Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-07-04

ces of my high respect }. I. DUBLIN.
JONAH D. Hoover, Esq and others, Committee on
Invitations, &c.
From Hunts Merchants Magazine.
Progressive Growth of cities.
"wEsTwARD THE STAR EMPIRE TAKES ITS wAYn
London is the greatest concentration of human
power the world has ever known. Will its sup:ema-
cy be permanent? will it, like its predecessors be
eclpsed by western rivals q?
New Workers do not doubt, and, indeed, have no
reason to doubt that their city, now numbering little
more than one-third of the population of London,
WILL within the next fifty years, be greater than the
metropolis of the British Empire
New York, with her immediate dependencies num-
bers about 100000. Since 1870 she has established
a law of growth which doubles her population once
III fifteen years. If this law continues to operate
she may be expected to possess 100000 in 1871
100000 in 1886 and 200 600 in 1901 If TWEEN
ty years be allowed New York as her future period
of duplication, she would still overtake London by
the end of fifty years. London may then have five
N lions; New York will almost certainly have
more than that number
Will the star of Empire become stationary at
New York
The interior plain of North America has within
itself more means to sustain dense population in
civilized comfort than any other region of the world
The of empire cannot be arrested in it's western
course before it reaches this plain. lis most proms
ing city at present is Chicago. The law of its
growth since 1910 seems TO be duplication within
four years. In 1910 it numbered 4,479. In June
of this year it will contain 88 900 At the same
rate OF increase carried forward, it would overtake
New York within twenty years If six years be
allowed for each future duplication, Chicago would
Overtake New York in hirty-three years. If the
growth of Chicago should in future be measured by
duplication of every seven years, it would contain
5,622,O00 in forty two years.
In 1901, forty five years from this time, the central
plain, including the Canldas, will contain about
eighty millions of people. Its chief city may be
reasonably expected 10 contain about one tenth of
this population Before the end Of this century the
cities and towns Of the central pain will contain,
with their suburbs not less than half of the entire
population; that is 10 say, forty millions How these
millions shall be apportoned among the cities of that
day is subject for curious speculation.
Some twenty eight years ago it predicted by
the writer that one interior cities of North
America would, within fifty years. become larger
than New Orleans, and ultimately second only to
New York. Cincinnati and St. Louis were then be
Ieved to be the favored points bout sixte years
ago canals and railways gave indications of their
ability to transfer the seats of commerce of the inte
nor plain from the river to the lake borders II was
then confidently asserted that the greatest cities
would grow up at Chicago, Toledo, and other COM
mercial points the great lakes
10 most men, at that me the idea that any lake
city west OF Buffalo, could become larger than that
chief receptacle OF lake commerce, seemed as pre-
poserOus as did the opinion, dozen years earlier,
that New Orleans could be rvalled by Cincinnati
10 hlm 1t appeared certain the movement of
time that Chicago, Toledo, Cleveland and some other
commercial points on the lakes, would become great.
er than Buffalo Chicago leads The procession. hav
ing passed Buffalo the present year. Cleveland and
Detroit are to follow next to be succeeded by Toledo,
which will certainly pass these, and be on second
to Chicago, IT indeed she becomes not successful
rival OF that city IN the long race for supremacy.
Between 1910 and 1850 the chief cities OF the
central plain, taken together increased at the annual
rate OF II per cent compound d. This rate was much
exceeded by the most fourshing. st. Louis had an
average annual increase of IS per cent; Chicago of
over 20 per cent; and Milwaukee of 26 per cent
Since 1850 tor six years to June, 1856, Chicago has
continued TO increase at the average rate of 90 per
cent compounded yearly. Toledo has little exceed
ed that rate. Detroit and Cleveland have had like
annual increase of IL per cent. OF the Canadian
cities of the plain, one except perhaps Montreal
can claim 10 be numbered among the future great
marts of the world.
ONE OF THE PRINTERs-Mr Barnes one of the
Proprietors of this paper left this city Thursday last
TO visit his friends and relatives in distant State,
and view again the of his early manhood, af-
ter an absence of sixteen years. He came 10 this
city IN October, 184O and took situation as Jour-
neyman IN this office and from that time TO this he
mas never lett his post stepping from journey
man 10 foreman, and then Proprietor. He has never
lost a day from his duties by sickness pleasure,
during the sixteen years-always to be found at his
post from early lawn to a late hour of the night
great number of apprentices have learned their trade
under him. and he did not consider that his duty was
O"0 ny tNeln unless tney cOuu put up, IN gOOu Or
DER 1900 ems per hOur--do any kind of job, on
hand or power press, and keep sober. One of his
apprentices, after serving out his time and entering
the world his Sc own hook" as jour-" often
met with disspated and worthless printers who made
every effort TO seduce him into their practices
asked by Of them where he learned his trade he
had never met with such sober printer before and
wanted to know where he trained. The 6 jour-
replied, " | learned my trade with a who always
tTIed to impress on his apprentices two important
points OF success industry to get good trade, and
sobrIety 10 make it profitable" The State printing,
just finished at this Office, has been done mostly by
young men WHO learned their trade under Mr..
ana we doubt very much whether any other four
men, could be found, who would do the same amount
9 Work, IN the same time. without gettirg on a
DuS! several times during the progress of the work
we nope our associate may find in this temporary
IeledSe from his ardu0us labors both pleasure and
ooulIY lmproVement-Federal Union
49, The Colorado, which was launched at Norfork on
thursday OF last week, is the last of the six new steam
ifigateS ordered by Governments the other having
oeen launched at different periods The following
Is a statement of their relative lengths, measured
from fore side of rabbit of stem TO aft side of forward
sGerh post, on line of twelve feet above the lower
cage OF the rabbit of the keel:
WabT .264 feet 81 inches
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Roanoke '-'' ''''
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