and
cities of the central plain viii contain. /
with thrit suburbs, not less than hall
the entire poPuiation--ihat is to say
forty millions. How these million
shall be apporioned among the cities
Of that day, is a subject for curious !
speculation --Uum's Herchaais' lKiga- |
@tHe
INCExous Fly. .-Messrs VIM /
Jumper and Gilbert ef this town have /
brought out patent fy-trap, which is
indeed one CT the marveis Of the day.
and axcIles a very great amount Of as
toni,hment 1t Is wire box, at the |
bottom Of which is a revolving cyln-
der on which the fy alights to secure
the sugar or moiasscs that he NAV fnd /
there, While thus luxurilti -, all un~
conscious Of danger, he f7ds himself /
very suddenly in dark plfcc, and on
looking up he sees the light above him,
and ascends to it. When there, he /
finds himself cncaged in a little II ON,
whose four sides are of vie through !
which h. can look out hut cannot get |
out. In short, he is in i'abo, and new
companions in trouble arrive by each |
revolution Of the wheel, until there is !
neither room fer them to fly or stand, !
when they are all put over fl me Of
alcohol and thus disposed Of These
traps, having the maebiery Of clock,
of course cannot be sold for song.
Yet they are cheap for their value, for
they will soon keep a house clear of
fcs.-lNelo Uarcn PGNoGium. /