Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-05-27
The Great Cities of the World.

The present century has witnessed an
increase in the population of great cities,
unexampled within the historic period, and
doubtless unrivaled since the world began.
A few statistics, compiled from the census
reports of Great Britain and the United
States will show this
To begin with England In 1901 the
population Of London was about nine hun
dred thousand. BY 1910 it had risen to
more than million and a quarter; by
1880 to million and half, and finally,
by 1850, two million and third But the
growth of other English cities has been
proportionately even grater.-Mancheste
in 1901, had population of only eighty
four thousand it numbers now over three
hundred thousand. Liverpool, at the be-
ginning of The century, had but eighty
thousand inhabitants, while fifty years later
they had increased to nearly four hundred
thousand. Birmingham, in 1901, had a
population of seventy three thousand in
1880. il had two hundred and fifty thousand.
The chef cities of Scotland increased not
less rapidly. Glasgow, which had but sew
enty-seven thousand inhabitants in 1901,
bad three hundred and sixty-seyen thous-
and half a century afterwards. And even
Ireland exhibits a growth, though TO less
degree, in the city populations. Doublin
had but one hundred and eighty thousand
inhabitants in 1900; in 1850, it had two
hundred thousand.
On the continent of Europe, as gener-
al rule, the great cities have likewise in
creased in population, though the ratio has
been inferior 10 that witnessed in England
and Scotland; Paris, spite of the revolu-
tions which have convulsed il, has steadily
risen from population of half million, at
the beginning Of the century, to over a mill
ion. at the present iine.-Vienna, which
had two hundred and thirty thousand deni-
zens in 1900, has nearly five hundred
thousand now. The population of Berlin,
in 1900 was about one hundred and fifty
thousand it is now three hundred more;
in other words, it has tIipled in fifty
years. Even Naples, spite OF tyranny, al
most without parallel, has increased its
population, IN the same interval, from three
hundred thousand TO four hundred and six
teen thousand. Turin has one hundred and
thiriy-five thousand now, against eighty
thousand half a century ago.-Odessa,
which had but eight thousand when the ex-
sting war began. A few cities only re-
NAMED stationary. or retrogaded, of which
Moscow, Amsterdam, and Retroterdam are
the principal. Venice itself, so long de-
clining, increased from ninety-seven thous-
and in 1887. to one hundred and TWENTY
,ix thousand in 1852.
But the cities of the United States have
increased in population more rapidly than
hose either OF Continental Europe, or of
England In 1900 the inhabitants of Phil
idelphia were but little over seventy thous-
md. whereas now they may be fairly conf
1uted at over half million. In 1900,
New York had population of sixty-thous-
md, now il has six hundred and twelve
housand Boston had twenty y-four thous-
md denizens half a century ago; in 1880
I had about one hundred and forty thous-
md. Pittsburgh had fifteen hundred in
1900 present it has over fifty thousand,
exclusive of Allrghany City. which is re-
lily suburb of it. Cincinnati had seven
hundred and fifty in 1900; it had one hun
red and fifteen thousand in 1850. Bal,i-
more had twenty-six thousand in 1900; it
las over a handred and seventy thousand
low. Buffalo was a wilderness in 1900;
nd even so late as 1910 had only fifteen
undred inhabitants it has now more than
orty-fye thousand. In addition, there are
cores OF towns in the west, which were not
aid out even so late as twenty years ago,
fhich have now ten or twenty thousand
enizens.